Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
Gaurav Kumar @ Monu v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court remitted the question of the appellant's juvenility to the High Court for fresh consideration under the applicable Juvenile Justice Rules before deciding the criminal appeal on merits.
Mehboob-ur-Rehman v. Ahsanul Ghani
The Supreme Court upheld dismissal of a suit for specific performance due to the plaintiff's failure to aver and prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform the contract as required under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.
Mehboob-ur-Rehman v. Ahsanul Ghani
The Supreme Court upheld dismissal of a suit for specific performance due to the plaintiff's failure to aver and prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform essential contract terms as required under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.
Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta
The Supreme Court held that liability for damage to port property during vessel berthing caused by multiple factors cannot be fixed solely on the vessel Master when the port Berthing Master also fails in his duties, setting aside the Division Bench's exclusive imposition of liability on the Master.
Essar Shipping Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta
The Supreme Court held that liability for damage during berthing cannot be fixed solely on the vessel's Master when the Port's Berthing Master fails in his duty to ascertain the vessel's draft, declaring the liability endorsement void and restoring the trial court's decree.
Union of India v. Lt Colonel Dharamvir Singh
The Supreme Court held that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to interfere with Army disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act and Armed Forces Tribunal Act, setting aside the High Court's stay of an attachment order against an Army officer.
Srinivasan Iyenger v. Bimla Devi Agarwal
The Supreme Court allowed appeals to quash criminal proceedings arising from alleged insurance fraud, permitting compounding of non-compoundable offences under Article 142 following amicable settlement between parties.
Srinivasan Iyenger v. Bimla Devi Agarwal
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings involving alleged cheating and forgery on settlement between parties, exercising powers under Section 482 CrPC and Article 142 of the Constitution, recognizing the dispute's predominantly civil nature.
Giriraj Garg v. Coal India Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that an arbitration clause in a standard form scheme is incorporated by reference into individual sale orders, allowing appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes arising thereunder.
Giriraj Garg v. Coal India Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the arbitration clause in the 2007 Scheme is incorporated by reference into individual coal sale orders, allowing appointment of an arbitrator to resolve disputes arising thereunder.
GWALIOR DISTILLERIES PVT. LTD. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
The Supreme Court held that participation in a tender is not a precondition for grant of a CS-1 licence under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act and Rules, and directed reconsideration of the appellant's licence application without arbitrary conditions.
Perry Kansagra v. Smriti Madan Kansagra
The Supreme Court held that mediation and counsellor reports in child custody matters are admissible exceptions to confidentiality under the Family Courts Act and that the High Court erred in exercising review jurisdiction to exclude such reports.
Perry Kansagra v. Smriti Madan Kansagra
The Supreme Court held that counsellor reports in child custody mediation are admissible exceptions to mediation confidentiality and set aside the High Court's review judgment excluding such reports.
Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that failure to specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively under Section 31 CrPC is a legal error and modified the sentence accordingly while upholding the conviction.
Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that failure to specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively under Section 31 CrPC is a legal error and modified the sentence to run concurrently while upholding the conviction.
Sirajul Hoque v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the foreigner declaration against the appellant, holding that minor discrepancies in documents do not disprove citizenship when cogent evidence is produced.
Sirajul Hoque v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the foreigner declaration, holding that minor discrepancies in documents do not disprove citizenship when credible evidence is produced.
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
The Supreme Court clarified the constitutional scheme under Article 239AA, affirming the elected Government of Delhi's legislative and executive powers while delineating the limited discretionary role of the Lieutenant Governor and the President's overriding authority.
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
The Supreme Court clarified the constitutional scheme under Article 239AA, affirming the elected Government of Delhi's legislative and executive powers subject to the Lieutenant Governor's limited discretionary role and the President's overriding authority in case of disputes.
Cement Workers’ Mandal v. Global Cements Ltd
The Supreme Court held that the Gujarat High Court had territorial jurisdiction under Article 226(2) to entertain a writ petition relating to non-payment of wages arising partly within Gujarat, allowing the appeal and remanding the case for merits.