Supreme Court of India
16,793 judgments
T. N. Raghupathy v. High Court of Karnataka
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's interim order denying locus standi and directed it to consider the appellant's public interest writ petition on the designation of senior advocates under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961.
S. Seshachalam & Ors. v. Chairman, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Ors.; The Elder Lawyers’ Association & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of excluding retired advocates receiving pension from lump sum welfare benefits under Advocates’ Welfare Fund Acts, holding the classification reasonable and not violative of Article 14.
Vijay Pal Singh and others v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 304B IPC for dowry death against two appellants while setting aside convictions against two others due to insufficient evidence, clarifying the interplay between Sections 302 and 304B IPC and the scope of appellate interference in acquittal cases.
Harish Kumar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court set aside the dowry death conviction based on a credible dying declaration indicating accidental death but upheld the cruelty conviction under Section 498A IPC.
K.K. Sharma v. High Court of Delhi
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's limited remedial scheme correcting delayed promotions of Junior Translators, balancing legal rights and equity without disturbing incumbents' seniority.
S. Dinesh Kumar v. State Tr. Inspector & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a tax inspector for accepting a bribe, affirming that recovery of bribe and credible explanation are key to proving corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Ajay Kumar Pal v. Union of India and Another
The Supreme Court commuted a death sentence to life imprisonment due to inordinate delay in disposal of the Mercy Petition and unlawful prolonged solitary confinement, affirming the prisoner's fundamental rights under Article 21.
M/s. Nova Ads v. Metropolitan Transport Corporation
The Supreme Court held that only the Chennai Corporation has statutory authority over bus shelters under the Municipal Corporation Act, invalidating MTCL's unauthorized agreements and emphasizing strict adherence to statutory powers.
Mukesh Kumar v. State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh)
The Supreme Court reduced the sentence of rigorous imprisonment awarded under NDPS Act to the period already served by the appellant and ordered his release.
Collector of Land Acquisition & Ors. v. M/s. Andaman Timber Industries
The Supreme Court held that a licensee under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Regulation is not entitled to compensation as an interested person under the Land Acquisition Act and that errors in its judgments must be corrected by review petitions, not modification applications.
Velaxan Kumar v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings under the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894 lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if an award was made over five years before the 2013 Act's commencement and neither possession was taken by due process nor compensation paid.
Sri Prabin Ram Phukan & Anr. v. State of Assam & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that an auction sale of land for recovery of land revenue arrears without proper notice, publicity, and prior attachment of moveables is illegal and violated constitutional property rights, setting aside the sale and restoring the land to appellants.
Chandana Das v. State of West Bengal; Sukhbinder Kaur v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court held that Khalsa Girls High School is a linguistic minority institution entitled under Article 30(1) to appoint its own qualified teachers without following the general appointment rules, and directed approval of the appellants' appointments with arrears.
State of M.P. v. Khuman Singh
The Supreme Court held that the High Court cannot direct release of a prisoner on probation against the competent authority’s decision and must remit the matter for fresh consideration in accordance with law.
BALURAM v. P. CHELLATHANGAM & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that a Trust beneficiary is a proper party to a suit for specific performance involving Trust property and upheld the trial Court's order impleading the beneficiary under Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPC.
Shlok Bhardwaj v. Runika Bhardwaj & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction by setting aside an acquittal without perversity and ignoring a mutual consent divorce settlement, thereby restoring the acquittal of the appellant.
M/S PEE VEE TEXTILES LTD. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
The Supreme Court upheld the State Government's reference of an industrial dispute on variable dearness allowance to the Industrial Tribunal, rejecting the employer's challenge based on a subsisting settlement.
G.M. (OPERATIONS) S.B.I & ANR v. R. PERIYASAMY
The Supreme Court held that courts should not reappreciate evidence in departmental enquiries and upheld the dismissal of a bank officer for cash shortage based on the preponderance of probabilities standard.
Kunwarpal @ Surajpal & Ors. v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder, holding that non-mention of witnesses in the FIR does not affect their credibility and the evidence sufficiently proves guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Uma Shankar Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder under Sections 302 and 149 IPC, rejecting the parity argument despite acquittal of some co-accused, affirming that individual culpability must be assessed on evidence.