Supreme Court of India

16,355 judgments

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SEP. SATGUR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA

02 Sep 2019 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; HEMANT GUPTA

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Army Act red ink entries discharge from service preliminary enquiry

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh v. M/S Kalsi Construction Company

02 Sep 2019 · R. Banumathi; A.S. Bopanna

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 31(7) Interest rate Article 142 Constitution of India

Rohan Virani v. State of Maharashtra

02 Sep 2019 · Indu Malhotra; Sanjiv Khanna

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant autonomous status University Department University Grants Commission Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016

EX-SEPOY RAM KHILAWAN v. UNION OF INDIA

02 Sep 2019 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; HEMANT GUPTA
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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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Army Rules 1954 Invalidating Medical Board Medical unfitness discharge Permanent Low Medical Category

Ram Khilawan v. Union of India

02 Sep 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Hemant Gupta
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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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Army Rules 1954 Invalidating Medical Board Medical unfitness discharge Permanent low medical category

Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh

02 Sep 2019 · Arun Mishra; S. Abdul Nazeer; M.R. Shah · 2019 INSC 983

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.

labor appeal_allowed Significant work-charged service qualifying service pension regularization

Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh

02 Sep 2019 · Arun Mishra; S. Abdul Nazeer; M.R. Shah

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.

labor appeal_allowed Significant work-charged service qualifying service pension regularization

B.R.K. AATHITHAN v. SUN GROUP

30 Aug 2019 · SURYA KANT; J.K. MAHESHWARI

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.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant criminal complaint defamation Section 499 IPC Section 500 IPC

Vinit Garg v. University Grants Commission

29 Aug 2019 · Uday U. Lalit; Sanjiv Khanna

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.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant deemed university distance education technical education UGC approval

Vinit Garg v. University Grants Commission

29 Aug 2019 · Uday U. Lalit; Sanjiv Khanna

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.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant deemed to be university distance education technical education AICTE approval

Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Neetu Harsh

29 Aug 2019 · R. Banumathi; A.S. Bopanna

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant reservation persons with disabilities PWD Act 1995 Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules 2010

Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur v. Neetu Harsh

29 Aug 2019 · R. Banumathi; A.S. Bopanna

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant reservation persons with disabilities PWD Act 1995 Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules 2010

Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri v. State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department

29 Aug 2019 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; K. M. Joseph

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.

property appeal_allowed Significant Maharashtra Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act 1961 Partition Deed Legal fiction Surplus land

M/S GANGA BHAVANI CONSTRUCTIONS v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR

28 Aug 2019 · R. BANUMATHI; A.S. BOPANNA · 2019 INSC 974

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 Cheque dishonour Compromise

M/S GANGA BHAVANI CONSTRUCTIONS v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR

28 Aug 2019 · R. BANUMATHI; A.S. BOPANNA

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Cheque bounce Compromise Section 320 CrPC

State of Rajasthan v. Lord Northbrook

28 Aug 2019 · R. Banumathi; Indira Banerjee

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.

property appeal_allowed Significant escheat bona vacantia Rajasthan Escheats Regulation Act, 1956 failure of heirs

State of Rajasthan v. Lord Northbrook

28 Aug 2019 · R. Banumathi; Indira Banerjee

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.

property appeal_allowed Significant escheat bona vacantia Rajasthan Escheats Regulation Act, 1956 failure of heirs

Kottangada B. Motaiah v. Machimada Belliappa

28 Aug 2019 · Navin Sinha; Indira Banerjee

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant bane lands partition suit possession wet lands

Dr. Professor Rajendra Chaudhary & Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

28 Aug 2019 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; HEMANT GUPTA

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant reservation direct recruitment professor posts medical colleges

The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. G. Hemalathaa & Anr.

28 Aug 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Hemant Gupta

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Judge examination mandatory instructions pencil markings