Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
CELESTIUM FINANCIAL v. A. GNANASEKARAN
The Supreme Court held that a complainant in a cheque bounce case is a victim entitled to appeal against acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC without seeking special leave under Section 378.
State of Karnataka v. Sri Channakeshava H.D.
The Supreme Court held that a preliminary enquiry before registration of FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act is desirable but not mandatory if a detailed source report exists, and quashing of FIR for absence of such enquiry was unwarranted.
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. v. GOPU & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that legal disability provisions under the Limitation Act do not extend to appeals, and a delayed appeal filed by minors after attaining majority without due diligence is not maintainable.
The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the Governor must grant assent to Bills repassed by the State Legislature under Article 200 and act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, invalidating simpliciter withholding of assent and reservation of Bills for the President after reconsideration.
Annaya Kocha Shetty v. Laxmibai Narayan Satose
The Supreme Court held that an agreement for conducting a hotel business did not create a leave and license tenancy under the Bombay Rent Act, dismissing the appellant's claim to deemed tenancy rights.
Karan Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and ordered the release of a life convict who had undergone additional imprisonment under the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act, holding that the amendment prescribing minimum sentence was not retrospective and further detention was unnecessary.
Sakshi Arha v. Rajasthan High Court
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a cut-off date for reserved category certificate issuance as the last date of application receipt, dismissing appeals of candidates whose certificates were issued later without requisite affidavits.
M/S. CHATHA SERVICE STATION v. LALMATI DEVI & ORS
The Supreme Court held that absence of the required licence endorsement for driving a vehicle carrying hazardous goods is a substantive breach that does not absolve the insurer from liability, and rejected the owner's appeal against the insurance company's liability to pay compensation.
Daechang Seat Automotive Pvt. Ltd. v. Moon June Seok & Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's quashing order and restored criminal proceedings against the CFO accused of misappropriating company funds, holding that prima facie material existed to proceed to trial.
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. v. SMT. SUNITA SHARMA AND ORS.
The Supreme Court held that full compensation payable under Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules must be deducted from Motor Vehicles Act awards to prevent double recovery, setting aside the High Court's partial deduction.
Rakesh Kumar Verma v. HDFC Bank Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of exclusive jurisdiction clauses in private employment contracts, directing suits challenging termination be filed in the courts specified therein, here Mumbai, and set aside suits filed elsewhere.
The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dinesh Kumar and Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of land sale permission granted by an authorized Additional Collector under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, dismissed the State's appeal against the High Court's order setting aside a belated revisional order, and restored the mutation in favor of the purchaser.
SRI PRASANTA KUMAR PAL v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
The Supreme Court held that a registered gift deed executed before amendments to the West Bengal Land Reforms Act cannot be retrospectively declared benami, restoring the Tribunal's order and setting aside the High Court's remand.
Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Ram Kishori Gupta & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that SEBI lacks power to grant compensation to investors and that the principle of res judicata bars multiple final orders on the same cause of action, setting aside the compensation and disgorgement orders against VCL and others.
K. Gopi v. The Sub-Registrar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the registering officer cannot refuse registration of a sale deed on the ground of non-production of title documents, declaring Rule 55A(i) ultra vires the Registration Act, 1908, and allowed the appeal directing registration upon procedural compliance.
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir v. Brij Bhushan
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of an F.I.R. against the Managing Director of JKCHC, holding that prohibited land transfers under the Agrarian Reforms Act do not automatically attract criminal liability absent specific allegations of corruption.
Jagdish Gond v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
The Supreme Court restored the Trial Court's acquittal of the husband in a suspicious death case, holding that failure to prove alibi alone cannot sustain a murder conviction without conclusive evidence.
Hutu Ansari @ Futu Ansar v. The State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants charged under Section 447 IPC and Section 3 of the SC & ST Act due to lack of evidence of public caste-based abuse or forcible trespass, highlighting the necessity of credible evidence and public presence for offences under the SC & ST Act.
Sohom Shipping Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that breach of a special insurance condition requiring voyage completion before monsoon does not justify repudiation where the condition is non-material and effectively waived, allowing the appellant's claim to proceed.
BISWAJYOTI CHATTERJEE v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL
The Supreme Court held that a consensual relationship based on a promise to marry, known to be unenforceable, does not constitute rape or cheating, and allowed discharge of the accused at the charge stage.