Supreme Court of India
18,257 judgments
R. Unnikrishnan v. V.K. Mahanudevan
The Supreme Court held that a final judicial order granting Scheduled Caste status cannot be reopened and that benefits accrued prior to a 2007 amendment excluding certain groups from Scheduled Castes must be protected.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shamsher Singh Puri
Employees opting for voluntary retirement under the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme 2004 with minimum ten years of service are entitled to pension under the General Insurance (Employees) Pension Scheme 1995, as the term 'retirement' must be interpreted contextually to include such cases.
Tej Singh v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court clarified that courts can exercise power under Section 319 Cr.P.C. to add accused persons only during inquiry or trial based on evidence adduced before the court, not at pre-trial stages or on mere investigation materials.
Major General H.M. Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that denial of promotion to a senior eligible officer on extension of service was arbitrary and directed his promotion with consequential benefits.
Sadashiv Prasad Singh v. Harendar Singh
The Supreme Court held that a bona fide third-party auction purchaser's rights in a court-ordered sale are protected and cannot be set aside for procedural lapses if the objector abandons proceedings and fails to pursue statutory remedies.
State of Gujarat v. Kishanbhai
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a child rape and murder case due to serious lapses in investigation and prosecution, emphasizing the necessity of a complete chain of circumstantial evidence for conviction.
Krishna Kanta Majhi & Ors. v. State of West Bengal and others
The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioners' plea to be accommodated in their preferred subjects without disturbing existing admissions granted to respondents.
Union of India v. Vasavi Co-op. Housing Society Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a plaintiff must prove title on the strength of their own case in a suit for declaration of title and possession, and set aside lower court judgments for failure to establish such title over disputed land claimed under conflicting revenue records and family settlement deeds.
Keshar Bai v. Chhunulal
The Supreme Court held that denial of landlord's title by a tenant is a valid ground for eviction under Section 12(1)(c) of the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961, restoring the eviction decree set aside by the High Court.
Donthula Ravindranath @ Ravinder Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder under section 302 IPC to dowry death under section 304B IPC, emphasizing the applicability of legal fiction where death occurs within seven years of marriage with dowry harassment.
Nandlal Wasudeo Badwaik v. Lata Nandlal Badwaik & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that scientifically accurate DNA evidence excluding paternity prevails over the conclusive legal presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Evidence Act, relieving the husband from maintenance liability for the child.
State (NCT of Delhi) v. Narender
The Supreme Court held that courts have no jurisdiction to order release of vehicles seized under the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, as the Act exclusively empowers the Deputy Commissioner to confiscate or release such property.
Bhadregowda v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court altered a murder conviction to attempt to murder where death by shock was not conclusively linked to the accused's injuries, sentencing the appellant to 10 years imprisonment under Section 307 IPC.
Kichha Sugar Company Limited v. Tarai Chini Mill Majdoor Union, Uttarkhand
The Supreme Court held that overtime wages and leave encashment are excluded from 'basic wages' for calculating Hill Development Allowance, setting aside prior awards to the contrary.
State of Tamil Nadu v. N. Suresh Rajan; State Rep. by Deputy Supdt. of Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption v. K. Ponmudi
The Supreme Court held that at the discharge stage, courts must apply the prima facie test without weighing evidence and set aside High Court orders discharging accused Ministers charged with disproportionate assets.
Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the Podhu Dikshitars' fundamental right under Article 26 to administer the Sri Sabhanayagar Temple, held that the earlier High Court judgment operates as res judicata, and invalidated the appointment of an Executive Officer without prescribed rules under the Act 1959.
T.S. Shylaja v. Oriental Insurance Co.
The Supreme Court held that appeals under Section 30(1) of the Employees Compensation Act require a substantial question of law and restored the Commissioner’s compensation award, rejecting the High Court’s reappraisal of facts.
Ishwar Chandra Jayaswal v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that removal from service for accepting small sums of money was disproportionate and modified the penalty to compulsory retirement with retiral benefits.
Shivshankar Gurgar v. Dilip
The Supreme Court held that a compromise decree providing for eviction on default in rent payment is enforceable and Section 13 protection does not apply during execution proceedings.
Praful Manohar Rele v. Krishnabai Narayan Ghosalkar
The Supreme Court held that a plaintiff may plead alternative claims of license and tenancy in a possession suit, and the High Court erred in disallowing relief on the primary case due to alleged contradiction in pleadings.