Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
X v. Rajesh Kumar
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's quashing of FIRs under the POCSO Act, holding that prima facie sexual assault was made out and directed expeditious trial with victim protection.
Sakina Sultanali Sunesara v. Shia Imami Ismaili Momin Jamat
A party to a suit disputing a compromise must first approach the Trial Court under Order XXIII Rule 3 proviso before filing a first appeal under Section 96 CPC; direct appeals against consent decrees are barred.
D.A SRINIVAS & ANR. v. M. MANJULA & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's direction for CBI to conduct further investigation into the suspicious death of K. Raghunath, affirming the power of constitutional courts to order independent probes in exceptional cases to ensure justice.
Rajan Chadha & Anr. v. Sanjay Arora
A Single Judge of a High Court cannot overturn a contempt finding made by another Single Judge of the same Court; the Supreme Court set aside such an order and remitted the matter for reconsideration.
Rajeev Gupta v. Prashant Garg
The Supreme Court held that the suit for cancellation of sale deeds and recovery of possession was barred by limitation, the sale deeds were not void due to injunction, and the plaintiffs failed to prove title by will, thereby setting aside the decree in their favor.
SRI SHRIKANTH NS & ORS. v. K. MUNIVENKATAPPA & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that production of documents under Order XI Rule 14 CPC cannot be ordered after the plaint is rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, setting aside the lower courts' orders allowing such production while affirming permission to raise additional grounds in appeal.
State of Sikkim and Others v. Dr. Mool Raj Kotwal
The Supreme Court held that a government servant is entitled to leave encashment only once on retirement under Rule 36 and not again after re-employment, setting aside the High Court's contrary rulings.
Bijender Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that disability pension must be granted at 50% to an armed forces personnel invalided out with a disability presumed attributable to service, setting aside the Tribunal's orders denying relief based on disability below 20%.
Pawan Kumar Agrawal & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that appellants' seniority must be reckoned from their appointment date but granted them seniority over officers appointed after the High Court's order due to undue delay in their appointment.
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar; State of Himachal Pradesh v. Chaman Shukla
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of accused in a rape and kidnapping case due to material contradictions in the prosecutrix's testimony and lack of corroborative evidence.
DINESH SHARMA v. EMGEE CABLES AND COMMUNICATION LTD. & ANR.
The Supreme Court reversed the High Court’s quashing of an FIR alleging economic offences, holding that such allegations require thorough investigation and cannot be dismissed as mere civil disputes at the initial stage.
Ramyash @ Lal Bahadur v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot alter its final judgment beyond correcting clerical errors under Section 362 Cr.P.C., quashing the modification of conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part II IPC and restoring the original conviction and sentence.
Pramila Devi & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that a Magistrate taking cognizance under Section 190 CrPC need not record detailed reasons and that the High Court erred in setting aside the cognizance order without finding absence of prima facie material.
Sivakumar v. Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against an appellant who was not the authorized officer at the time of the alleged fraudulent auction sale under the SARFAESI Act, holding that continuation of trial would be an abuse of process.
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Ram Prakash Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the quashing of a disciplinary punishment due to procedural violations including non-supply of enquiry report and failure to conduct a proper enquiry within stipulated time, affirming the essentiality of natural justice in disciplinary proceedings.
Maharana Pratap Singh v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court set aside the dismissal of a police constable due to procedural irregularities and acquittal in criminal proceedings on substantially similar charges, awarding compensation in lieu of reinstatement.
Hussain Ahmed Choudhury & Ors. v. Habibur Rahman
The Supreme Court held that a plaintiff not party to a subsequent sale deed is not required to seek its cancellation to claim title based on a prior valid gift deed, allowing the appeal and restoring the original decree.
RAMANUJ KUMAR v. PRIYANKA
The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 and granted visitation rights to the mother despite no formal custody petition.
Chellammal and Another v. State
The Supreme Court held that courts must mandatorily consider probation under the Probation of Offenders Act for offences punishable with imprisonment less than life, remanding the case for reconsideration of probation despite upholding convictions under Section 498A IPC.
KANCHHU v. PRAKASH CHAND
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s order recalling dismissal of a writ petition and setting aside an ex parte decree, holding that the High Court erred in reappraising merits without proper consideration of sufficient cause under Order IX Rule 13 CPC.