Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
Sita Ram v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to eight years' rigorous imprisonment.
Banam v. National Capital Territory Delhi
The Supreme Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and modified the sentence from life imprisonment to eight years rigorous imprisonment, recognizing the incident as a sudden fight without premeditation.
Sita Ram v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, sentencing him to eight years' imprisonment for a homicide committed in a sudden fight without premeditation.
P Ramesh v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's remand directing the trial court to objectively assess and record the evidence of child witnesses, emphasizing the proper test for child witness competency and the appellate court's power to order retrial to prevent miscarriage of justice.
P Ramesh v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's remand directing the trial court to assess and record the evidence of child witnesses competently excluded earlier, emphasizing proper evaluation of child witness competence and appellate powers to order retrial to prevent miscarriage of justice.
Hammad Ahmed v. Abdul Majeed
The Supreme Court clarified that its prior judgment’s reference to management arrangements pertains only to banking operations under a 2015 resolution, denying exclusive bank operation rights to the appellant and dismissing related contempt petitions.
Hammad Ahmed v. Abdul Majeed
The Supreme Court clarified that a 2015 resolution pertains only to banking operations, not management of Hamdard Laboratories, and upheld the High Court's refusal to grant exclusive bank operation rights to the appellant as Chief Mutawalli.
Trigun Chand Thakur v. State of Bihar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that private school Management Committees, even if financially aided by the State, are not 'State' under Article 12, and thus writ petitions challenging termination of teachers' service by such committees are not maintainable.
Trigun Chand Thakur v. State of Bihar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a privately managed school’s Management Committee is not 'State' under Article 12, and thus a teacher cannot maintain a writ petition challenging termination of service against it.
The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Lafarge Dealers Association
The Supreme Court held that post bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh, sales tax exemption benefits apply only within each successor state's territory, and inter-state sales between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh do not qualify for intra-state exemptions.
BENGAL CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED v. AJIT NAIN
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of an eviction order under the Public Premises Act due to procedural irregularities and remanded the matter for fresh consideration with directions for interim damages.
BENGAL CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED AND OTHERS v. AJIT NAIN AND ANOTHER
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of an eviction order under the Public Premises Act due to procedural irregularities and remanded the matter for fresh consideration with directions for interim damages.
Randhir Singh v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court held that convening a Summary Court Martial without grave reason for immediate action is unlawful and allowed the appellant's appeal, directing discharge with pension benefits.
Randhir Singh v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court held that convening a Summary Court Martial long after the incident without immediate necessity is unlawful and modified the punishment to discharge with pension benefits.
Raman Singh v. The District Inspector of Schools
The Supreme Court held that an ad-hoc appointment against a leave vacancy cannot be converted into a substantive appointment without statutory approval, allowing the appellant to continue ad-hoc until a regular appointment is made.
Raman Singh v. The District Inspector of Schools
The Supreme Court held that an ad hoc appointment against a leave vacancy does not convert into a substantive appointment without statutory approval, but allowed the appellant to continue temporarily until a regular appointment is made.
Robin Thapa v. Rohit Dora
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex parte decree in a suit for specific performance subject to conditions, emphasizing adjudication on merits and balancing parties' interests after decree execution.
Robin Thapa v. Rohit Dora
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex parte decree under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC on grounds of improper notice, subject to conditions protecting the decree-holder, emphasizing adjudication on merits.
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The Supreme Court held that preventive detention under the Public Safety Act must comply with constitutional safeguards and procedural due process, directing the State to review unlawful detentions and enhance compensation to affected persons.
Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. Ispat Khadan Janta Mazdoor Union
The Supreme Court held that prohibition notification under Section 10(1) of the CLRA Act does not automatically entitle contract labourers to absorption; the genuineness of the contract must be examined, and the industrial adjudicator's factual findings on this are final unless perverse.