Supreme Court of India
18,587 judgments
Raj Kumar v. Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 in lieu of reinstatement for an employee with intermittent service from 1984 to 1993, allowing the appeal and directing payment within six weeks.
M/S KARNATAKA POWER TRANS.CORP.LTD v. M/S SOUTH INDIAN SUGAR MILLS ASS
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as infructuous due to sale of the disputed machinery and upheld the remand order by the Appellate Tribunal, rejecting objections on maintainability of cross objections.
Madhukanta M. Chinchani v. Special Land Acquisition Officer
The Supreme Court held that appellants are entitled to compensation at Rs. 130 per square meter for their land with road frontage, applying the principle of parity with adjoining lands.
Dhiren Dave v. M/s. Surat Dyes & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside contempt and prosecution proceedings against a Company Secretary who tendered an unconditional apology for unintentional wrong averments in court affidavits.
The Kelvin Jute Co. Ltd. v. Krishna Kumar Agarwala
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's order directing payment of provident fund dues despite the merger of the company, granting a further three months for compliance.
Satish Kumar v. Karan Singh
The Supreme Court held that a decree for specific performance cannot be granted on a conditional agreement involving a non-transferable DDA plot, setting aside the lower courts' decrees and ordering refund with interest.
VENKATESH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. KARNATAKA VIDYUTH KARKHANE LIMITED
The Supreme Court restored the trial court's decree awarding compensation for extra construction work done due to changed site conditions, rejecting the High Court's reliance on contractual clause requiring prior written consent.
Union of India & Anr. v. HBL Nife Power Systems Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that procurement of critical defence items like submarine batteries must follow the Government's DGQA-supervised development policy and set aside the High Court's order directing open tendering.
State of Rajasthan v. Gotan Lime Stone Khanji Udyog Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a disguised sale of mining lease via corporate restructuring and share transfer without statutory consent is void, applying the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil to uphold public interest.
M/S. J.K. CEMENT LIMITED v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
The Supreme Court disposed of the special leave petition filed by M/s. J.K. Cement Limited by referring to its judgment in a related civil appeal involving the State of Rajasthan.
JAGATJIT INDUSTRIES LIMITED v. THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY APPELLATE BOARD
The Supreme Court held that a trademark registration issued before the expiry of a validly extended opposition period is invalid and that the Registrar's suo motu powers to rectify the register under Section 57(4) are not barred by Section 125 when the applicant for rectification is not a party to the infringement suit.
IRA BASU CHOWDHURY v. CALCUTTA METROPOLITAN DEV.AUTH.
The Supreme Court directed the Reference Court to reconsider land value fixation with proper notice to the Requisitioning Authority, allowing the appeal and ensuring procedural fairness.
Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for the brutal rape and murder of a 2-year-old child, affirming the reliability of DNA evidence and applying the 'rarest of rare' doctrine.
Parveen v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and mandatory minimum seven-year sentence under Section 398 IPC for armed dacoity, dismissing the appeal challenging the sentence.
State of Gujarat v. Shree Ratnakar Enterprise
The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal, holding that delay and laches barred the respondent's claim for land allotment for salt production after establishment of a Special Economic Zone.
BOBBILI RAMAKRISHNA RAJU YADAV & ORS. v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
The Supreme Court quashed proceedings under Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against appellants 2 to 6 for lack of specific allegations of entrustment and failure to return dowry, while upholding the independence of such proceedings from other dowry-related offences.
NANKAUNOO v. STATE OF U.P.
The Supreme Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder where the injury was on a non-vital part without medical proof of its sufficiency to cause death.
National Highways Authority of India v. M/S NCC- KNR (JV)
The Supreme Court held that the respondent must pay 12% interest on the amount withdrawn under an arbitral award later set aside, from the date of withdrawal till repayment.
Eastern Coalfields Ltd v. Misri Yadav
The Supreme Court granted continuity of service and partial back wages to a reinstated workman dismissed for misconduct, clarifying the limits of Industrial Tribunal's jurisdiction on punishment substitution.
M/s Metal Seam Co. of India (P) Ltd. v. M/s Avadh Delicacies
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, upheld cancellation of allotment to Surya Chemicals, set aside the appellant's allotment for lack of public auction, and directed fresh allotment through transparent tender process.