Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence & Ors. v. Pushpa Lekhumal Tolani
The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court’s quashing of customs confiscation orders, holding that used personal jewellery brought by a tourist through the Green Channel is exempt from duty and not liable to confiscation absent concealment or violation of declaration requirements.
State of Punjab & Ors v. Senior Vocational Staff Masters Association & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the State's notification denying higher pay scales to Vocational Masters, affirming that equal pay applies to employees with identical duties and qualifications and emphasizing compliance with natural justice.
State of Punjab & Ors v. Senior Vocational Staff Masters Association & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order quashing the State's discriminatory pay scale notification and affirmed that Vocational Masters are entitled to equal pay with Vocational Lecturers due to identical duties and qualifications, emphasizing compliance with natural justice.
Charitable Trust and Anr v. Union of India and Ors.
The Supreme Court set aside the Ministry's order debarring a medical college from admissions for non-application of mind and directed admission of students for 2017-18, relaxing procedural cut-off in exercise of its plenary powers.
S.V. SEETHA DEVI v. STATE OF KERALA
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to the extent of directing payment of salary to the appellant for the period she actually worked under the High Court's interim orders.
S.V. SEETHA DEVI v. STATE OF KERALA
The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal to the extent of directing payment of salary for the period actually worked under interim High Court orders, modifying the impugned judgment accordingly.
Munja Praveen & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the Government's relaxation permitting filling vacancies by operating the merit list downwards before issuance of appointment orders is valid and set aside the High Court's contrary ruling.
Munja Praveen & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the no waiting list rule applies only after appointment letters are issued and upheld the Government's relaxation permitting filling vacancies by operating the merit list downwards before appointment letters are issued.
Commissioner of Income Tax Cochin v. M/s Travancore Cochin Udyoga Mandal
The Supreme Court remanded the case for fresh adjudication on whether lease rent deduction under the Income Tax Act is allowable in the year the rent was fixed or the year the dispute was settled, emphasizing the need to determine if the rent fixation is statutory or contractual.
Commissioner of Income Tax Cochin v. M/s Travancore Cochin Udyoga Mandal
The Supreme Court remanded the case to the Tribunal to decide whether lease rent fixation is statutory or contractual, as this determination affects the assessment year in which deduction under the Income Tax Act can be claimed.
Dominic Alex Fernandes v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that bona fide tenancy rights do not automatically terminate upon forfeiture of property under SAFEMA and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication of such rights.
Dominic Alex Fernandes v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that bona fide tenancy rights survive the forfeiture of property under SAFEMA unless the tenant is a relative or associate with nexus to the detenu, and remitted the matter for fresh adjudication.
Enforcement Officer v. Mohammed Akram
The Supreme Court held that failure to obey summons issued under Section 40 of FERA constitutes an offence under Section 56, overruling contrary High Court decisions and allowing the Enforcement Officer's appeal.
Enforcement Officer v. Mohammed Akram
The Supreme Court held that failure to obey summons under Section 40 of FERA constitutes an offence under Section 56, setting aside the High Court's acquittal of the accused.
THE CHAIRMAN UCO BANK & ORS v. SANWAL SINGH
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the service-related judgment in favor of the deceased retired employee's legal representatives, refusing to interfere given the employee's retirement and death.
Jatina Khatoon v. Sk. Najeeb
The Supreme Court condoned delay in substitution application but dismissed the civil appeal, upholding the High Court's order and allowing appellants to raise contentions before the Execution Court.
Bharati Reddy v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that writ petitions under Article 226 challenging Panchayat elections by voters who are not Panchayat members are maintainable despite the bar under Article 243-O, affirming judicial review as part of the Constitution's basic structure.
Bharati Reddy v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that voters who are not Panchayat members can maintain writ petitions under Article 226 challenging Panchayat Adhyaksha elections despite the bar under Article 243-O, affirming the inviolability of judicial review.
Bir Wati v. Union of India
The Supreme Court allowed appellants to file a delayed application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act for re-determination of compensation after their Section 18 reference was dismissed as time-barred, granting relief in exceptional circumstances.
The State of Punjab & Anr v. Mohinderjit Kaur Th. L.R.
The Supreme Court upheld that government employees transferred to non-pensionable establishments under Punjab Service Rules are entitled to family pension under the Family Pension Scheme, dismissing the State's appeal.