Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Sanjay Tiwari v. Yugal Kishore Prasad Sao & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a counter claim cannot be maintained against a co-defendant and set aside the counter claim filed by defendants 2 and 3 while upholding their impleadment in a suit for specific performance.
Rakesh Mittal v. Ajay Pal Gupta
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to a habitual offender with serious criminal antecedents and forged identities, emphasizing cautious exercise of bail discretion considering individual conduct and offence gravity.
T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that prosecution sanction orders passed during its ongoing proceedings can only be challenged before it, not before High Courts, and transferred a writ petition challenging such sanction to itself while accepting the accused officer's apology for procedural misconduct.
Surendra Koli v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court allowed the curative petition, setting aside the petitioner’s conviction and death sentence due to irreconcilable conflicting judgments on identical evidence, holding the confession and recoveries inadmissible and affirming the fundamental right to fair trial.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. M/s. Sarvodaya Highways Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a one-time settlement with a bank does not justify quashing criminal proceedings involving bank fraud and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, restoring prosecution against the defaulter company and its directors.
T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Others
The Supreme Court directed statutory constitution and empowerment of the Delhi Ridge Management Board as the single authority to protect and restore the Delhi Ridge and Morphological Ridge, mandating removal of encroachments and ensuring ecological conservation.
K. Subramaniam through LRs; K.S. Balakrishnan & Ors. v. M/s Krishna Mills Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld eviction of lessee's heirs for wilful default in payment of court-fixed fair rent, holding that failure to pay without stay constitutes wilful default under the Tamil Nadu Rent Control Act.
Kapadam Sangalappa and Others v. Kamatam Sangalappa and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of execution of a 1933 compromise decree in a religious endowment dispute, emphasizing the decree-holder's burden to prove breach with concrete evidence.
N. Peddi Raju and Others v. Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Telangana
The Supreme Court held that lawyers making scandalous allegations against Judges commit contempt but may be forgiven upon unconditional apology accepted by the aggrieved Judge, emphasizing lawyers' paramount duty to uphold judicial dignity.
Lipi Boilers Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Aurangabad
The Supreme Court held that excise duty is leviable only on movable excisable goods manufactured by the assessee, and the value of bought out items delivered directly to the buyer’s site cannot be included in the assessable value of a boiler cleared in CKD condition if the boiler, once erected, ceases to be excisable goods.
T. Manjunath v. The State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that exoneration in departmental proceedings does not bar criminal prosecution and remitted the issue of validity of sanction to the trial Court for fresh determination based on the actual appointing authority under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Akula Narayana v. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited
The Supreme Court held that an insurer must satisfy a motor accident compensation award despite breach of policy conditions and may recover the amount from the insured under the pay and recover principle.
NANDKUMAR @ NANDU MANILAL MUDALIAR v. STATE OF GUJARAT
The Supreme Court converted the appellant's murder conviction under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC, reducing the sentence to time served based on absence of intention to cause death.
RIYAS v. P. N. SHINOSH
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim involving a minor with 77.1% permanent disability, applying the multiplier method and awarding additional amounts for various heads including future medical expenses and loss of marriage prospects.
Commissioner of Service Tax v. M/s Elegant Developers
The Supreme Court held that transactions involving outright sale of land without agency or service component do not attract service tax as ‘Real Estate Agent’ services, and extended limitation cannot be invoked without deliberate suppression of facts.
MITC Rolling Mills Private Limited and Anr. v. M/s Renuka Realtors
The Supreme Court held that an order rejecting the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is a decree and appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, allowing the appeal and restoring it for merits consideration.
R. Rajendran v. Kamar Nisha
The Supreme Court held that DNA testing cannot be compelled without displacing the statutory presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Evidence Act and emphasized the protection of privacy and bodily autonomy in criminal investigations.
Rohan Vijay Nahar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that vesting of private forests under the Maharashtra Private Forests Acquisition Act requires valid service of notices under the Indian Forest Act and strict compliance with statutory procedures, setting aside High Court orders that disregarded these mandates.
In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price
The Supreme Court mandated uniform, effective measures to control stray dogs and cattle, especially in institutional areas, to safeguard public safety and uphold the right to life under Article 21.
Srivastava & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the lease cancellation but constituted a judicial enquiry committee to verify genuine allottees and formulate a plan for partial lease restoration and completion of the stalled housing project.