Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Ashwani Kumar v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of appellants for murder under Section 302 IPC, rejecting their claims of provocation and alibi based on credible police evidence and concurrent findings.
Ashwani Kumar v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of appellants for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, rejecting claims of sudden provocation and procedural irregularities.
Chhannu Lal Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court commuted the appellant's death sentence to life imprisonment, holding that the death penalty was improperly imposed without proper application of the "rarest of rare" doctrine and procedural safeguards.
Sunkara Lakshminarasamma v. Sagi Subba Raju
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Wills conferring absolute ownership, affirmed the right of the beneficiary to alienate property, and dismissed appeals due to non-impleadment of legal representatives and to avoid conflicting decrees.
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Manga Singh
The Supreme Court restored the conviction of a man for raping a 9-year-old girl, holding that the prosecutrix's credible testimony alone can sustain conviction despite inconclusive medical evidence.
Narayan Malhari Thorat v. Vinayak Deorao Bhagat
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in quashing an FIR under Section 306 IPC at the prima facie stage and directed completion of investigation, emphasizing limited scope of quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
NARAYAN MALHARI THORAT v. VINAYAK DEORAO BHAGAT
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in quashing an FIR under Section 306 IPC at the investigation stage without prima facie inquiry into the allegations, and restored the FIR directing completion of investigation.
Dr. Babloo Singh v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the High Court's refusal to reconsider reservation rules for lecturer appointments, affirming that vacancies must be considered subject-wise and college-wise as per the earlier binding decision.
DR. BABLOO SINGH v. STATE OF U.P.
The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the High Court's refusal to reconsider its affirmed ruling that reservation vacancies for lecturer posts must be applied subject-wise and college-wise without clubbing across colleges.
Palani v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder based on credible eye-witness testimony corroborated by medical evidence, rejecting challenges on delay in FIR and inconsistencies.
Palani v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder based on credible eyewitness testimony corroborated by medical evidence, rejecting challenges on delay in FIR and motive.
Dinesh Kumar Kashyap v. South East Central Railway
The Supreme Court held that while candidates on a replacement panel have no absolute right to appointment, the State must not arbitrarily deny appointment when vacancies remain unfilled and must provide justifiable reasons, directing SECR to appoint appellants from the 20% extra panel.
CCI Projects (P) Ltd. v. Vrajendra Jogjivandas Thakkar
The Supreme Court held that subsequent transferees within the family can claim compensation for delayed possession, allowed limited extension for regulatory delays, and modified the compensation awarded by the consumer forum to a lump sum payment.
CCI Projects (P) Ltd. v. Vrajendra Jogjivandas Thakkar
The Supreme Court held that subsequent transferees within the family can maintain consumer complaints for delayed possession, allowed limited extension for statutory delays, and modified compensation awarded for delay in possession of flats.
Gagandeep Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that a reserved category vacancy arising from resignation must be filled from the existing select list as per departmental guidelines before re-advertisement.
Alok Kumar Singh v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court allowed a one-time exception to fill vacancies arising from unfit candidates in Uttar Pradesh police recruitment, accommodated candidates excluded for using whitener/blade who met cut-off marks as additional vacancies, and directed selection strictly on merit and reservation principles.
Alok Kumar Singh & Others v. State of U.P. & Others
The Supreme Court clarified that vacancies due to unfit candidates must be carried forward but allowed a one-time exception to fill certain vacancies on merit, upheld accommodation of candidates excluded for use of whitener, and directed completion of recruitment adhering to merit, reservation, and preference.
Ramji v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of an SPO for murder under Section 302 IPC, affirming that intentional infliction of fatal injuries during a joint assault justifies a murder conviction.
Ramji v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of an SPO for murder under Section 302 IPC, affirming that his deliberate assault causing death was not mitigated by prior injuries inflicted by others.
AREA PLANNING AUTHORITY v. BIRLA SUPER BULK TERMINAL
The Supreme Court held that the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act applies to development on industrial lands allotted under the KIAD Act, validating the levy of betterment fees by the Planning Authority.