Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
NATIONAL AGR.CO-OP. M.F.O.I.LTD. (NAFED) v. M/S. EARTHTECH ENTERPRISES LTD
The Supreme Court restored the Single Judge's order upholding an interim arbitral award directing payment based on earlier binding judicial findings of liability, setting aside the Division Bench's contrary order.
Bhupendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for dowry death despite absence of viscera report and clarified that Sections 304-B and 306 IPC are not mutually exclusive and can be applied concurrently.
Ganpath Singh Gangaram Singh Rajput v. Gulbarga University
The Supreme Court held that a Master's degree in Mathematics is not a relevant qualification for appointment as Lecturer in MCA, quashing the appointment and affirming judicial review over expert academic decisions on eligibility.
U.T. CHANDIGARH & ORS. v. GURCHARAN SINGH & ANR.
The Supreme Court upheld the employer's pay re-fixation of a re-employed ex-serviceman clerk, ruling that pension benefits preclude counting past service for pay fixation and allowing recovery of excess salary paid due to initial error.
Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha v. Dhobei Sahoo
The Supreme Court held that the temporary entrustment of CEO functions to the Chairman of CESU was lawful under the Electricity Act and Scheme, quashing the High Court's order invalidating the appointment and directing recovery of honorarium.
GIRISH BHUSHAN GOYAL v. B.H.E.L. & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that dismissal for negligence shortly before retirement is disproportionate and restored the appellant's pensionary benefits, modifying punishment to a minor penalty.
Asha & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants in a dowry death case due to lack of cogent evidence proving cruelty or dowry demand as required under Section 304B IPC.
Radhakrishna and another v. Gokul and others
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation to Rs.7,00,000 for the parents of a deceased engineering student killed in a motor accident, applying the multiplier method and principles of future prospects under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Rajeev Kumar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction under Section 304B IPC for dowry death due to lack of proof of cruelty related to dowry demand but convicted the appellant under Sections 498A and 306 IPC for cruelty and abetment of suicide.
State of Rajasthan v. Balveer @ Balli
The Supreme Court reinstated convictions for rape and murder based on corroborated approver testimony but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment, clarifying the law on approvers and corroboration.
T.S.R. Subramanian v. Union of India
The Supreme Court directed the constitution of Civil Service Boards of senior officers, mandated fixed tenure and recording of instructions for civil servants, while declining to create an independent statutory Civil Service Board without legislative sanction.
Jagdish Singh v. Heeralal and others
The Supreme Court held that civil courts have no jurisdiction to entertain suits challenging enforcement measures under the SARFAESI Act, and such disputes must be adjudicated exclusively by the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
MAK Data P. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax-II
The Supreme Court held that surrender of income after detection without satisfactory explanation attracts penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, dismissing the assessee's appeal.
Ch. cum Man. Director Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd. v. Rabindranath Choubey
The Supreme Court admitted the appeal to consider whether gratuity can be withheld after retirement due to pending disciplinary proceedings, directing a larger Bench to resolve the conflict between statutory gratuity rights and non-statutory service rules.
State of Bihar & Anr. v. Lalu Singh
The Supreme Court held that an Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department, being superior in rank and entrusted with investigation, is competent to submit the charge-sheet under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
AVK Traders v. Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited
The Supreme Court held that on dissolution of a two-partner firm due to death of one partner and refusal of legal heirs to continue, the surviving partner can continue the suit as a sole proprietor by amending the plaint under Order XXII Rule 10 CPC.
Manish Trivedi v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court held that a Municipal Councillor is a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by virtue of statutory deeming provisions, allowing prosecution for corruption offences.
United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Sunil Kumar & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that compensation claims under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act are governed by the no-fault liability principle and referred conflicting issues for a larger Bench.
State of Orissa v. Kanhu Charan Majhi
The Supreme Court held that the Governor's power to review departmental orders must be exercised within a reasonable time, invalidated a five-year delayed review, and dismissed the State's appeal against the employee.
Sukumar De v. Bimalaauddy & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's discretionary order granting judgment debtors an opportunity to deposit the decretal amount to set aside an auction sale, dismissing the petitioners' challenge.