Supreme Court of India
16,793 judgments
Santosh Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC where the appellant deliberately set his wife on fire, rejecting the defence of accidental fire and mitigating circumstances.
Makhan Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction under Section 15 of the NDPS Act due to failure to prove nexus between accused and vehicle from which contraband was seized and improper reliance on official witnesses alone.
Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. The Registrar, Supreme Court of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the exemption of personal medical expense details of Supreme Court judges from disclosure under the RTI Act, emphasizing privacy over disclosure absent larger public interest.
ONGC LTD. v. PETROLEUM COAL LABOUR UNION & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's award directing ONGC to regularise workmen employed on temporary basis, holding that irregular appointments can be regularised to remedy unfair labour practices without violating Article 14.
Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 18 of the NDPS Act for possession of opium as a continuing offence, clarifying the concept of possession and procedural compliance requirements.
Monju Roy & Ors. v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court set aside the dowry death convictions of the husband's siblings due to lack of specific evidence of harassment, emphasizing careful scrutiny of omnibus allegations under Section 304B IPC.
H. Lakshmaiah Reddy v. L. Venkatesh Reddy
The Supreme Court held that mutation entries do not affect title and restored the lower appellate court's decree recognizing equal ownership of the suit property between the plaintiff and first defendant as class-I heirs.
Ashapura Mine-Chem Ltd. v. Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
The Supreme Court held that an arbitration clause in a terminated MoU is an independent and enforceable agreement, allowing appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Gauri Shanker v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court restored the Labour Court's award of reinstatement with back wages to a workman illegally retrenched in violation of mandatory provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, setting aside the High Court's interference and compensation in lieu of reinstatement.
CONTROL PRINT LIMITED & ANR v. NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU & ORS
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging seizure of imported controlled substances without NoC, deferring to pending criminal proceedings under the NDPS Act.
Bivash Chandra Debnath v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court reduced the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC, holding that the offence occurred in a sudden fight without premeditation.
Ashwani Kumar v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court upheld convictions based on reliable eyewitness identification corroborated by extra judicial confession, recoveries, and telephonic evidence, while rejecting issue estoppel and acquitting one accused due to insufficient evidence.
Vinay & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for causing grievous injuries with deadly weapons, reduced sentences to time served, and enhanced fines with compensation to victims in a familial assault case.
Central Bank of India v. Jagbir Singh
The Supreme Court held that a financier bank's liability to insure a vehicle ends once the vehicle is delivered to the owner, and set aside consumer forum orders holding the bank liable for compensation due to non-renewal of insurance.
WIPRO LTD v. ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS
The Supreme Court held that a Customs Valuation Rule mandating a fixed 1% addition for handling charges irrespective of actual ascertainable costs is ultra vires the Customs Act and violative of Article 14, allowing the appeal and reading down the proviso to apply only when actual charges are not ascertainable.
CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPOTRATION v. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT
The Supreme Court held that properties situated within Gram Panchayat limits are liable for property tax despite vesting in CIDCO, dismissing the appellant's challenge.
Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the applicability of MCOCA against the appellants in the Malegaon blast case, affirming the denial of bail and clarifying the requirements for invoking MCOCA provisions.
M/S. IVRCL INFRASTRUCTURE & PROJECTS LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CHENNAI
The Supreme Court held that customs duty exemption applies only to the import of a complete hot mix plant, not its components, and dismissed the appellant's claim for exemption.
Gujarat Maritime Board v. G.C. Pandya
The Supreme Court held that while the departmental enquiry and punishment were rightly set aside, the promotion claim must be reconsidered by the employer rather than granted outright retrospectively.
C. Chandrasekaraiah v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a police officer for accepting bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act, affirming the High Court's interference with the Trial Court's acquittal based on proper appreciation of evidence and presumption under Section 20.