Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Commissioner of Income Tax v. Chhabil Dass Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in entertaining a writ petition challenging reassessment orders under the Income Tax Act when an efficacious statutory remedy of appeal was available and not exhausted.
Harbhajan Kumar v. Collector Land Acquisition & Colonisation Department
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to enhance land acquisition compensation to Rs. 7,25,000 per acre, aligning it with its prior ruling in Ashrafi and Ors. vs. State of Haryana.
The Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy & Others v. M.K. Bawane
The Supreme Court held that re-employed government employees whose sterilization occurred prior to re-employment are not entitled to incentive increments under the government policy promoting small family norms, and set aside the High Court's contrary direction.
Poona Timber Merchants and Saw Mill Owners Association v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that private negotiations do not constitute acquisition under the MRTP Act and that failure to acquire land within statutory time limits results in deemed lapsing of reservation.
Jitendra Kumar Khan and others v. The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited and others
The Supreme Court upheld the allowance of an amendment pleading equitable set-off distinct from legal set-off, emphasizing the discretionary nature of equitable set-off arising from the same transaction or connected circumstances.
MGB GRAMIN BANK v. CHAKRAWARTI SINGH
The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment is not a vested right and pending applications must be considered under the new scheme in force, setting aside the High Court's direction for appointment under the old scheme.
Nihal Singh & Others v. State of Punjab & Others
The Supreme Court held that Special Police Officers appointed under statutory authority have a master-servant relationship with the State and directed their regularization despite absence of sanctioned posts, distinguishing the case from irregular appointments in Umadevi.
J & K Institute of Management Public Administration and Rural Development v. Renu Bala
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by rewriting Recruitment Rules and restored the quashing of a tainted selection, directing appointments strictly according to existing rules.
Bakhshish Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld life convictions for murder and conspiracy, affirming that credible eyewitness identification and strong circumstantial evidence can establish guilt despite minor contradictions and physical absence of the conspirator.
Tara v. Basant and Co.
The Supreme Court held that an amendment to a plaint cannot be refused merely because it ousts the trial court's pecuniary jurisdiction and directed expeditious disposal of the suit.
Sham Lal v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that arbitrary classification of constructions for exemption from land acquisition violates Article 14 and quashed the State Government's order modifying the Trust's resolution, directing exclusion of appellants' land except for the ring road.
Rajeswari by LRs v. The Official Assignee
The Supreme Court held that the Official Assignee's report confirming possession and payment entitles the claimant to execution of the sale deed, overruling the High Court's reliance on a conflicting Advocate Commissioner report.
T. Gayatri Devi v. Tallepaneni Sreekanth
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer of divorce proceedings to the wife's place of employment, holding that trial location causing professional hardship justifies transfer despite her financial independence.
The Financial Commissioner (Revenue) and Secretary, Punjab & Ors. v. Gurkirpal Singh
The Supreme Court held that once possession of land is taken under Section 16 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the State cannot validly denotify the land under Section 48, dismissing the State's appeal.
Tek Ram v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Faridabad
The Supreme Court remanded the income tax appeal to the High Court for fresh disposal after accepting new documents filed by the appellant that were not previously considered.
Orissa Power Transmission Corporation Limited v. Asian School of Business Management Trust
The Supreme Court held that a transmission scheme validly notified under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 cannot be challenged by a landowner who purchased land post-notification without objections, and set aside the High Court's order directing re-alignment of transmission lines.
Dharmendra Kirthal v. State of U.P. and another
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 12 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, ruling that prioritizing trials before Special Courts does not violate fundamental rights to speedy and fair trial or equality under the Constitution.
Sachin Pawar & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors
The Supreme Court quashed a kidnapping complaint and set aside protective conditions imposed by the High Court in a case involving a voluntary inter-religious marriage between consenting adults.
Ramchandra v. Regional Manager United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that compensation to an employee injured due to driver’s negligence is not limited to Workmen’s Compensation Act amounts and directed the insurer to pay full compensation unless the policy excludes higher liability due to non-payment of additional premium.
S. Periammal v. Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's condition requiring a Rs. 20 lakh deposit for anticipatory bail, holding that such a monetary condition improperly converts a criminal proceeding into a recovery proceeding.