Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
M/S SHEIKH NANHEY & SONS v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court directed the Railways to renew the appellants' licence in accordance with its earlier judgment, emphasizing lawful, timely, and non-arbitrary administrative action.
Gyaneshwar Shyamal v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, and wrongful confinement where the prosecution proved presence, participation, and common object of accused despite absence of the victim's body.
C.I.T.-4, Mumbai v. M/s Kotak Securities Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that transaction charges paid to the Bombay Stock Exchange are payments for facilities and not fees for technical services, thus no TDS under Section 194J is deductible on such charges.
Goa Foundation v. State of Goa
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Goa Amendment Act, 2009, which retrospectively deleted a statutory prohibition on construction in a land acquisition agreement, removing the basis of an earlier judgment and validating the constructions made.
M/s. CASIO India Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that exemption from Central Sales Tax under the Haryana notification applies to inter-state sales of goods manufactured by dealers holding valid exemption certificates and extends to subsequent sales by other dealers, overruling the restrictive interpretation of the High Court.
D. Sudhakar v. State of A.P.
The Supreme Court granted leave and tagged the petitioner’s challenge on reservation for persons with disabilities in IAS selection with related appeals for a comprehensive decision, without deciding the substantive entitlement.
Sahyadri Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that secured creditors with valid pledge rights have precedence over statutory dues under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, and allowed their appeal against the High Court's dismissal on alternative remedy grounds.
Pareshbhai Annabhai Sonvane v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for robbery under Section 395 IPC but reduced the sentence to the period already served, finding the High Court's enhanced sentence excessive.
M/s. Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd. v. M/s. Photon Energy Systems Ltd.
The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal on the basis of a settlement between parties regarding cheque dishonour liability, leaving open the legal question of prosecution sustainability when the cheque amount differs from the demand notice amount.
State of Karnataka v. Common Cause
The Supreme Court extended the exception permitting publication of photographs of the President, Prime Minister, and Chief Justice to Governors and Chief Ministers, allowing publication of Departmental Ministers' photographs in lieu of the Prime Minister's, while upholding other directions of its 2015 judgment.
Pritam Kaur & Ors. v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that appellants are entitled to statutory benefits on the fixed land valuation of Rs.1,72,000 per acre, allowing the appeal in part.
Paul Kuriakose v. The Excise Inspector & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act but reduced the sentence from three to two years' rigorous imprisonment considering mitigating factors.
Main Secretariat, Shillong v. High Court of Meghalaya
The Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot suo motu stay statutory provisions without a formal constitutional challenge and directed the Meghalaya State Human Rights Commission to become functional by June 2016.
MODERN DENTAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH CENTER & ANR v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ORS
The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioners' plea to conduct a belated common entrance test for 2016-17 medical admissions, directing adherence to the existing interim arrangement and admission based on the All India Examination merit list.
Union of India v. M/s. Ambica Construction
The Supreme Court held that an Arbitrator cannot award pendente lite interest if the contract expressly bars such interest, overruling prior decisions to the contrary.
K.P. Rajagopala Menon v. K.P. Leela Menon
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's equitable order granting equal shares to all children in the partition of family property.
Ajay Arjun Singh v. Sharadendu Tiwari
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of an election petition accompanied by two affidavits including one in Form 25, rejecting procedural objections and clarifying the jurisdictional scope of interlocutory orders in election disputes.
Dattatraya Baburao Walawalkar & Ors. v. Siddhivinayak Construction Private Limited & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the trustees to accept a fair offer for redevelopment and sale of trust property without mandatorily inviting fresh bids, upholding the Charity Commissioner's sanction and emphasizing tenant consent under Development Control Regulations.
Surjeet Singh v. Sucha Singh
The Supreme Court disposed of a long-standing property dispute appeal in terms of a binding settlement reached through court-directed mediation.
Siddharth Chaturvedi v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the question of whether the Adjudicating Officer has discretion to reduce penalties under Section 15A of the SEBI Act, 2002 amendment, in light of Section 15J, in cases of technical violations without disproportionate gain or loss.