Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
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.
Rajesh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the Magistrate's and High Court's orders summoning appellants under Section 319 CrPC based on trial evidence despite no initial charge-sheet against them.
Rajesh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the Magistrate's summons under Section 319 CrPC to appellants not initially charge-sheeted, holding that trial evidence prima facie implicating them justifies their trial.
Ryatar Sahakari Sakkarre Karkhane Niyamit v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax C-1 & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court must frame substantial questions of law under Section 260-A(3) of the Income Tax Act before hearing appeals, and failure to do so vitiates the order, warranting remand for fresh adjudication.
Ryatar Sahakari Sakkarre Karkhane Niyamit v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax C-1 & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court must frame substantial questions of law under Section 260-A(3) of the Income Tax Act before hearing appeals, and remanded the case for fresh adjudication due to non-compliance.
S.K. Miglani v. State NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court held that a bank manager removable without government sanction is not entitled to prosecution sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C., upheld framing of charges for forgery and conspiracy, but deleted premature observations of guilt at discharge stage.
S.K. Miglani v. State NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court held that a bank manager removable without government sanction is not entitled to prosecution sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C., and upheld framing of charges for forgery and criminal conspiracy while deleting premature observations of guilt at discharge stage.
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority v. Chavva Sheela Reddy
The Supreme Court held that a development authority can demand escalated cost under a provisional allotment contract and allowed the appeal permitting price revision despite the original fixed price stated.
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority v. Chavva Sheela Reddy
The Supreme Court held that a development authority can demand escalation in flat cost under a provisional price allotment, allowing the appeal and setting aside the consumer commission's order restricting payment to the original price.
JK JUTE MILL MAZDOOR MORCHA v. JUGGILAL KAMLAPAT JUTE MILLS COMPANY LTD.
The Supreme Court held that a registered trade union qualifies as an operational creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and can file a joint insolvency petition on behalf of its members.
Nazir Malita & Ors v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court modified the appellants' conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC and reduced their sentence from fourteen to ten years, emphasizing absence of premeditation.
Nazir Malita & Ors v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court modified the appellants' conviction to Section 304 Part II IPC and reduced their sentence from fourteen to ten years, holding that absence of premeditation negates murder conviction under Section 302 IPC.
Rashmi Chopra v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act against appellants except Rajesh Chopra, holding the complaint was an abuse of process and the High Court erred in refusing to quash it.
Rashmi Chopra v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act against appellants due to mala fide prosecution and lack of specific allegations, while upholding summons against Rajesh Chopra for offences under Sections 323, 504, and 506 IPC.