Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
The State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. v. Farid Ahmad Tak
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's orders quashing compulsory retirement of government employees involved in corruption cases, emphasizing limited judicial review and the need to consider entire service records under Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations.
TATA POWER COMPANY LTD. v. ADANI ELECTRICITY MUMBAI LTD
The Supreme Court upheld MERC and APTEL orders allocating standby electricity charges between Tata Power and BSES/REL, affirming MERC's exclusive tariff jurisdiction under the 1998 Act and invalidating unilateral tariff revisions by licensees.
TATA POWER COMPANY LTD. v. ADANI ELECTRICITY MUMBAI LTD
The Supreme Court upheld MERC and APTEL's decision that BSES/REL should bear 23% of standby charges payable to MSEB through TPC, affirming MERC's exclusive jurisdiction over tariff determination under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.
Seema Sarkar v. Executive Officer
The Supreme Court held that an ex-officio MP member of a Panchayat Samiti is entitled to participate and vote in no confidence motions, and quorum must be reckoned on total membership, invalidating removal of the Pramukh without proper quorum.
Seema Sarkar v. Executive Officer
The Supreme Court held that the Member of Parliament, as an ex-officio member of the Panchayat Samiti, must be counted for quorum and has voting rights in no confidence motions against the Pramukh, invalidating the removal of the appellant for lack of quorum.
Thulasidhara & Another v. Narayanappa & Others
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating facts and wrongly held an unregistered family partition document inadmissible, restoring the dismissal of the suit based on the nominal nature of the Sale Deed.
Thulasidhara & Another v. Narayanappa & Others
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by reappreciating facts in a second appeal under Section 100 CPC, restored the lower courts' dismissal of the suit, and clarified principles on family settlements and Sale Deeds.
Maharashtra Archery Association v. Rahul Mehra
The Supreme Court held that a Court-appointed Administrator cannot unilaterally amend a sports federation’s Constitution beyond approved amendments, invalidated elections conducted on such basis, and directed fresh elections under the Court-approved Constitution.
M/s New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s Luxra Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot arbitrarily appoint multiple surveyors to repudiate a fire insurance claim without valid reasons and upheld the insured's claim with interest.
M/s New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s Luxra Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot arbitrarily appoint multiple surveyors to repudiate a fire insurance claim without valid reasons and upheld the insured's entitlement to compensation and interest.
S. Subramanian v. S. Ramasamy
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating evidence and substituting findings of fact in a second appeal, restoring the trial and first appellate courts' dismissal of partition suits involving self-acquired versus ancestral property claims.
S. Subramanian v. S. Ramasamy
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by reappreciating evidence and substituting findings of fact in a second appeal concerning blending of self-acquired property into joint family property, and restored the Trial Court's dismissal of partition suits.
Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya v. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya
The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution based on an amicable settlement including financial terms and withdrawal of pending cases.
Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya v. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya
The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 following an amicable settlement including financial terms and withdrawal of pending cases.
Shree Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapovan Mandir & Anr. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order directing CBI investigation into alleged illegal transfer of religious Trust property, holding that such extraordinary power must be exercised only in exceptional cases with prima facie material, and that the dispute was essentially civil in nature.
Shree Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapovan Mandir & Anr. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in directing CBI investigation into alleged illegal transfer of religious trust property without prima facie evidence of criminality, emphasizing that such extraordinary powers must be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases.
UP Housing and Development Board v. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that mere registration does not confer a right to allotment under housing board rules and set aside the consumer forum's direction to allot a flat without contractual basis.
Union of India & Ors. v. S. Maadasamy and Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of amended recruitment rules equating two government posts as a policy decision within the State's exclusive domain, setting aside lower courts' quashing of such rules.
Gangaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence of a truck driver transporting poppy straw in commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, ruling that breach of license conditions attracting Section 15(c) punishment cannot be reduced to Section 26 penalties.
Gangaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence of the appellant for transporting commercial quantity of poppy straw in violation of the NDPS Act, rejecting the defense based on license conditions.