Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd. v. Engineering Workers’ Association
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s order due to a factual error in construing the industrial reference and remanded the case for fresh consideration on merits.
Mahendra Pratap Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld that only candidates who informed authorities about their physical ailment on or before the test date are entitled to a re-test in the police recruitment process.
Mahendra Pratap Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld that only candidates who informed authorities about their physical ailment on or before the test date are entitled to a re-test in the police recruitment physical efficiency test.
USHA DEVI v. BIBHA DEVI
The Supreme Court held that the candidate with the majority of valid votes, including those initially excluded due to procedural error, must be declared winner in an election dispute.
U.P. Jal Nigam v. Ajit Singh Patel
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of appointment cancellations for violation of natural justice, emphasizing the need for individual hearings unless segregation of tainted candidates is impossible, and dismissed the appeals for lack of maintainability.
U.P. Jal Nigam v. Ajit Singh Patel
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of appointment cancellations made without notice, directing the appellants to pass a fresh reasoned order after due process and dismissed the appeals for lack of maintainability.
Anand Kumar Mohatta v. State (Delhi Government)
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and charge sheet under Section 406 IPC, holding that the dispute over a security deposit in a failed development agreement is a civil matter and not a criminal offence, and that the High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC extend to quashing such proceedings to prevent abuse of process.
Anand Kumar Mohatta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and charge sheet for criminal breach of trust, holding the dispute to be civil in nature and the prosecution mala fide and an abuse of process.
Anand Kumar Mohatta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and charge sheet under Section 406 IPC, holding that the dispute was civil in nature and criminal proceedings constituted abuse of process.
Salem Municipality v. P. Kumar
The Supreme Court held that land forming part of tanks is not ryoti land and no ryotwari patta or title can accrue thereto, dismissing the plaintiff's suits and restoring the First Appellate Court's dismissal.
Salem Municipality v. P. Kumar
The Supreme Court held that land forming part of a tank is not ryoti land and no ryotwari patta can be granted, dismissing the plaintiff's suit for title and possession and restoring the First Appellate Court's dismissal.
Swapan Kumar Jha v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of appellant Swapan Kumar for kidnapping and murder to life imprisonment with a 25-year mandatory term, affirming the convictions but applying the 'rarest of rare' test to sentencing.
Swapan Kumar Jha v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions for kidnapping and murder but commuted the death sentence of the principal accused to life imprisonment with a 25-year remission restriction, applying the 'rarest of rare' doctrine and balancing aggravating and mitigating factors.
Sabha Shanker Dube v. Divisional Forest Officer
The Supreme Court held that daily wage workers performing the same duties as regular employees are entitled to the minimum pay scales applicable to those regular posts, affirming the principle of equal pay for equal work.
Sabha Shanker Dube v. Divisional Forest Officer
The Supreme Court held that daily wage workers performing the same duties as regular employees are entitled to the minimum pay scales applicable to those posts, affirming the principle of equal pay for equal work.
Prahlad v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction but set aside the death penalty and POCSO convictions due to insufficient evidence, sentencing the accused to life imprisonment instead.
Vijay Kumar v. The State of Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court commuted the appellant's death sentence to life imprisonment without remission, holding that the case did not qualify as 'rarest of rare' warranting the death penalty under Section 302 IPC.
Vijay Kumar v. The State of Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court commuted the appellant's death sentence to life imprisonment without remission, holding the case did not qualify as 'rarest of rare' despite the brutal murders.
P.E.C. LIMITED v. AUSTBULK SHIPPING SDN BHD
The Supreme Court held that non-production of the arbitration agreement at the time of filing an enforcement petition under Section 47 of the Arbitration Act is not fatal and upheld the enforcement of a valid foreign arbitral award despite the appellant not signing the Charter Party.
P.E.C. LIMITED v. AUSTBULK SHIPPING SDN BHD
The Supreme Court held that non-production of the arbitration agreement at the time of filing enforcement under Section 47 of the Arbitration Act is not fatal, and a Charter Party need not be signed to constitute a valid arbitration agreement, thereby upholding enforcement of the foreign award.