Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Sarasamma @ Saraswathiyamma v. State
The Supreme Court allowed transfer of two criminal trials from Hosur to Salem due to reasonable apprehension of bias and threats to witnesses, directing expeditious and fair trial under Section 407 CrPC.
Meenal Bhargava v. Naveen Sharma
The Supreme Court set aside the contempt conviction of a wife for breaching matrimonial settlement terms and directed fresh adjudication of custody and contempt issues, emphasizing that coercion to resume matrimonial cohabitation is impermissible.
Meenal Bhargava v. Naveen Sharma
The Supreme Court set aside the contempt conviction of the wife for breaching consent terms in a custody dispute, emphasizing the need to adjudicate custody on merits and that matrimonial cohabitation cannot be enforced by contempt.
Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that courts may refer to Parliamentary Standing Committee reports as persuasive material in judicial review under constitutional limitations, balancing parliamentary privilege and separation of powers.
Sarasamma @ Saraswathiyamma v. State Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police
The Supreme Court allowed transfer of two criminal trials from Hosur to Salem due to reasonable apprehension of influence and threats compromising a fair trial.
Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab and Anr
The Supreme Court modified the murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part-I IPC, recognizing the killing occurred in a sudden fight without premeditation or undue advantage.
Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court modified murder convictions to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, recognizing the incident as a sudden fight without premeditation.
B.C. Singh v. J.M. Utarid
The Supreme Court held that under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a nearer kindred sister, though a foreign national, is entitled to succeed to the property of a deceased Indian Christian intestate, excluding distant kindred defendants from co-ownership and possession.
M/s. Geomysore Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. M/s. Hutti Goldmines Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that State Government's reservation of mining areas under Section 17A(2) requires Central Government approval, which may consider all relevant factors including private parties' prior applications and national policy, and upheld the Central Government's rejection of Karnataka's reservation proposal.
M/s. Geomysore Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Hutti Goldmines Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the State Government's reservation of mining land under Section 17A(2) requires Central Government approval, which may consider relevant policies and facts, and upheld the Central Government's rejection of Karnataka's reservation proposal, directing consideration of private applicants' prospecting licence applications.
EX NAVY DIRECT ENTRY ARTIFICERS ASSOCIATION v. THE UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that Direct Entry Artificers not specifically drafted into Fleet Reserve are not entitled to count reserve service for pension, dismissing their appeal but directing consideration for special pension.
EX NAVY DIRECT ENTRY ARTIFICERS ASSOCIATION v. THE UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that Direct Entry Artificers not specifically drafted into Fleet Reserve are not entitled to count Fleet Reserve service for pension, dismissing their appeal but directing consideration for special pension.
Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Singh v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of a Medical Officer against his transfer, holding that prior judicial recognition of his teaching status and salary entitlement must be respected in transfer decisions.
Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Singh v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of a medical officer against his transfer by recognizing his judicially established status as a teacher entitled to Associate Professor salary.
Basanti Devi by Lrs & Ors v. Rati Ram & Ors
The Supreme Court held that a Hindu widow's limited estate arising solely from a compromise decree does not enlarge into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and dismissed the appeal restoring the trial court's decree.
Basanti Devi by Lrs & Ors v. Rati Ram & Ors
The Supreme Court held that limited possessory rights granted by a compromise decree do not convert into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, dismissing the appeal and restoring the trial court's decree.
Lok Prahari v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court struck down the provision granting lifetime government accommodation to former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh as violative of Article 14's equality clause and arbitrary under the Constitution.
Lok Prahari v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court struck down the Uttar Pradesh law granting lifetime government accommodation to former Chief Ministers as violative of Article 14's equality clause, holding it arbitrary and unconstitutional.
A.D.M. Anwar Khan v. Union of India
The Supreme Court quashed wrongful rejection of Hajj quota applications based on exempted grounds and awarded public law compensation to the affected tour operators.
ATCOM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. Y.A. CHUNAWALA AND CO.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order condoning over five years' delay in filing written statement, holding that such delay cannot be condoned without valid explanation under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC.