Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
A. Murugesan v. Smt. Jamuna Rani
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex parte decree under Order IX Rule 13 CPC, holding that sufficient cause for non-appearance must be considered solely on the date of hearing and liberally construed to prevent miscarriage of justice.
Madan Mohan Mahto v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals challenging murder convictions, upholding the concurrent findings of the lower courts that the appellants committed the offence with common intention under Sections 302 and 34 IPC.
Madan Mohan Mahto v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of appellants for murder under Sections 302/34 IPC, affirming the concurrent findings of the lower courts based on credible eyewitness and medical evidence.
Deepak Tandon v. Rajesh Kumar Gupta
The Supreme Court held that a landlord can seek eviction under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings Act for bona fide commercial need even in a composite tenancy, and maintainability pleas not raised earlier cannot be entertained in writ jurisdiction.
Deepak Tandon v. Rajesh Kumar Gupta
The Supreme Court held that eviction applications under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings Act must be decided on pleadings and evidence at the earliest stage, and concurrent factual findings by lower courts on bona fide need and tenancy nature are binding and not open to interference in writ jurisdiction.
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. v. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Ltd.
Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, an express contractual bar on interest precludes an arbitral tribunal from awarding pendente lite interest, and such bar must be strictly enforced.
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. v. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Ltd.
Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, an express contractual bar on interest precludes arbitrators from awarding pendente lite interest, and such an award is without jurisdiction.
ER. K. ARUMUGAM v. V. BALAKRISHNAN
The Supreme Court held that contempt jurisdiction must be confined to the original order and quashed the High Court's arbitrary enhancement of land compensation beyond the fixed value paid in compliance with court directions.
Balkrishna Dattatraya Galande v. Balkrishna Rambharose Gupta
The Supreme Court held that permanent injunction under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act requires proof of actual possession, and dismissed the tenant's suit for injunction due to failure to establish possession and lawful tenancy.
The Registrar General v. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee
The Supreme Court held that in absence of any provision for re-evaluation, courts should not order re-evaluation except in rare cases of patent error, and dismissed a delayed review petition seeking re-evaluation of judicial service exam papers.
Chattar Singh v. Madho Singh
The Supreme Court held that land recorded as common grazing land (Charnoi) vests in the State upon zamindari abolition and is not exempt as a grove under Section 5(f) of the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, 1951.
Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar
The Supreme Court restored conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that the presumption under Section 139 applies even in fiduciary relationships unless rebutted by cogent evidence, and that revisional courts cannot overturn concurrent factual findings without jurisdictional error.
Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, ruling that the presumption under Section 139 applies despite fiduciary relationship, and a revisional court cannot overturn concurrent factual findings without jurisdictional error.
Shivnarayan v. Maniklal
A suit involving multiple immovable properties situated in different jurisdictions is maintainable in a single court only if based on the same cause of action; otherwise, separate suits must be filed.
Shivnarayan v. Maniklal & Ors.
A suit involving immovable properties situated in different jurisdictions is maintainable in a single court only if based on the same cause of action; otherwise, separate suits must be filed.
The Registrar General v. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee
The Supreme Court held that in absence of any provision for re-evaluation, courts should not ordinarily direct re-evaluation except in rare cases of patent error, and dismissed a delayed review petition seeking re-evaluation of judicial service exam papers.
Dharmendra & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal and set aside the conviction for illegal medical practice due to unreliable evidence and material contradictions, granting the appellants benefit of doubt.
Ritu Bhatia v. Ministry of Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Others
The Supreme Court upheld termination of services for lack of requisite five years' experience 'as' a Company Secretary, interpreting 'as' in its literal sense requiring appointment in that capacity.
Bihar State Beverages Corporation Ltd. v. Naresh Kumar Mishra
The Supreme Court upheld the entitlement of deputation employees in a government company to pay scales as per the 6th Pay Revision Committee, applying the principle of equal pay for equal work and quashing a resolution limiting their pay to that of their parent organizations.
Dharam Singh v. Prem Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision denying asami and sirdari rights to Amar Singh's successors over land escheated to the State and lawfully exchanged to others, emphasizing that only recorded occupants per competent authority orders acquire such rights.