Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
State of Orissa v. Dhirendra Sundar Das
The Supreme Court held that mere recommendation without completion of the recruitment process does not confer a vested right to appointment, and that restructuring and abolition of service cadres extinguish claims under repealed rules.
State of Haryana and Another v. Sandeep Singh and Others
The Supreme Court held that the notional conversion of Classical & Vernacular Teachers to TGT under Haryana 2012 Rules does not entitle them to promotion as Elementary School Headmasters against the TGT quota.
State of Haryana and Another v. Sandeep Singh and Others
The Supreme Court held that Classical & Vernacular Teachers are not members of the TGT cadre under the 2012 Rules and thus not entitled to promotion to Elementary School Headmaster posts reserved for TGTs unless duly qualified and appointed.
Randhir Kaur v. Balwinder Kaur
The Supreme Court held that an unauthorized exchange of gifted school property was illegal, set aside the mutation in favor of the Principal and his heirs, and restored ownership to the educational institution.
Rambir v. State of NCT, Delhi
The Supreme Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to 10 years' imprisonment in a case of death caused in a sudden fight.
Rambir v. State of NCT, Delhi
The Supreme Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to 10 years' imprisonment, holding the killing occurred in a sudden fight without premeditation.
Jiten K. Ajmera v. M/s Tejas Cooperative Housing Society
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remitted the matter for admission of additional documents at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders and just adjudication.
Jiten K. Ajmera v. M/s Tejas Cooperative Housing Society
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remitted the matter for admission of additional evidence under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders and timely disposal of consumer disputes.
Raja Singh v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that officers appointed to the Minority Welfare Department prior to the 2001 Service Rules by selection are entitled to absorption and related benefits despite the Rules excluding such absorption.
Raja Singh v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that officers appointed prior to the 2001 Service Rules through selection are substantively appointed and entitled to absorption and benefits in the Minority Welfare Department, overruling the High Court's dismissal of their claims.
Karnataka Housing Board v. K. A. Nagamani
The Supreme Court held that revision petitions under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 are not maintainable against orders passed by State Commissions in execution proceedings, as such proceedings are independent of the original consumer dispute.
Tejaswini Gaud v. Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari
The Supreme Court upheld the father's natural guardian right to custody of his minor child, affirming the High Court's habeas corpus order directing appellants to hand over custody in the child's welfare interest.
Tejaswini Gaud v. Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari
The Supreme Court upheld the father's natural guardianship and ordered custody of the minor child be handed over to him, affirming the writ of habeas corpus as a proper remedy in cases of illegal detention of a child.
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The High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC permit directing police to take over investigation and prosecution when necessary to prevent abuse of process and ensure justice.
Maha Lakshmi v. Gangumalla Apparavu
The Supreme Court upheld the decree for specific performance of a sale agreement where the purchaser was ready and willing to perform, and the seller breached the contract by failing to execute the sale deed despite repeated requests.
Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of penal provisions in the PC&PNDT Act treating clerical errors as offences, rejecting challenges that such provisions violate fundamental rights.
Maharashtra Public Service Commission v. Sandeep Shriram Warade
The Supreme Court held that research experience in drug synthesis and testing is a desirable qualification but does not satisfy the essential manufacturing/testing experience required for appointment under recruitment advertisements, setting aside the High Court's contrary interpretation.
Maharashtra Public Service Commission v. Sandeep Shriram Warade
The Supreme Court held that research experience in drug development laboratories does not substitute essential manufacturing/testing experience required by recruitment advertisements and set aside the High Court's contrary interpretation.
Shri Hanumant Dinkar Arjun v. Shri Suresh R. Andhare
The Supreme Court held that a complaint based on adverse observations in a conviction order pending appeal cannot be entertained until the appeal is decided.
Bikkina Rama Rao & Ors. v. The Special Deputy Tahsildar
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remanded the case for fresh consideration of the validity of sale deeds under the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, emphasizing proper application of the definition of 'Transfer' and consideration of all relevant evidence.