Supreme Court of India
13,887 judgments
SHRI PARESHBHAI AMRUTLAL PATEL v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT
The Supreme Court directed transfer of FIR proceedings to the court where an earlier cheque bounce complaint is pending for joint hearing, refusing to quash the FIR.
District Bar Association, Dehradun v. Ishwar Shandilya & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that advocates have no right to strike or boycott courts as it obstructs justice, amounts to contempt, and violates fundamental rights, upholding the High Court’s directions restraining such strikes.
District Bar Association, Dehradun v. Ishwar Shandilya & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that advocates have no right to strike or boycott courts as it obstructs justice and upheld the High Court’s directions restraining such strikes, emphasizing the duty of Bar Councils to discipline errant advocates.
Commissioner, Directorate of Logistics v. M/s. Almighty Techserv
The Supreme Court granted interim relief allowing the government to proceed with the tender awarded to M/s. ASVA Power Systems India Pvt. Ltd. for urgent procurement, subject to withholding disputed amounts pending final hearing.
Bagawe v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the State Government's withdrawal of pay scale benefits granted under a 2004 resolution, clarified entitlement under the 1995 resolution, and limited recovery of excess payments to amounts received after the final tribunal order in 2014.
Bagawe v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the State Government's withdrawal of pay scale benefits granted to Junior Clerks, allowing recovery of excess payments only from the date of final adjudication, balancing executive authority and employee rights.
Arun Kumar Gupta v. State of Jharkhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the compulsory retirement of two judicial officers, affirming that such orders are non-punitive, require bona fide public interest, consider entire service records including adverse entries, and are subject to limited judicial review.
Tulsi Narayan Garg v. M.P. Road Development Authority
The Supreme Court held that recovery of liquidated damages as arrears of land revenue is impermissible pending arbitration under the Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983, and quashed the High Court's order permitting such recovery.
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The Supreme Court held that mortgage transactions by a corporate debtor securing debts of its holding company are not preferential transactions under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code when made in the ordinary course of business.
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The Supreme Court held that mortgage transactions by a corporate debtor securing loans of its holding company are not preferential under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code when made in the ordinary course of business, allowing the lenders to retain their security interests.
The State of Punjab v. Jasbir Singh
The Supreme Court held that a preliminary inquiry and hearing before filing a complaint under Section 195 CrPC are discretionary, not mandatory, and directed a larger Bench to decide the conflicting precedents on this issue.
Sitabai Shantaram Talawnekar v. Custodian of Evacuee Property
The Supreme Court held that tenancy rights over evacuee property under the Goa Agricultural Tenancy Act apply only to tenancies created by the Custodian, and set aside tenancy declaration granted without such basis.
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD. v. SURESH PRODUCTIONS
The Supreme Court held that the limitation period for a suit claiming infringement of satellite broadcasting rights begins only when the plaintiff's rights are threatened or infringed after expiry of prior assignments, dismissing the appeal and affirming the suit's validity.
Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Mukesh Poonamchand Shah
The Supreme Court held that an employer can initiate disciplinary action based on a criminal conviction despite suspension of sentence pending appeal, and such action does not violate double jeopardy protections.
Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Mukesh Poonamchand Shah
The Supreme Court held that an employer can proceed with disciplinary removal of an employee based on criminal conviction despite a pending appeal and prior disciplinary penalties, as double jeopardy does not apply to service proceedings.
Union of India v. Federation of Self-Financed Ayurvedic Colleges
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 2018 Regulations mandating NEET for AYUSH admissions, affirming the Central Council's power to prescribe minimum educational standards including entrance examinations.
Kerala State Electricity Board v. Principal Sir Syed Institute for Technical Studies
The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala Electricity Commission's classification of Self-Financing Educational Institutions under a higher commercial tariff category, ruling that such differentiation is justified under Section 62(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and does not violate principles of natural justice.
Kerala State Electricity Board v. Principal Sir Syed Institute for Technical Studies
The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala Electricity Commission's tariff notification differentiating Self-Financing Educational Institutions from Government aided institutions under Section 62(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003, holding such differentiation legally valid and not violative of natural justice.
Md. Younus Ali Tarafdar v. The State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant due to incomplete and unreliable circumstantial evidence failing to conclusively prove his guilt for murder and concealment of the body.
Md. Younus Ali Tarafdar v. The State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to incomplete and unreliable circumstantial evidence failing to exclude reasonable doubt.