Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Menoka Malik v. The State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's affirmation of acquittal for failure to properly consider credible eyewitness evidence and remanded the case for rehearing under proper judicial scrutiny.
Bharat Stars Services Pvt Ltd v. Harsh Dev Thakur
The Supreme Court enhanced bail conditions in a Rs. 2.78 Crores embezzlement case to prevent absconding, requiring additional security, passport deposit, and weekly police reporting.
Bharat Stars Services Pvt Ltd v. Harsh Dev Thakur
The Supreme Court enhanced bail conditions including increased security and passport deposit in a Rs. 2.78 Crore embezzlement case to prevent the accused from absconding.
State of Rajasthan v. Ganwara
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case, holding that contradictory dying declarations and lack of corroboration rendered the conviction unsafe.
Mathews Mar Koorilos v. M. Pappy
The Supreme Court upheld the exclusive authority of the Malankara Metropolitan under the 1934 Constitution to manage St. Mary's Church and appoint Vicars, rejecting the Parishioners' claims and limiting the Patriarch of Antioch's spiritual and temporal powers.
Mathews Mar Koorilos v. M. Pappy
The Supreme Court upheld the exclusive authority of the Malankara Metropolitan under the 1934 Constitution to manage St. Mary's Church, Kattachira, including appointing Vicars, rejecting the Parishioners' claim to parallel control and the Patriarch's temporal interference.
Emmanuel Lalith Kumar v. Orthodox Syrian Catholic Educational Society
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal directing that the appellant be treated as in continuous service from termination date for pay fixation and increments, but without back wages, thereby modifying the impugned order to grant partial relief.
Emmanuel Lalith Kumar v. Orthodox Syrian Catholic Educational Society
The Supreme Court held that an employee reinstated after termination must be treated as in continuous service for pay and increments, excluding back wages, and directed appropriate salary fixation and compensation.
Suraj Prakash Bhagat v. Bhaveshbhai Nareshchandra Amin
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to transfer the civil suit to an appropriate court, expunged adverse observations against the trial judge, and directed maintenance of status quo on the property pending trial.
Bharmal Medical Store; Civil Hospital Badnagar v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that eviction of medical shop lessees from hospital premises without a hearing is arbitrary, allowing them to continue till fresh open bids are held, balancing public health objectives with fundamental rights.
Bharmal Medical Store; Civil Hospital Badnagar v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that eviction of lessee medical shops within government hospital premises without a fair hearing is arbitrary and allowed the appellants to continue possession until fresh bids are conducted.
Anurag Mittal v. Shaily Mishra Mittal
The Supreme Court held that a second marriage contracted after filing an application for withdrawal of appeal against divorce decree is valid and not void under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Anurag Mittal v. Shaily Mishra Mittal
The Supreme Court held that a second marriage solemnized after the effective withdrawal of an appeal against a divorce decree is valid and not void under the Hindu Marriage Act.
West Bengal State Election Commission v. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's direction to accept electronic nominations in West Bengal panchayat elections, affirming that election disputes must be challenged through election petitions under the statutory scheme.
West Bengal State Election Commission v. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Supreme Court held that the West Bengal State Election Commission is not bound to accept electronic nominations contrary to the Panchayat Elections Act and election disputes must be challenged through election petitions, setting aside the High Court's direction permitting electronic filing.
Lakshmi Chand v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for assault and culpable homicide not amounting to murder, reduced the sentence for appellant no. 2, and set aside convictions for attempt to cause grievous hurt due to lack of evidence of common intention and severity.
Lakshmi Chand v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that absence of common intention limits liability to individual acts, set aside convictions under Section 307 IPC due to simple injuries, and reduced the sentence under Section 304 Part II IPC considering the spontaneous nature of the assault.
M/s. Sonell Clocks and Gifts Ltd v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd
The Supreme Court held that appointing a surveyor does not waive an insurer's right to repudiate a claim for delayed intimation under Clause 6 of a fire insurance policy and dismissed the appellant's appeal.
M/s. Sonell Clocks and Gifts Ltd v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd
The Supreme Court held that appointing a surveyor does not waive the insurer's right to repudiate a claim for delayed intimation under Clause 6 of the insurance policy and dismissed the appellant's appeal.
Kohinoor Transporters v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that only the Executing Court has jurisdiction under Section 47 CPC to decide execution matters and set aside the High Court's order appointing a Chartered Accountant during revision proceedings.