Supreme Court of India
16,356 judgments
M/S. Z. ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. & ANR. v. BIPIN BIHARI BEHERA & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that power of attorney documents involving transfer of possession must be treated as conveyances attracting stamp duty, and objections to insufficient stamping can be decided after evidence, setting aside lower courts' orders dismissing impounding applications.
Popatrao Vyankatrao Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that a writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable despite disputed facts when the State arbitrarily denies refund of an auction amount where possession was never given, directing refund with interest.
Popatrao Vyankatrao Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that a writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable against the State for refund of auction amount when possession was not given and no excavation occurred, directing refund with interest and emphasizing the State's duty as a model litigant.
Vinod Giri Goswami v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court held that promotee Deputy Collectors appointed ad hoc contrary to rules cannot count such service for seniority and upheld the State's seniority list reflecting final allotments under the Reorganization Act.
Rambabu Singh Thakur v. Sunil Arora
The Supreme Court mandated stringent transparency and disclosure requirements for political parties regarding candidates with pending criminal cases, emphasizing compliance under threat of contempt.
Rambabu Singh Thakur v. Sunil Arora
The Supreme Court mandated political parties to transparently disclose candidates' criminal cases and reasons for their selection, enforcing compliance through contempt proceedings to combat criminalisation of politics.
ONGC Employees Mazdoor Sabha v. Executive Director Basin Manager
The Supreme Court held that term-based employees irregularly appointed without public advertisement are entitled to regularization from the date of industrial dispute referral with actual benefits from that date, but not retrospectively from initial appointment.
K Sivaraman & Ors. v. P Sathishkumar & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 must be calculated based on the wage ceiling applicable on the date of the accident, and amendments deleting the wage ceiling do not apply retrospectively to accidents before their commencement.
OSIANS CONNOISSEURS OF ART PVT. LTD v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that trusts operating unregistered collective investment schemes violate SEBI regulations and directed refund of investors' monies with interest, dismissing the appeals.
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. National Bulk Handling Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the insurer's liability under a Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Policy where credible evidence showed employee involvement in loss by substitution of goods, and the claim was timely lodged.
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. National Bulk Handling Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the insurer's liability under a Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Policy where employee involvement in loss was established and claim was timely lodged after investigation.
Balwant Singh v. Dungar Singh
The Supreme Court upheld a family partition arbitral award made by mutually appointed arbitrators, rejecting procedural objections and recording a subsequent settlement modifying the award.
Balwant Singh v. Dungar Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a mutually agreed arbitral award in a family partition dispute, dismissing objections of procedural irregularity and making the award rule of the court.
Malluru Mallappa v. Kuruvathappa
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's cryptic dismissal of a first appeal for specific performance, emphasizing the appellate court's duty to reappreciate evidence and comply with Order XLI Rule 31 CPC, and remanded the case for fresh disposal.
Usha Ananthasubramanian v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the NCLT and NCLAT lacked jurisdiction to freeze the appellant’s assets under company law provisions relating to mismanagement of a different company, setting aside the asset freeze orders.
M/S. GOLDEN EARTH GROVES LTD v. M/S. ION EXCHANGE ENVIRO FARMS LTD
The Supreme Court held that improper service of summons in execution proceedings invalidates ex-parte orders and auction sales, restoring the case for fresh hearing and allowing settlement of the decree amount.
Government of India v. Sitakant S. Dubhashi
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 01.08.2002 cut-off date for eligibility under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme for Goa Liberation Movement participants, dismissing the claim of a petitioner who received State pension after that date.
Sakkubai v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 1988 notification declaring Virupapura Gaddi a protected area under the 1961 Act and affirmed the HWHAMA's authority under the Hampi Act to demolish illegal constructions violating heritage conservation laws.
Sakkubai v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a 1988 notification declaring Virupapura Gaddi a protected archaeological area and affirmed the Hampi Authority's power to demolish illegal commercial constructions violating heritage protection laws.
BRIG. NALIN KUMAR BHATIA v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that non-empanelment for promotion must comply with the Army's promotion policy and quantification system, allowing judicial review to prevent arbitrary denial of promotion.