Supreme Court of India
16,355 judgments
K.B. Ramachandra Raje Urs v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court invalidated land acquisition under the City of Mysore Improvement Act, 1903 due to procedural non-compliance but allowed partial retention of land by the allottee considering equitable factors and directed compensation to rightful owners.
Bimla Devi v. Rajesh Singh & Anr
The Supreme Court upheld life sentences for four accused in a double murder family feud case, acquitted one accused due to lack of evidence, and declined to impose the death penalty, emphasizing benefit of doubt and procedural fairness.
Narender Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court upheld convictions based on a reliable dying declaration recorded despite minor procedural defects, rejecting alibi and false implication pleas in a custodial burning death case.
State of Maharashtra v. Hemant Kawadu Chauriwal
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a murder and cruelty case due to unreliable dying declaration, inadequate proof of letters, and defective investigation.
Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the executive, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, must finalize the Memorandum of Procedure for judicial appointments, incorporating transparency and accountability measures, while the Court provided broad guidelines to improve the collegium system.
State of Punjab v. Bittu & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a murder case due to failure of prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt based on incomplete and doubtful circumstantial evidence.
Gian Chand v. Gurlabh Singh
The Supreme Court held the bus driver and owner liable for rash and negligent driving causing death in an accident, awarding enhanced compensation to the claimants and setting aside prior findings of no liability.
LAL SHAH BABA DARGAH TRUST v. MAGNUM DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court held that the single member Waqf Tribunal retains jurisdiction over waqf property disputes until a three member Tribunal is constituted by the State Government, rejecting the High Court's order transferring jurisdiction to civil courts.
Dr. Janet Jeyapaul v. SRM University
The Supreme Court held that a deemed university performing public functions is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226, allowing the appellant's writ petition to be maintainable and remanding the matter for merits consideration.
M/S MASTER TOURS AND TRAVELS v. THE CHAIRMAN, SHRI AMARNATH JI SHRINE BOARD
The Supreme Court held that a clause providing for final decision by a designated official is not an arbitration clause and directed the dispute to be resolved by the Chief Executive Officer within a time frame.
Commissioner of Central Excise, Mysore v. M/S. TVS Motors Company Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that pre-delivery inspection and free after sales service charges incurred by dealers but not recovered from them by manufacturers are not includible in the assessable value for excise duty under amended Section 4 of the Central Excise Act.
M/S GUJARAT INDUSTRIES & ORS v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE-I
The Supreme Court held that cold-rolling of hot-rolled stainless steel strips amounts to manufacture attracting central excise duty and upheld the extended limitation period for duty recovery.
Calcutta Stock Exchange v. BLB Limited
The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's appeal seeking to summon irrelevant documents in a recovery suit, affirming that civil courts should not entertain collateral investigations and emphasizing the necessity of document relevance under Order XVI Rule 1 CPC.
Shakti Kumar Gupta v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and another
The Supreme Court upheld the premature retirement of a judicial officer despite setting aside an adverse Annual Confidential Report based solely on non-submission of a self-assessment report, emphasizing the discretionary power of the High Court to retire officers in public interest.
Rajbala & Others v. State of Haryana & Others
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of educational and other disqualifications for contesting Panchayat elections under the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, affirming the State Legislature's competence to prescribe reasonable qualifications consistent with Article 14.
Nanuram Mohanlal Varma v. Divisional Controller
The Supreme Court directed the appellant to return 50% of back wages to the respondent within four weeks without interest, imposing 6% interest if delayed, thereby partially allowing the appeal.
Bipinchandra Gamanlal Chokshi v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court held that a detenu released immediately after Emergency revocation retains the right to challenge his detention order, allowing such challenge despite prior non-action during Emergency, and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.
Mahendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan; Ram Singh v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court set aside Ram Singh's conviction due to lack of eyewitness evidence and granted Mahendra Singh the benefit of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, modifying his sentence while maintaining conviction.
Shobha Ram Raturi v. Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited
The Supreme Court held that an employee whose premature retirement was quashed is entitled to back wages for the period restrained from work, rejecting the employer's plea of "no work, no pay."
Premium Global Securities Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that transferring stock exchange membership to a subsidiary company to comply with SEBI regulations constitutes compulsion of law, entitling the appellant to fee continuity benefits.