Supreme Court of India

16,356 judgments

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Union of India v. R. Thiyagarajan

03 Apr 2020 · Deepak Gupta; Aniruddha Bose
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that deputation allowance to NDRF personnel from Central Para Military Forces is payable only from the date when NDRF assumed control and payment, rejecting claims for earlier periods and limiting High Court jurisdiction on pan-India relief.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant deputation deputation allowance National Disaster Response Force Central Industrial Security Force

Bhagwat Sharan v. Purushottam

03 Apr 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of a Hindu Undivided Family or joint family ownership of disputed properties and dismissed the appeal, affirming that acceptance of benefits under a Will estops challenging its validity.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Undivided Family joint family property burden of proof doctrine of election

Bhagwat Sharan v. Purushottam

03 Apr 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of a Hindu Undivided Family or joint family ownership of disputed properties and dismissed the appeal, upholding the validity of the Will accepted by the plaintiff.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Undivided Family joint family property burden of proof doctrine of election

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Rohit Prajapati & Ors.

01 Apr 2020 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that ex post facto environmental clearances under the 2002 circular are illegal, affirming the mandatory requirement of prior clearances under the EIA Notification 1994 and upheld the NGT's directions for revocation and closure of non-compliant industrial units.

environmental appeal_dismissed Significant Environmental Clearance Ex post facto clearance EIA Notification 1994 Environment Protection Act 1986

Raja @ Ayyappan v. State of Tamil Nadu

01 Apr 2020 · S. Abdul Nazeer; Deepak Gupta

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant by rejecting his involuntary confession and holding co-accused confessions inadmissible due to absence of joint trial under the TADA Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant confession voluntariness TADA Act Section 15 TADA

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

20 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; Ashok Bhushan; A.S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the President’s rejection of the mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and the petitioner’s plea of juvenility was finally adjudicated.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant mercy petition Article 72 judicial review juvenility plea

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

20 Mar 2020 · R. Banumathi; Ashok Bhushan; A.S. Bopanna

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the rejection of the mercy petition by the President, holding that judicial review is limited and the plea of juvenility was already finally determined.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant mercy petition Article 72 judicial review juvenility plea

M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki

20 Mar 2020 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that the proper remedy for non-registration or improper investigation of an FIR is to approach the Magistrate under Section 156(3) CrPC, not the High Court, and set aside the High Court's direction to police to register FIR and investigate.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 156(3) CrPC FIR registration High Court writ petition Magistrate's power

M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki

20 Mar 2020 · N.V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that the proper remedy for non-registration or improper investigation of an FIR lies under Section 156(3) CrPC before a Magistrate, and set aside the High Court's direction to police to register FIR and investigate under writ jurisdiction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant FIR registration Section 156(3) CrPC High Court writ jurisdiction Police investigation

Food Corporation of India v. Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court held that property owned by the Central Government and occupied by FCI is exempt from municipal property tax under Article 285 of the Constitution, as the tax was not levied on such property before the Constitution's commencement.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant Article 285 property tax exemption Central Government property Food Corporation of India

Food Corporation of India v. Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; M. R. Shah

The Supreme Court held that property tax cannot be levied on Central Government-owned godowns constructed after the Constitution's commencement, exempt under Article 285, and occupier liability under municipal law cannot override this exemption.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant Article 285 property tax exemption Union property Municipal Corporation Act 1888

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Vijay Shankar Dubey

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

The Supreme Court held that a rationally fixed cut-off date for pay scale revision benefits cannot be retrospectively extended to employees who retired before that date, setting aside the High Court's order granting such benefit to a retired Joint Director, Prosecution.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant pay scale revision Fifth Pay Commission Joint Director Prosecution retirement benefits

Ram Chandra Prasad Singh v. Sharad Yadav

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; M. R. Shah
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of additional evidence relating to subsequent conduct in a disqualification petition under the Tenth Schedule, affirming that disqualification relates back to the date of voluntary giving up of party membership.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Tenth Schedule Disqualification Voluntarily given up membership Rajya Sabha

B K Pavithra v. Union of India

19 Mar 2020 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud · 2020 INSC 321

The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to implementation must be pursued through independent remedies and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing finality of its judgment.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Reservation Act 2018 post-based reservation creamy layer Miscellaneous Applications

B K Pavithra v. Union of India

19 Mar 2020 · Uday Umesh Lalit; Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud

The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to government actions post-judgment must be pursued through independent proceedings and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing the review process.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Reservation Act 2018 post-based reservation creamy layer Order XII Rule 3

Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram

19 Mar 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao; Hemant Gupta · 2020 INSC 316

The Supreme Court restored the validity of a Will duly executed and attested, holding that secondary evidence of a lost Will is admissible and that the High Court erred in overturning concurrent factual findings of the lower courts.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Will execution Indian Succession Act Secondary evidence Attesting witnesses

Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram

19 Mar 2020 · L. Nageswara Rao; Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a Will executed in compliance with statutory requirements, restored concurrent factual findings, and dismissed the suit challenging the Will's execution.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Will execution Indian Succession Act attesting witnesses secondary evidence

Benedict Denis Kinny v. Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Navin Sinha
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Supreme Court held that High Courts have constitutional jurisdiction under Article 226 to grant interim and final reliefs staying statutory retrospective termination of election under Section 5B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Article 226 High Court jurisdiction Caste validity certificate Section 5B Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act

Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's decree declaring appellants as owners.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Registration Act Section 17 compromise decree immovable property family settlement

Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.

19 Mar 2020 · Ashok Bhushan; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's valid decree dismissing the heirs' challenge.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Registration Act Section 17 compromise decree immovable property Will execution and proof