Supreme Court of India
18,244 judgments
Vijoy Kumar Pandey v. Arvind Kumar Rai
The Supreme Court held that a candidate cannot claim appointment based on a non-published selection panel, setting aside the High Court's direction to appoint and affirming that publication of the panel is essential to confer any right to appointment.
Nasib Kaur v. Dulari Singh
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reversing concurrent findings of fact on ownership and possession without identifying a substantial question of law, and restored the trial and first appellate courts' dismissal of the plaintiff's suits.
The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation v. Subhash Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society Jaipur
The Supreme Court held that an agreement to sell land after Section 4 notification is void, denied relief to the society for release of acquired land on grounds of discrimination without proper factual foundation, and set aside the High Court order directing release of land.
The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation v. Diamond and Gem Development Corporation Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that RIICO validly cancelled the lease for non-completion of development, was under no obligation to provide access road under the 'as-is-where-is' lease, and that contractual disputes cannot be enforced via writ jurisdiction, setting aside the High Court's order restoring possession and directing road provision.
Bhimandas Ambwani v. Delhi Power Company Limited
The Supreme Court held that successive land acquisition notifications supersede earlier ones, invalidating lapsed proceedings, and directed fresh acquisition with compensation where appellants were dispossessed without valid legal process.
Pankaj Garg v. Meenu Garg & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that a non-speaking order by the High Court setting aside lower courts' findings is invalid and remanded the matter for fresh disposal with reasons and hearing.
VISVA BHARATI v. SHRI BAIDYA NATH SAHA
The Supreme Court allowed the University's appeal and set aside the High Court's appointment directions due to a material change in the nature of the post, rendering the earlier orders unenforceable.
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education and another v. Shant Kumar Agrawal
The Supreme Court held that an employee cannot rely on a date of birth recorded based on a reversed judicial decree to continue in service beyond superannuation and upheld his retirement after due process.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat v. Subhash Baloda
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of awarding interview marks for certificates as part of the total interview score in public recruitment, rejecting the High Court's interference as arbitrary and beyond judicial review.
Balbir Singh Bedi v. State of Punjab & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of merit benchmarks in seniority-cum-merit promotions and dismissed the appellant's claim for promotion due to failure to meet the minimum merit criteria.
Stephanie Joan Becker v. State
The Supreme Court allowed a foreign single prospective adoptive parent's appeal, recognizing CARA's age relaxation and granting guardianship and adoption of an Indian child in the best interest of the child.
Gopal Singh v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 324 IPC but reduced the sentence to one year rigorous imprisonment, emphasizing that non-recovery of the weapon does not vitiate prosecution if credible evidence exists and sentencing must be proportionate and just.
Development Authority v. Brijesh Reddy
Civil courts lack jurisdiction to entertain suits for injunction against possession of land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, and such suits are barred, with remedy lying only before constitutional courts.
Ponnappan v. State of Kerala & Anr.
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to enhance compensation for land acquisition beyond the High Court award based on the unique facts of the case.
Raj Kumar Luthra & Anr. v. State of Punjab & Anr.
The Supreme Court stayed and made absolute an interim High Court order directing deposit of Rs. 15 lakhs by appellants, protecting them from arrest pending further proceedings.
Atmaram s/o Raysingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court overturned the appellant's conviction for abetment of suicide and cruelty under Sections 306 and 498A IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove wilful cruelty sufficient to attract the presumption under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act.
M/s. Kalinga Mining Corporation v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the grant of mining lease to the legal heirs of a deceased applicant, rejecting challenges based on res judicata and natural justice, and affirmed limited judicial review of administrative decisions.
Lakshmi alias Bhagyalakshmi and Anr. v. E.Jayaram by Lr.
The Supreme Court restored the interim injunction protecting plaintiffs' possession of disputed property, holding that possession can be protected pending trial despite title disputes and procedural objections.
Gurvail Singh @ Gala & Another v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of appellants convicted for quadruple murder to life imprisonment with a minimum of thirty years, emphasizing the proper application of the "rarest of rare" test and mitigating factors such as age and potential for reform.
Vijay v. Laxman & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that the presumption of a lawful debt was successfully rebutted by evidence showing the cheque was issued as security and not for repayment of a loan.