Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Bitan Sengupta & Anr v. State of West Bengal & Anr
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside convictions under Section 498A IPC based on a genuine settlement and mutual divorce between the parties, endorsing compounding of such offences.
Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot v. Gujarat State
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's enhancement of a murder sentence from 10 years imprisonment to life imprisonment, affirming that only death or life imprisonment are permissible punishments under Section 302 IPC and that procedural safeguards under Section 377 CrPC were duly complied with.
Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's enhancement of sentence from 10 years to life imprisonment for murder under Section 302 IPC, holding that procedural safeguards under Section 377 CrPC were complied with and that any sentence less than life imprisonment for murder is illegal.
Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's enhancement of sentence from 10 years to life imprisonment for murder, affirming procedural compliance under Section 377 CrPC and the mandatory punishment prescribed under Section 302 IPC.
All Escorts Employees Union v. The State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld that a trade union cannot include employees of a separate recognized union within its membership, dismissing the appellant's plea to amend its constitution to include Yamaha employees.
All Escorts Employees Union v. The State of Haryana & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld that a trade union cannot expand its membership to workers of another establishment already represented by a separate registered union, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the refusal of amendment approval.
University of Mysore v. Rajaiah by LRs & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that lands leased to a University are exempt from the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, quashed forged occupancy rights granted by the Land Tribunal, and restored the University's lawful possession.
Gorusu Nagaraju v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the appellant's murder conviction based on concurrent findings supported by a complete chain of circumstantial evidence.
Gorusu Nagaraju v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the appellant's conviction for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and concurrent findings of guilt by lower courts.
Sita Ram Bhama v. Ramvatar Bhama
The Supreme Court held that a family settlement deed involving relinquishment of immovable property rights requires compulsory registration and non-registered, unstamped documents are inadmissible as primary evidence but may be used for collateral purposes upon payment of stamp duty and penalty.
Sita Ram Bhama v. Ramvatar Bhama
The Supreme Court held that a family settlement deed involving relinquishment of rights in immovable property is compulsorily registrable and inadmissible as primary evidence if unregistered and unstamped, but may be admissible for collateral purposes upon payment of stamp duty and penalty.
Satyendra Kumar Mehra v. The State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court held that Section 357(2) Cr.P.C. does not stay payment of fine imposed as part of sentence during appeal and upheld the High Court's direction to deposit fine as condition for suspension of sentence.
Satyendra Kumar Mehra v. The State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court held that Section 357(2) Cr.P.C. does not stay payment of fine imposed as part of sentence during appeal, and appellate courts may direct deposit of fine as condition for suspension of sentence.
Netram Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court held that once an employee's service is regularized, the entire prior continuous service, including as a daily wager, counts for gratuity entitlement under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Mangtu (Deceased) Through Lrs.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's valuation judgment in a land acquisition dispute and remanded the matter for reconsideration along with connected cases.
The State of Bihar v. M/S. Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited
The Supreme Court held that an arbitration agreement specifying the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 prevails over the Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008, and struck down the provision allowing termination of tribunal members at the Government's pleasure as unconstitutional.
The State of Bihar v. M/S. Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited
The Supreme Court held that an arbitration agreement under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 prevails over the Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008, and declared unconstitutional the provision allowing termination of arbitrators at the pleasure of the Government.
Union of India v. R. Sethumadhavan & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that pension for pre-1996 retirees must be fixed based on the replacement pay scale of the post last held, rejecting claims based on alleged post re-designation and clarifying that related government Office Memoranda are complementary and binding.
Union of India v. R. Sethumadhavan & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that pension for pre-1996 retirees must be calculated based on the pay scale of the post last held, rejecting claims of re-designation and clarifying that subsequent Office Memoranda do not override earlier government pension policy.
M/S LION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS v. STATE OF M.P.
The Supreme Court held that jurisdictional objections can be raised under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act even if not raised under Section 16, overruled contrary observations in MSP Infrastructure Ltd., and declared unconstitutional a State law provision undermining arbitral tribunal independence.