Supreme Court of India
16,356 judgments
Baidyanath Yadav v. Aditya Narayan Roy
The Supreme Court held that judicial review of IAS selection committees is limited to procedural fairness and absence of mala fide, and set aside the High Court's quashing of the appellant's appointment, upholding the selection process as valid.
Baidyanath Yadav v. Aditya Narayan Roy
The Supreme Court held that judicial review of IAS selection committees is limited to procedural fairness and absence of mala fide, and upheld the appellant's appointment while setting aside the High Court's order directing reconsideration of Respondent No. 1's recommendation.
Department of Mines & Geology, State of Punjab v. State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the revocation of environmental clearance for mining due to misrepresentation of mining site location, dismissing the appeals filed by the Department of Mines & Geology, Punjab.
Resolution Professional v. M/s Varsha Fabrics (P) Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that once CIRP commences and moratorium is declared under the IBC, all pending proceedings including auction of corporate debtor’s assets before other courts are prohibited, setting aside the High Court’s interim orders directing auction.
Resolution Professional v. M/s. Varsha Fabrics (P) Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that once CIRP commences and moratorium is declared under the IBC, courts other than the NCLT cannot proceed with auction or other proceedings against the corporate debtor’s assets.
Vinay Prakash Singh v. Sameer Gehlaut & Ors.
The Supreme Court held key respondents guilty of civil contempt for wilfully violating court orders and undertakings by alienating shares and assets meant to satisfy a foreign arbitral award, directing them to deposit the value of misappropriated shares to purge contempt.
Vinay Prakash Singh v. Sameer Gehlaut & Ors.
The Supreme Court held respondents guilty of wilful contempt for violating orders restraining alienation of shares and assets in enforcement of an international arbitral award and directed them to purge contempt by depositing specified sums.
Rathnamma v. Sujathamma
The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff failed to prove a valid Hindu marriage with the deceased, rendering her claim to ancestral property invalid and restoring the trial court's dismissal of the suit.
Rathnamma v. Sujathamma
The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff failed to prove a valid Hindu marriage with the deceased within prohibited degrees and mandatory age limits, thereby denying her claim to ancestral property.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Abhilash Lal & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that insolvency resolution plans cannot encumber municipal property without statutory municipal approvals, and set aside the plan's approval to the extent it violated the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Abhilash Lal & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a resolution plan under the Insolvency Code cannot encumber municipal property without prior statutory approval under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and set aside the approval of such plan affecting MCGM’s lands.
Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited v. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Committee of Creditors to approve and decide the distribution in a resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, set aside the NCLAT’s modification of the plan, and validated the 2019 amendments to the Code.
Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited v. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Committee of Creditors to approve and decide distribution under resolution plans, set aside NCLAT's modification of such plans, and validated key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
M/S T.C. HEALTHCARE P. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
The Supreme Court upheld government notifications fixing ceiling prices for drug formulations using sustained and continuous release technologies, holding that such price fixation under the DPCO is valid absent specific price approval applications by manufacturers.
M/S T.C. HEALTHCARE P. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
The Supreme Court upheld government notifications fixing ceiling prices on pharmaceutical formulations using sustained and continuous release technologies, holding such price fixation valid under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995.
Union Public Service Commission v. Jawahar Santhkumar and Others
The Supreme Court held that IAS promotions are merit-based decisions of the expert Selection Committee not subject to judicial reappraisal except for mala fide or arbitrariness, and set aside the High Court's order directing review and promotion of the first respondent.
Union Public Service Commission v. Jawahar Santhkumar and Others
The Supreme Court held that IAS promotions are merit-based decisions of the expert Selection Committee not subject to appellate review by courts except in cases of mala fide or arbitrariness, and set aside the High Court's order directing a review of promotions.
Santosh Chaturvedi v. Kailash Chandra
The Supreme Court held that in summary eviction proceedings, the landlord's transfer of ownership by family settlement establishes landlord-tenant relationship, and the High Court erred in reappreciating evidence under Article 227, allowing the eviction petition.
Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust v. M/S Unique Shanti Developers
The Supreme Court held that an employer purchasing flats to provide hostel facilities to its nurses is a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as the purchase is not for a commercial purpose, and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.
Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust v. M/S Unique Shanti Developers
The Supreme Court held that an employer purchasing flats to provide hostel facilities to nurses is a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as such purchase is not for a 'commercial purpose'.