Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
SEP. SATGUR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of an army personnel with multiple punishments, holding that a show-cause notice and reply satisfy the preliminary enquiry requirement under Army Instructions, and discharge is justified for habitual misconduct.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh v. M/S Kalsi Construction Company
The Supreme Court reduced the arbitral interest rate from 18% to 10% per annum under its constitutional powers, emphasizing the reasonableness of interest awarded in arbitration.
Rohan Virani v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that JBIMS, as a University Department, retains autonomous status conferred by the University of Mumbai without requiring UGC concurrence, and directed admissions for 2019-2020 to be conducted accordingly.
EX-SEPOY RAM KHILAWAN v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that discharge of army personnel on medical grounds without convening an Invalidating Medical Board is illegal and entitled the appellant to pension benefits as if retained till completion of ten years of service.
Ram Khilawan v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that discharge of army personnel on medical grounds without convening an Invalidating Medical Board is illegal and directed reinstatement for pension purposes up to the prescribed tenure.
Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that work-charged service must be counted as qualifying service for pension after regularization, striking down Uttar Pradesh rules excluding such service as violative of Article 14.
Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that prior work-charged service must be counted as qualifying service for pension after regularization, striking down Uttar Pradesh rules excluding such service as arbitrary and violative of Article 14.
B.R.K. AATHITHAN v. SUN GROUP
The Supreme Court held that a second criminal complaint under Sections 499 and 500 IPC is not maintainable after dismissal of the first complaint by a Magistrate who applied judicial mind, absent exceptional circumstances.
Vinit Garg v. University Grants Commission
The Supreme Court held that B.Tech. degrees awarded through distance education by a deemed university without prior UGC and AICTE approval are invalid and dismissed the petition seeking their recognition.
Vinit Garg v. University Grants Commission
The Supreme Court held that B.Tech. degrees awarded through distance learning by a deemed university without prior UGC and AICTE approval are invalid and not recognized.
Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Neetu Harsh
The Supreme Court held that a candidate who applies and appears as a General category candidate without claiming disability reservation cannot later claim such reservation, upholding the validity of service-specific rules filling unfilled reserved vacancies by other categories.
Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Neetu Harsh
The Supreme Court held that a candidate who applies and appears as a General category candidate cannot later claim reservation under the differently abled category after selection, upholding the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules over the PWD Act provisions in judicial recruitment.
Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri v. State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department
The Supreme Court held that a Partition Deed executed and registered before the statutory cut-off date allotting land shares to minor daughters is valid under the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, and such land cannot be treated as surplus, while emphasizing strict construction of legal fictions and procedural fairness in party impleadment.
M/S GANGA BHAVANI CONSTRUCTIONS v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act on the basis of a bona fide compromise between the parties.
M/S GANGA BHAVANI CONSTRUCTIONS v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act on the basis of a bona fide compromise between the parties.
State of Rajasthan v. Lord Northbrook
The Supreme Court upheld the State's initiation of escheat proceedings under the Rajasthan Escheats Regulation Act, 1956, rejecting the High Court's quashing of orders and emphasizing the necessity of established failure of heirs and procedural compliance.
State of Rajasthan v. Lord Northbrook
The Supreme Court upheld the State's lawful initiation of escheat proceedings under the Rajasthan Escheats Regulation Act, 1956 over properties of a deceased intestate without heirs, reversing the High Court's quashing of initial orders.
Kottangada B. Motaiah v. Machimada Belliappa
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's claim to a share in "bane" lands due to failure to prove possession of attached wet lands, affirming the suit's maintainability and concurrent factual findings.
Dr. Professor Rajendra Chaudhary & Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a recruitment advertisement for Professors in Uttar Pradesh medical colleges, ruling that reservation applies department-wise only if sufficient posts exist and that the enhanced upper age limit is lawful under Medical Council regulations.
The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. G. Hemalathaa & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the mandatory nature of examination instructions prohibiting pencil use, setting aside the High Court's lenient order and emphasizing strict compliance to maintain fairness in public service selection.