Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld its constitutional jurisdiction to regulate illegal mining in Karnataka, endorsing the Central Empowered Committee's recommendations and directing implementation of environmental and rehabilitative measures to protect fundamental rights and natural resources.
Rattiram & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh; Satyanarayan & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that non-compliance with committal procedure under the SC/ST Act does not vitiate trial and upheld convictions of accused who shared the common object of assault under Section 149 IPC, while acquitting others due to insufficient evidence.
SASI v. STATE OF KERALA
The Supreme Court set aside the appellant's conviction under the Kerala Forest Act, holding that acquittal of co-accused negates independent conviction without separate evidence.
Mariappan v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction, holding that the appellant failed to prove insanity at the time of the offence under Section 84 IPC.
Hansa v. Deep Shankar Roy
The Supreme Court held that unregistered letters of intent with conditions do not create enforceable sale agreements under the Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, and bonafide subsequent buyers without notice prevail over prior unregistered claims.
Sahib Hussain @ Sahib Jan v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for five murders based on circumstantial evidence and affirmed the commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment with a 20-year minimum imprisonment term without remission.
U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD v. OM PRAKASH SHARMA
The Supreme Court held that a highest bidder in a public auction acquires no vested right without acceptance by the competent authority and dismissed the suit for lack of concluded contract and non-compliance with mandatory statutory notice.
S. Malla Reddy v. M/s. Future Builders Co-operative Housing Society
The Supreme Court held that defendants cannot withdraw admissions made in an earlier written statement by filing a fresh or amended statement after trial commencement, and successive applications for the same relief constitute abuse of process.
Mashyak Grihnirman Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit v. Usman Habib Dhuka
The Supreme Court held that a belated amendment to challenge a conveyance deed known at the time of suit filing can be refused if due diligence is not shown, restoring the trial court's dismissal of the amendment application.
Hazara Singh v. Raj Kumar
The Supreme Court restored the trial court's sentence under Section 307 IPC, holding that the High Court erred in reducing the sentence based on irrelevant grounds such as trial delay and potential enmity revival.
Jehal Tanti v. Nageshwar Singh
The Supreme Court held that a sale deed executed in violation of a valid interim injunction is unlawful and remitted the second appeal for fresh consideration of substantial questions of law.
Jatya Pal Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that VSNL/Tata Communications Limited is not a State or public authority under Article 12 and does not perform public functions, thus writ petitions challenging employee terminations are not maintainable.
Annapurna v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court upheld the life conviction of the appellant for dowry-related murder based on reliable dying declarations and evidence, dismissing the appeal.
Ram Bharosey Lal Gupta v. M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that lease renewal requires strict compliance with notice provisions including to the mortgagee, and without such compliance, the lessee’s holding over is unlawful, entitling the lessor to ejectment despite the Caltex Act.
Harnek Singh v. Pritam Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the invalidity of an alleged adoption due to non-pleading and non-proof of custom permitting adoption of a married person over 15 years, dismissing the plaintiff's challenge to a gift deed executed by the adoptive father.
Safi Mohd. v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under the Official Secrets Act based on valid recovery of secret documents and credible expert opinion, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the evidence and investigation.
Britannia Industries Limited v. Punjab National Bank
The Supreme Court dismissed Britannia Industries' appeal, holding that the purported bill of exchange was not validly accepted by Punjab National Bank, and failure to present the bill to the named acceptor absolved the Bank of liability.
Tata Sky Ltd. v. State of M.P.
The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh Entertainment Duty and Advertisements Tax Act, 1936, does not authorize levy of entertainment tax on DTH broadcasting services, which are chargeable to service tax under the Finance Act, 1994.
Dilip v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for rape of a minor girl below 16 years, holding that consent is irrelevant in such cases and emphasizing the need for sensitive treatment of sexual assault victims.
R.K. JAIN v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.
The Supreme Court upheld the exemption of Annual Confidential Reports and related files from disclosure under RTI Act Section 8(1)(j), emphasizing mandatory compliance with Section 11 procedure and requiring larger public interest to override privacy.