Supreme Court of India
18,587 judgments
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.
The Commissioner of Income Tax-8 v. M/S N.S.N. Jewellers Private Limited
The Supreme Court dismissed a civil tax appeal due to the tax effect being below Rs. 25 lakhs as per CBDT guidelines but kept the question of law open for future consideration.
Charanjit Kaur v. Bikram Singh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's summary dismissal of a criminal revision petition in a dowry harassment case, directing a fresh hearing to ensure the appellant's right to be heard.
Indrani Wahi v. Registrar of Co-op. Societies & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a valid nominee under Section 79 of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act, 1983, including a married daughter, is entitled to mandatory transfer of the deceased member's cooperative society share, independent of succession claims by other heirs.
Babita Badasaria v. Patna Municipal Corporation
The Supreme Court upheld demolition of unauthorized construction exceeding sanctioned plans, rejected regularization proposals, and directed enhanced compensation and strict enforcement of eviction and demolition orders.
BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. N. JAYAMMA
The Supreme Court held that a sale of land after acquisition vests title in the Government, possession must be actual and hostile for 12 years to claim adverse possession, and the respondent failed to prove such possession, resulting in dismissal of her suit.
Employees State Insurance Corporation v. A.K. Abdul Samad & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that under Section 85(a)(i)(b) of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, the fine of Rs.5000 is mandatory and courts have no discretion to impose a lesser fine, limiting judicial discretion only to reducing imprisonment terms.
M/S. ANSAL HOUSING AND CONSTRUCJTION LIMITED v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
The Supreme Court held that stamp duty disputes under the Indian Stamp Act must be adjudicated by the competent authority and set aside the High Court's decision imposing full stamp duty on a tripartite agreement, directing the parties to approach the statutory authority for determination.
Commissioner of Income Tax v. M/S. Meghalaya Steels Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that government subsidies reimbursing costs directly related to manufacture or sale constitute profits and gains derived from business under Sections 80-IB and 80-IC of the Income Tax Act, allowing corresponding deductions.
Balwan Singh & Ors. v. Land Acquisition Collector & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that landowners dispossessed prior to notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 are entitled to 15% per annum interest as damages for use and occupation on the compensation amount fixed by the Reference Court.
Shakuntala Yadav v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that physical possession is necessary to deny release of land under the Land Acquisition Act and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of release claims for Lal Dora land.
Pratibha Ramesh Patel v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition under Article 32 as an abuse of process since an identical petition under Article 226 was pending before the High Court, without deciding on the constitutional validity of the challenged amendments.
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. N.K. BYJUMON
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court's judgment, remitting the matter for fresh hearing due to delay caused by the appellant's employee's negligence and directed costs accordingly.
State of Kerala v. P.B. Sourabhan & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the State Police Chief has the authority to appoint a superior police officer to investigate cases beyond the officer's territorial jurisdiction, overruling the High Court's restrictive interpretation of Section 36 Cr.P.C.