Supreme Court of India
16,793 judgments
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.
SODEXO SVC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that Sodexo Meal Vouchers are not 'goods' but represent a service, and thus are not liable to Octroi or Local Body Tax under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act.
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD v. A.P. INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION LTD
The Supreme Court held that LPG and water storage tanks qualify as 'houses' under the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, making them liable to property tax, and dismissed Indian Oil Corporation's challenge to the tax demands.
S.K. Verma v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed the civil appeals but directed an ex-gratia payment to the appellant's widow to settle the dispute and barred future litigation.
Sat Parkash v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Sat Parkash under Section 366-A IPC, holding that inducing a minor to go with intent to force or seduce her to illicit intercourse with another person was not proved, and acquitted him of kidnapping and rape charges.
M/S GUJARAT AMBUJA EXPORTS LTD & ANR. v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ORS
The Supreme Court held that the Uttarakhand State Legislature lacked competence to levy market fee on agricultural produce brought into the market area solely for manufacturing, striking down the relevant provision of the Act as unconstitutional.
Prajwala v. Union of India
The Supreme Court disposed of the writ petition on trafficking after the Government committed to establishing a specialized agency and constituting a Committee to draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation.
Sri Ch. Narasimha Rao v. Land Acquisition Officer, Eluru
The Supreme Court held that limitation for filing Reference Applications under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act begins from the date of final confirmation of acquisition, allowing delayed applications filed promptly after such confirmation.
Ruchika Abbi & Anr. v. State of National Capital Territory of Delhi & Anr.
The Supreme Court directed the Family Court to decide the custody dispute of a minor child on merits within six months, granted temporary custody to the father, and emphasized parental cooperation for the child's welfare.