Supreme Court of India
16,356 judgments
Vurimi Pullarao v. Vemari Vyankata Radharani
The Supreme Court held that a subsequent suit for specific performance is barred under Order 2 Rule 2 CPC if relief was omitted in an earlier suit without leave, where the cause of action is identical and pleadings of the earlier suit are on record.
CENTURY RAYON LIMITED v. IVP LIMITED
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against an interim injunction restraining erection of electricity transmission towers on private land, holding that lawful permissions and compensation provisions under the Telegraph Act and Electricity Act permit such construction in the public interest.
CENTURY RAYON LIMITED v. IVP LIMITED
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal setting aside the interim injunction against erection of electricity transmission towers on private land, emphasizing statutory powers under the Telegraph and Electricity Acts and public interest, subject to ad hoc compensation.
Vinod Kumar Garg v. State (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi)
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, ruling that minor contradictions and procedural irregularities do not vitiate a well-established case of bribery supported by statutory presumption and corroborative evidence.
Shiv Sena and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Supreme Court directed an immediate floor test to ascertain majority support of the Maharashtra Chief Minister appointed by the Governor, emphasizing constitutional morality and democratic values.
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC & Anr. v. HSCC (India) Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a party official with a direct interest cannot validly appoint a sole arbitrator, and the Court may appoint an independent arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to ensure impartiality in international commercial arbitration.
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC & Anr. v. HSCC (India) Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that where a party with interest in the dispute fails or is disqualified to appoint a sole arbitrator as per contract, the Court may annul such appointment and itself appoint an independent arbitrator in an international commercial arbitration.
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board v. B. Heera Naik & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that Municipal Commissioners and Chief Officers of City Municipal Councils, being officers of bodies corporate and not Government Departments, can be prosecuted under Section 47 of the Water Act, 1974, and quashing of prosecution under Section 48 was erroneous.
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board v. B. Heera Naik & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that Municipal Commissioners and Chief Officers of City Municipal Councils can be prosecuted under the Water Act, 1974 as offences by bodies corporate under Section 47, and not under Section 48 applicable to Government Departments.
V. Rajaram v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted a Deputy Superintendent of Police charged under Sections 217 and 221 IPC, holding that mere presence and failure to prevent crime without intentional disobedience or omission is insufficient for conviction.
V. Rajaram v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted a Deputy Superintendent of Police charged under Sections 217 and 221 IPC, holding that mere presence and subordinate role without intentional disobedience or omission is insufficient for conviction.
Gurjit Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 498-A IPC but set aside the conviction under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide due to lack of evidence establishing instigation or proximate nexus between cruelty and suicide.
Nasima Naqi v. Todi Tea Company Ltd
The Supreme Court held that under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, the spouse of a deceased tenant has no lifetime protection from eviction or right to a fresh tenancy agreement for non-residential premises, affirming eviction decrees and noting the legislative omission requires amendment.
Nasima Naqi v. Todi Tea Company Ltd
The Supreme Court held that under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, the spouse of a deceased tenant has no lifetime protection or right to a fresh tenancy agreement for non-residential premises, affirming eviction and recognizing the legislative omission as a matter for amendment.
Kaushaliya v. Jodha Ram
The Supreme Court held that a mediated settlement incorporated into its order is binding and enforceable against parties and third parties without title, directing compliance and possession handover in a family property dispute.
Kaushaliya v. Jodha Ram & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a mediation settlement incorporated into its order is binding and enforceable against parties and third parties without title, directing compliance and possession handover accordingly.
Kapilaben & Ors. v. Ashok Kumar Jayantilal Sheth Through POA Gopalbhai Madhusudan Patel & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that without the original party's consent, assignment of contractual obligations is invalid, and Respondent Nos. 1 cannot seek specific performance of agreements assigned without such consent.
Genpact India Private Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that appeals lie against tax demands under Section 115QA of the Income Tax Act and upheld the High Court's refusal to entertain a writ petition due to availability of an alternate remedy.
Genpact India Private Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that an appeal is maintainable against tax demands under Section 115QA of the Income Tax Act and upheld the High Court's refusal to entertain a writ petition due to availability of an alternate remedy.
W. N. Allal Sundaram v. The Commissioner H.R. & C.E. Admn. Department
The Supreme Court upheld that a trust created by a 1926 Deed of Settlement for constructing a choultry for temple devotees constitutes a specific endowment under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, dismissing the appeal.