Supreme Court of India

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Gurmeet Singh v. State of Punjab

15 Mar 2010 · N. V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Aniruddha Bose · REPORTABLE RE 2021 INSC 299

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death, affirming the application of the presumption under Section 113-B Evidence Act and rejecting the appellant's defense.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 304-B IPC dowry death Section 113-B Evidence Act presumption of dowry death

Gurmeet Singh v. State of Punjab

15 Mar 2010 · N. V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Aniruddha Bose

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death, affirming the application of the presumption under Section 113-B Evidence Act and rejecting the appellant's defense.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 304-B IPC dowry death Section 113-B Evidence Act presumption of dowry death

Avtar Singh v. State of Punjab

15 Jan 2010 · Abhay S. Oka; Rajesh Bindal
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The Supreme Court set aside conviction under the Essential Commodities Act as the seizure by an unauthorized police officer was invalid under the LPG Order, 1988.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Order, 1988 search and seizure unauthorized possession

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04 Jan 2010 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka · 2021 INSC 679

The Supreme Court held that termination without compliance with Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is unlawful retrenchment entitling workmen to reinstatement with back wages.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 25F retrenchment retrenchment compensation

Bijender @ Mandar v. State of Haryana

07 Sep 2009 · N.V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Hima Kohli · AIR 1954 SC 1
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The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant, holding that conviction solely on disclosure statements without credible corroborative evidence and in presence of hostile witnesses cannot sustain.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant disclosure statement recovery of incriminating articles benefit of doubt concurrent findings

N. Raghavender v. State of Andhra Pradesh, CBI

18 Jun 2009 · N.V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Hima Kohli
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The Supreme Court set aside the appellant's conviction for criminal breach of trust, cheating, and falsification of accounts due to insufficient evidence and procedural lapses, emphasizing the necessity of proving mens rea and lawful authorization in bank fraud cases.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant criminal breach of trust Section 409 IPC cheating Section 420 IPC

National Insurance Company Ltd. v. M/s. Hareshwar Enterprises (P) Ltd.

27 Mar 2009 · A. S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court held that the limitation period for filing a consumer complaint against an insurer runs from the date of repudiation or failure to settle the claim, and that a surveyor's report, while important, is not conclusive if credible contrary evidence is produced.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant limitation cause of action consumer protection insurance claim

Himachal Road Transport Corporation & Anr. v. Himachal Road Transport Corporation Retired Employees Union

08 Jan 2009 · Ashok Bhushan; R. Subhash Reddy; M.R. Shah
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The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cut-off date for pension scheme implementation, ruling that employees retired under a different scheme before that date do not form a homogeneous class entitled to retrospective pension benefits.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Pension Scheme Cut-off date Contributory Provident Fund Article 14

Himachal Road Transport Corporation & Anr. v. Himachal Road Transport Corporation Retired Employees Union

08 Jan 2009 · Ashok Bhushan; R. Subhash Reddy; M.R. Shah
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The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cut-off date for pension benefits, distinguishing retirees under a prior provident fund scheme from employees eligible under a newly introduced pension scheme, and held that such classification is not arbitrary or discriminatory.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Pension Scheme Cut-off date Contributory Provident Fund Article 14

DKG Buildcon Private Ltd. v. The Adjudicating & Enquiry Officer

07 Jan 2009 · Ajay Rastogi; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court upheld SEBI's imposition of maximum penalty on companies for willful non-compliance with investigation summons relating to securities market manipulation, affirming the authority of SEBI's Investigating Officer and the applicability of amended penalty provisions.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant SEBI Section 15A(a) SEBI Act Section 11C(3) SEBI Act penalty for non-compliance

Balvir Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

13 May 2007 · J. B. Pardiwala; Prashant Kumar Mishra
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The Supreme Court upheld the murder and harassment convictions of a husband and mother-in-law, applying Section 106 of the Evidence Act to draw adverse inference from the accused’s failure to explain the presence of poison causing the wife’s death.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 498A IPC Section 106 Evidence Act circumstantial evidence

The Chairman & Managing Director, City Union Bank Ltd. & Anr. v. R. Chandramohan

01 Feb 2007 · Ajay Rastogi; Bela M. Trivedi
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The Supreme Court held that consumer forums cannot entertain complaints involving disputed facts or fraud allegations in summary proceedings and dismissed the complaint for lack of proof of deficiency in banking service.

civil appeal_allowed Significant deficiency in service Consumer Protection Act, 1986 disputed facts summary proceedings

Gas Authority of India Limited v. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited

08 Feb 2003 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Abhay S. Oka

The Supreme Court upheld the maintainability of a writ petition challenging arbitrary transportation loss charges imposed by a State monopoly in a gas supply contract, struck down the impugned clauses as violative of Article 14, and limited refund claims to three years prior to filing.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant writ petition maintainability Article 14 violation unequal bargaining power transportation loss charge

Secundrabad Club v. C.I.T.-V

05 Feb 1998 · B.V. Nagarathna; Prashant Kumar Mishra

The Supreme Court upheld that interest earned by clubs on fixed deposits with banks is taxable income, rejecting exemption under the principle of mutuality and affirming the Bangalore Club judgment.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant principle of mutuality income tax interest income fixed deposits

The Cosmos Co. Operative Bank Ltd. v. Central Bank of India & Ors.

05 Sep 1994 · J.B. Pardiwala; R. Mahadevan · 2025 INSC 243
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The Supreme Court held that an unregistered agreement of sale does not create a valid mortgage and affirmed the priority of the Central Bank's earlier mortgage over the appellant bank's subsequent mortgage.

civil appeal_allowed Significant equitable mortgage unregistered agreement of sale priority of mortgage Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Equipment Corporation v. Tahsildar & Ors.

27 Nov 1982 · J. B. Pardiwala; R. Mahadevan · 2025 INSC 274

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of possession taken by the State under the Urban Land Ceiling Act through panchanama and held that procedural irregularities did not invalidate acquisition where statutory requirements were substantially complied with.

property appeal_allowed Significant Urban Land Ceiling Act Section 10(5) notice Section 10(6) order panchanama

Surendran v. Sub-Inspector of Police

18 Feb 1972 · Ashok Bhushan; Vineet Saran; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rash driving causing injury but modified the sentence from imprisonment to a fine considering the long delay since the offence.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant Section 279 IPC Section 337 IPC Section 338 IPC rash driving

Surendran v. Sub-Inspector of Police

18 Feb 1972 · Ashok Bhushan; Vineet Saran; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rash driving causing injury but converted the imprisonment sentence into a fine due to the long delay since the offence.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant Section 279 IPC Section 337 IPC Section 338 IPC rash driving

HARDEV SINGH v. PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY

03 Feb 1960 · S. Abdul Nazeer; Krishna Murari

Sub-lessees under a Government lease for agricultural purposes do not acquire independent tenure-holder status under the Ceiling Act without complying with lease conditions, and their land is included in the original lessee's holding for ceiling purposes.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 Government Grants Act, 1895 tenure holder holding

HARDEV SINGH v. PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY

03 Feb 1960 · S. Abdul Nazeer; Krishna Murari

Sub-lessees under a Government lease who fail to comply with lease conditions do not acquire independent tenure holder status under the Uttar Pradesh Ceiling Act, and the original Government lessee remains the real holder for ceiling purposes.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 Government Grants Act, 1895 sub-lease tenure holder