Supreme Court of India
16,793 judgments
Pitchu Mani @ Pitchai Mani v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted the accused in a murder case due to inherent improbabilities in eyewitness testimonies of interested witnesses and failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
SAKSHI CHAUHAN v. DR. YASHWANT SINGH PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY, NAUNI
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to regularize the appellant's provisional admission and upheld the conferring of her postgraduate degree despite initial eligibility issues due to evolving admission criteria.
Shivangi Bansal v. Sahib Bansal
The Supreme Court amicably settled extensive matrimonial disputes by granting custody to the mother, quashing all pending litigations, accepting maintenance waiver, ordering property transfer, and dissolving the marriage under Article 142.
Shailyamanyu Singh v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that a Non-Executive Director cannot be prosecuted under Section 34(2) of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act without specific prima facie allegations of consent, connivance, or neglect, and quashed the summoning order against the appellant.
Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
The Supreme Court mandated immediate FIR registration for custodial torture allegations, quashed a mala fide suicide attempt FIR against the victim, and ordered CBI investigation to ensure impartiality.
Nikita Jagganath Shetty v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court cancelled anticipatory bail granted to accused in a serious property dispute case due to concealment of facts, criminal antecedents, and violation of bail conditions, emphasizing the exceptional nature of anticipatory bail.
Metpalli Lasum Bai v. Metapalli Muthaiah
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a registered Will and family settlement granting exclusive title to plaintiff Lasum Bai over disputed land, reversing the High Court's partial reduction of her share.
TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD v. S. GANESAN
The Supreme Court allowed the Tamil Nadu Housing Board's appeal, closing the respondent's right to payment and directing him to vacate the plot due to prolonged default and failure to comply with payment obligations.
VICTIM ‘X’ v. STATE OF BIHAR
The Supreme Court cancelled bail granted to a protection home superintendent accused of sexually exploiting female inmates, emphasizing mandatory victim hearing under the SC/ST Act and the gravity of allegations impacting fair trial.
Mala Choudhary v. State of Telangana
The Supreme Court quashed a frivolous FIR under Sections 406 and 420 IPC, holding it to be an abuse of the criminal process in a civil dispute and imposed exemplary costs on the complainant.
Suresh Chandra v. Parasram
The Supreme Court held that non-substitution of legal representatives of a deceased co-appellant in a joint and indivisible decree leads to abatement of the entire appeal, and Order XLI Rule 4 CPC does not override this requirement.
BGM AND M-RPL-JMCT (JV) v. EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that a dispute resolution clause using permissive language does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement, and the court must be prima facie satisfied of such existence before appointing an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act.
Kaushal Singh v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court expunged High Court strictures against a Judicial Officer for granting bail without considering criminal antecedents, emphasizing restraint in judicial criticism and adherence to natural justice.
M Sambasiva Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's conviction in a corruption case due to unreliable trap evidence, contradictions, and failure to prove demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt, reinstating the Trial Court's acquittal.
Sunita & Ors. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a driver with an LMV license can drive a commercial vehicle under 7500 kg and that the Insurance Company must indemnify the claimant under the "Pay and Recover" principle despite policy breach, enhancing compensation awarded.
Narayan Das v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court clarified that under Section 32-B of the NDPS Act, courts have discretion to impose sentences above the minimum prescribed by considering relevant factors beyond those enumerated, and upheld the conviction while dismissing the petition.
Gurdial Singh v. Jagir Kaur and Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the invalidation of a Will due to suspicious circumstances arising from the non-mention of the lawful wife and failure to explain her disinheritance, holding that the Will was not executed with free disposing mind.
M/S SONALI POWER EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. v. CHAIRMAN, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
The Supreme Court held that the Limitation Act applies to arbitration but not conciliation under the MSMED Act, allowing recovery of time-barred debts through conciliation settlements but not arbitration.
RAM CHARAN v. SUKHRAM
The Supreme Court held that tribal women or their heirs are entitled to equal inheritance rights in ancestral property under the principle of justice, equity and good conscience and Article 14, setting aside lower courts' denial of such rights.
Shiv Baran v. State of U.P. & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that under Section 319 CrPC, a person not originally accused can be summoned for trial based on cogent evidence adduced during examination-in-chief, even if not charge-sheeted, and set aside the High Court's quashing of such summons.