Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
Rabindra Kumar Shaw v. Union of India, Ministry of Defence
The Supreme Court upheld the termination of an army personnel for willful disobedience of lawful commands and refusal to cooperate with court martial proceedings.
Rabindra Kumar Shaw v. Union of India, Ministry of Defence
The Supreme Court upheld the termination of an army personnel for willful disobedience of lawful commands, affirming the Summary Court Martial and Armed Forces Tribunal findings.
Prahlad Raut v. All India Institute of Medical Sciences
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a retrospective removal order based on criminal conviction and held that a 13-year delay in challenging the order before the Tribunal was barred by limitation.
National Highways Authority of India v. Sayedabad Tea Company Ltd
The Supreme Court held that under the National Highways Act, 1956, only the Central Government can appoint an Arbitrator and Section 11 of the Arbitration Act, 1996 does not apply for such appointment.
National Highways Authority of India v. Sayedabad Tea Company Ltd
The Supreme Court held that the exclusive power of the Central Government to appoint an Arbitrator under the National Highways Act, 1956 excludes the applicability of Section 11 of the Arbitration Act, 1996, setting aside the High Court's appointment of an Arbitrator.
Chennadi Jalapathi Reddy v. Baddam Pratapa Reddy
The Supreme Court held that substantive evidence and corroborative documents must prevail over expert handwriting opinion in specific performance suits, restoring the Trial Court's decree in favor of the appellant.
Chennadi Jalapathi Reddy v. Baddam Pratapa Reddy
The Supreme Court held that expert handwriting opinion should not override consistent substantive evidence and restored the Trial Court's decree for specific performance of a property sale agreement.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA v. IL AND FS SECURITIES SERVICES LTD. & ORS
The Supreme Court granted interim relief directing NSCCL to honour matured F&O contracts and allowed encashment of mutual fund securities, while reserving jurisdictional issues for final hearing.
Chandrakant Baban Motkari & Ors. v. Gotiram Laxman Motkari
The Supreme Court held that a certificate under Section 32M of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act conclusively determines tenancy rights, barring civil courts from entertaining collateral attacks on such certificates and negating the need to refer settled tenancy issues to the Mamlatdar.
Chandrakant Baban Motkari & Ors. v. Gotiram Laxman Motkari
The Supreme Court held that a civil court can try partition suits involving tenanted land once tenancy rights are conclusively determined by a Section 32M certificate, and collateral attacks on such certificates through civil suits are impermissible.
Jayesh H. Pandya & Anr. v. Subhtex India Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that an arbitrator's mandate terminates automatically upon expiry of the agreed time limit without mutual consent for extension, and mere participation does not amount to waiver of this right.
Jayesh H. Pandya & Anr. v. Subhtex India Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that an arbitrator's mandate terminates automatically upon expiry of the agreed time limit without extension consent, and participation beyond that period may amount to waiver of the right to enforce the time limit.
Khuman Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC and set aside the conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for lack of caste-based motive.
Khuman Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC and set aside the conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for lack of evidence that the offence was caste-motivated.
Ketan Suresh Pawar v. Yuvraj Sandeepan Sawant
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's grant of bail to the accused in a fraud case, emphasizing proper exercise of discretion and rejecting challenges based on delay in order uploading and identity discrepancies.
Ketan Suresh Pawar v. Yuvraj Sandeepan Sawant
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's grant of bail to the accused in a cheating and fraud case, holding that delay in arrest and seriousness of allegations alone do not justify denial of bail when the accused is in custody and no further custodial interrogation is required.
Balaji Associates v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the reservation of land under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act lapses if the municipality fails to acquire or commence acquisition within 24 months after a valid notice served post the 10-year period, directing the State to notify the lapsing accordingly.
Bobindra Kumar & Anr v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld that seniority between promotee and direct recruit CRPF Sub Inspectors is determined from the actual date of appointment after completion of formalities, dismissing appeals challenging promotees' seniority.
Bobindra Kumar & Anr v. Union of India & Ors
Seniority between promotee and direct recruit CRPF Sub Inspectors is determined from the actual date of appointment after completion of formalities, not from the date of allotment or communication.
Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnal (Haryana) v. M/s Carpet India, Panipat (Haryana)
The Supreme Court held that supporting manufacturers are not entitled to claim deductions under Section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act on par with direct exporters, overruling prior decisions and remanding certain cases for further determination.