Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
ATCOM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. Y.A. CHUNAWALA AND CO.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order condoning a five-year delay in filing a written statement, holding that such delay cannot be condoned without satisfactory explanation under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC.
Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Limited
The Supreme Court emphasized the need for restructuring Tribunals with independent appointments, regular cadre, autonomous oversight, and improved accessibility consistent with constitutional principles.
Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Limited
The Supreme Court directed restructuring of Tribunals to ensure judicial independence, proper appointments, autonomous oversight, and improved accessibility consistent with constitutional principles.
RACHIT SINHA & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld amendments to the postgraduate medical counselling procedure aimed at preventing seat blocking, dismissing petitions challenging eligibility changes and directing proper conduct of subsequent counselling rounds.
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The Supreme Court upheld the expert committee's corrections to the Rajasthan PSC School Lecturer exam answer keys, directed revision of results accordingly, and allowed appointments of all successful candidates post-correction.
Raj Kumar v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, dismissed the appeal, and directed expeditious disposal of compensation enhancement claims and disbursement of awarded amounts with interest.
Raj Kumar v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, dismissed challenges based on timing of Section 6 publication, and directed expeditious disposal of compensation enhancement claims.
Organizer Teachers' Association v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court directed independent verification of claims for appointment as Primary Teachers based on past service as Organising Teachers, barred further litigation on verification, and disposed of the appeals accordingly.
Naba Parjay West Bengal Primary Organizer Teachers' Association v. The State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court directed independent verification of claims for appointment as Primary Teachers based on prior service, barred further litigation on verification, and disposed of the appeals accordingly.
M/s Eureka Builders & Ors. v. Gulabchand s/o Veljee Dand Since
The Supreme Court upheld the plaintiff's ownership rights over the suit land, dismissing appellants' claims based on extinguished rights of original holders and re-grant orders barred by limitation.
M/s Eureka Builders & Ors. v. Gulabchand s/o Veljee Dand Since
The Supreme Court upheld the plaintiff's ownership rights in the suit land, dismissing appellants' claims based on re-grant orders and limitation, affirming that only subsisting title can be transferred.
Richal and Others v. Rajasthan Public Service Commission and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the expert committee's revised answer keys in the Rajasthan School Lecturer Examination, directed result revision excluding already appointed candidates, and clarified limited judicial review of examination answer keys.
Ameet Lalchand Shah and Others v. Rishabh Enterprises and Another
The Supreme Court held that disputes arising from multiple interconnected agreements, including one without an arbitration clause, are referable to arbitration unless serious fraud allegations exclude arbitration.
Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. M/s Narbheram Power and Steel Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that repudiation of an insurance claim denying liability excludes disputes from arbitration under the policy's arbitration clause, requiring the insured to file a civil suit.
Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. M/s Narbheram Power and Steel Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that repudiation of an insurance claim by the insurer excludes the dispute from arbitration under the policy's arbitration clause, requiring the insured to file a civil suit instead.
Tularam v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, holding that intention to cause death was not proved in a sudden fight.
Tularam v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that the appellant's act causing death in a sudden fight without intention to kill amounted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, modifying the conviction accordingly.
Murugan v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and held that the death of a co-accused does not absolve the surviving accused of criminal liability.
Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai v. S. Ajit Kumar
The Supreme Court held that material found during a survey at a connected person's premises can be used in block assessment under the Income Tax Act, allowing the Revenue's appeal and restoring the assessment of undisclosed cash payments.
Fidaali Moiz Mithiborwala v. M/S Aceros Fortune Industries Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Supreme Court dismissed multiple civil appeals following the dismissal of the application for restoration, holding that appeals cannot survive without restoration.