Supreme Court of India

15,089 judgments

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Gurmeet Singh & Ors. v. Kundan Singh & Ors.

30 Apr 2019 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court disposed of civil appeals arising from Punjab and Haryana High Court judgments by recording the parties' amicable settlement and directing decree in accordance therewith.

civil appeal_allowed amicable settlement civil appeal settlement deed disposal of appeal

Y. Savarimuthu v. State of Tamil Nadu

30 Apr 2019 · R. F. Nariman; Vineet Saran
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The Supreme Court held that substantial compliance with Section 80 CPC notice requirements suffices to maintain a suit against the Government, setting aside the High Court's dismissal for non-compliance.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 80 CPC Notice to Government Substantial compliance Partial contract termination

Thongam Tarun Singh v. State of Manipur

30 Apr 2019 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer · 2019 INSC 599

The Supreme Court upheld gang rape convictions despite absence of specific charge framing under Section 376(2)(g) IPC and reduced sentences considering the appellants' conduct and circumstances.

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Thongam Tarun Singh v. State of Manipur

30 Apr 2019 · R. Banumathi; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court upheld gang rape convictions despite absence of specific charge framing under Section 376(2)(g) IPC but reduced the sentence from fifteen to eight years considering adequate and special reasons.

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DykckbZ v. Efrdk

30 Apr 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph · 2019 INSC 590

The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC, affirming that the appellant intentionally caused the deceased's death based on medical and circumstantial evidence.

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VihykFkhZ v. E`rd

30 Apr 2019 · Ashok Bhushan; K. M. Joseph

The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC, affirming that intentional infliction of fatal injuries with knowledge of likely death constitutes murder.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC Murder Intention to cause death Medical evidence

Narendra Kumar v. Syndicate Bank Chairman and Managing Director and Others

30 Apr 2019 · S. A. Bobde; Sanjay Nikshan Kaul; Indira Banerjee · 2019 INSC 594

The Supreme Court held that deputation with bank approval does not break continuous service, entitling the employee to full pension benefits despite the bank's denial.

labor appeal_allowed Significant deputation pension regulations service continuity Syndicate Bank Employees' Pension Regulations, 1995

Narendra Kumar v. Syndicate Bank Chairman and Managing Director and Others

30 Apr 2019 · S. A. Bobde; Sanjay Nikshan Kaul; Indira Banerjee

The Supreme Court held that deputation to an external tribunal post with bank approval does not amount to abandonment of service, entitling the employee to pension benefits under the Syndicate Bank Employees' Pension Regulations, 1995.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant deputation pension entitlement service abandonment Syndicate Bank Employees' Pension Regulations, 1995

NARENDRA KUMAR v. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, SYNDICATE BANK

30 Apr 2019 · S. A. Bobde; Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Indira Banerjee

The Supreme Court held that deputation periods constitute continuous service and denial of pension benefits for failure to formally rejoin the parent department before joining a new post is unjustified, allowing the appellant's appeal and directing grant of pension.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant deputation pension regulations interruption of service forfeiture of service

Poonam Bai v. The State of Chhattisgarh

30 Apr 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges, holding that the dying declarations were unreliable and the High Court erred in reversing the trial court's acquittal.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant dying declaration Section 302 IPC murder trustworthiness of evidence

Poonam Bai v. The State of Chhattisgarh

30 Apr 2019 · N. V. Ramana; Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; S. Abdul Nazeer

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's conviction under Section 302 IPC due to unreliable dying declarations and restored the trial court's acquittal of the appellant.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant dying declaration Section 302 IPC trustworthiness of evidence fitness to make statement

Kailash Chand Sharma v. Rajasthan State

30 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjiv Khanna
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The Supreme Court upheld the illegality of bonus marks based on domicile in Rajasthan recruitments, limiting retrospective challenges to those filed before 18 November 1999, and emphasized finality and binding precedent in related cases.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant bonus marks recruitment domicile rural residence

State of Rajasthan v. Nemi Chand Mahela and Others

30 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that relief from unconstitutional bonus marks in teacher appointments is confined to petitioners who challenged the process before November 18, 1999, upholding the doctrine of prospective overruling and dismissing late claims.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant prospective overruling bonus marks public employment unconstitutional discrimination

Rajasthan State v. Nemi Chand Mahela & Ors.

30 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjeev Khanna

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional invalidity of domicile-based bonus marks in teacher appointments, applying prospective overruling to protect pre-decision appointments and limiting relief to timely petitioners.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant prospective overruling bonus marks public employment constitutional validity

State of Rajasthan v. Nemi Chand Mahela and Others

30 Apr 2019 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court upheld the doctrine of prospective overruling restricting relief against unconstitutional bonus marks in teacher appointments to candidates who challenged before November 18, 1999, protecting prior appointments and dismissing belated claims.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant prospective overruling bonus marks public employment constitutional discrimination

Snowtex Investment Limited v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax

30 Apr 2019 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta
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The Supreme Court held that losses from share trading treated as speculation losses cannot be set off against profits from futures and options trading, and that the amendment excluding share trading from speculation business applies prospectively from 2015.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant speculation business share trading futures and options Income Tax Act, 1961

Snowtex Investment Limited v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax

30 Apr 2019 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Hemant Gupta
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The Supreme Court held that losses from speculative share trading cannot be set off against non-speculative futures and options profits for AY 2008-09, and that the amendment excluding share trading from speculation business applies prospectively from 2015.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant speculation business Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 73 Section 43(5)

Satyan v. Deputy Commissioner & Ors.

30 Apr 2019 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Indira Banerjee · 2019 INSC 589

The Supreme Court held that prior government permission under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, is mandatory for transfer of granted lands even after the expiry of the non-alienation period, and transfers without such permission are null and void.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 Section 4(2) prior permission non-alienation clause

Satyan v. Deputy Commissioner & Ors.

30 Apr 2019 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Indira Banerjee

Transfers of granted lands to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes without prior government permission under the 1978 Act are null and void even after the expiry of the grant's prohibition period.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 Section 4(2) prior permission transfer of granted land

63 Moons Technologies Ltd. v. Union of India

30 Apr 2019 · R.F. Nariman; Vineet Saran
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The Supreme Court upheld the Central Government's compulsory amalgamation of 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. and National Spot Exchange Ltd. under Section 396 of the Companies Act, 1956 as essential in public interest and constitutionally valid.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Section 396 Companies Act 1956 compulsory amalgamation public interest Article 31A Constitution of India