Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Manju Saxena v. Union of India & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that refusal to accept reasonable alternate employment amounts to abandonment of service, negating continuous service and entitlement to enhanced severance under the Industrial Disputes Act.
Damodar Valley Corporation v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
The Supreme Court held that interest on capital under Section 38 of the DVC Act is subsumed within the normative tariff framework and dismissed the appeal challenging tariff orders, affirming the finality of earlier decisions on loan repayment by cumulative depreciation.
State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar
The Supreme Court held that possession of manufactured drugs containing narcotic or psychotropic substances without authorization is punishable under the NDPS Act and set aside the High Court's order granting suspension of sentence and bail.
State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar
The Supreme Court held that possession of manufactured drugs containing narcotic or psychotropic substances without authorization is punishable under the NDPS Act and set aside the High Court's order suspending sentences and granting bail.
Suresh Chandra v. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad & Ors.
The Supreme Court ordered a fresh auction of a disputed land due to inadequate publicity and undervaluation in prior auctions, setting aside the executed sale deed and directing refunds with interest.
State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector v. Manimaran
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a medical shop owner for stocking and selling drugs without a valid licence, affirming that admissions in carbon copy statements are admissible and reducing the sentence from one year to three months.
Ramla and others v. National Insurance Company Limited and others
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by adjusting the deduction for personal expenses and affirmed the power to award just compensation exceeding the claimed amount under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Ramla and others v. National Insurance Company Limited and others
The Supreme Court enhanced motor accident compensation by reducing personal expense deductions and allowing compensation beyond the claimed amount to ensure just and reasonable relief under the Motor Vehicles Act.
State of Bihar v. Kirti Narayan Prasad
The Supreme Court held that appointments made illegally without following due process and involving forged documents are void ab initio and cannot be regularised even after long service, dismissing writ petitions for regularisation and upholding termination orders.
State of Bihar v. Kirti Narayan Prasad
The Supreme Court held that appointments made illegally without due process are void ab initio and cannot be regularised, upholding termination of such employees without disciplinary proceedings.
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The court upheld the issuance of summons to the accused under Section 142 IPC and directed their production for trial despite non-appearance.
Jarnail Singh & Anr. v. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the invalidity of a disputed Will due to suspicious circumstances and confirmed the plaintiffs' inheritance rights as legal heirs, dismissing the defendants' appeal.
Jarnail Singh & Anr. v. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the plaintiffs' claim to possession of agricultural land by rejecting the defendants' alleged Will due to lack of proof and suspicious circumstances, affirming the inheritance rights of the plaintiffs as legal heirs.
RAM BHAJAN DAS v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court directed the Railways to absorb contract labour Railway Parcel Porters as permanent employees, relaxing educational qualifications and enforcing a strict timeline for inquiry and decision, in line with its 2003 precedent.
Ram Bhajan Das v. Union of India
The Supreme Court directed the Railways to absorb contract labour Parcel and Goods Porters as permanent employees, ignoring educational qualification objections, and finalized the procedure and timelines for such absorption under its Article 142 jurisdiction.
Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad
The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's review petition based on the retrospective Validation Act 2014, holding that leasehold rights in the textile undertaking property vested in the Central Government and barring enforcement of possession decree against NTC.
Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Union of India's review petition challenging possession decree against NTC, affirming that leasehold rights vested in the Central Government by retrospective legislation bar divestment and uphold the decree in favor of the Trust.
Union of India v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's review petition holding that retrospective amendments vested leasehold rights in the Central Government, rendering the possession decree against NTC unenforceable.
Tarvinder Singh v. Gurupreet Kaur
The Supreme Court allowed divorce by mutual consent based on a mediated settlement, dissolving the marriage and disposing of related proceedings.
Tarvinder Singh v. Gurupreet Kaur
The Supreme Court allowed divorce by mutual consent based on a mediated settlement and disposed of related proceedings, emphasizing the efficacy of amicable resolution under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act.