Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
A. Srimannarayana v. Dasari Santakumari
The Supreme Court upheld that prior expert opinion is not mandatory for registering medical negligence complaints in consumer forums, overruling the earlier Martin F. D’Souza judgment.
C.N. Paramsivan v. Sunrise Plaza TR. Partner
The Supreme Court upheld that non-compliance with mandatory deposit requirements under Rule 57 of the Income Tax Rules renders an auction sale under the RDDB Act illegal and void, dismissing the appeal against the High Court's order setting aside the sale.
State represented by Inspector of Police, Chennai v. N.S. Gnaneswaran
The Supreme Court held that non-compliance with the mandatory requirement of supplying a copy of the FIR under Section 154(2) Cr.P.C. is directory and does not vitiate the FIR or investigation in absence of prejudice, allowing the appeal and setting aside the High Court's quashing order.
Ashok Kumar Sharma v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court held that strict compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act is mandatory, requiring the accused to be informed of his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, and non-compliance vitiates the conviction.
Udai Shankar Awasthi v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 403 and 406 IPC as barred by limitation and an abuse of process, holding the offence was not continuing and a second complaint after dismissal on merits was not maintainable.
Anuja Prabhudessai v. State of Goa
The Supreme Court set aside adverse High Court observations affecting a judicial officer's career made during contempt proceedings discharge, emphasizing protection of judicial careers from prejudicial remarks without proper adjudication.
Navdeep Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and sentence under the NDPS Act, ruling that amended sentencing provisions do not apply retrospectively and that the search conducted complied with statutory requirements.
Board of Trustees of Port of Kandla v. Hargovind Jasraj
The Supreme Court held that the termination of the lease by the Port Trust was valid and the suit challenging it filed after nearly 18 years was barred by limitation, leading to dismissal of the suit.
Kavi Raj v. State of J&K
The Supreme Court held that Assistant Surgeons appointed to the Directorate of Health Services and posted at Government Medical College Jammu were on deputation, validating their reversion to the parent department and affirming the High Court's decision.
Rishipal v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of the appellant for murder due to insufficient circumstantial evidence and absence of corpus delicti, affirming that suspicion alone cannot sustain a conviction.
Venkatesha v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and related offences based on corroborated approver testimony, forensic and medical evidence, and established motive.
Subhash Chand v. State (Delhi Administration)
The Supreme Court held that appeals against acquittal orders in complaint cases lie exclusively to the High Court under Section 378(4) of the CrPC and not to the Sessions Court under Section 378(1)(a).
State of Bihar and Others v. Nirmal Kumar Gupta
The Supreme Court held that under Bihar Excise Rules, licence fee liability arises from the date of settlement of excise shops, not from licence issuance, and condonation of delayed advance payment is impermissible.
Pattarvayal Kanakan v. State of Kerala
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder based on credible eyewitness and medical evidence, dismissing his appeal.
M/s. Gian Chand & Brothers and Another v. Rattan Lal @ Rattan Singh
The Supreme Court held that plaintiffs proved the defendant's signatures and books of accounts sufficiently without a handwriting expert, and that the High Court erred in setting aside the lower courts' decrees for recovery of money.
Municipal Corporation Rajasthan v. Sanjeev Sachdeva
The Supreme Court held that the amended Section 173-A of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act empowers the State Government to levy valid conversion charges for change of land use, overruling prior interpretations of the un-amended provision.
Nand Kishore Mishra v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that injury sustained while on duty qualifies as active service under the Army Act and directed grant of commission to a candidate denied on medical grounds.
The Secretary, Kerala Public Service Commission v. Sheeja P.R.
The Supreme Court held that the supplementary list prepared by the Kerala Public Service Commission cannot be operated after the main rank list is exhausted, thereby setting aside the High Court's direction to appoint from the supplementary list.
Hardevinder Singh v. Paramjit Singh
The Supreme Court held that a person prejudicially affected by a decree is entitled to file a second appeal under Section 100 CPC, allowing defendant No. 5's appeal against the High Court's dismissal on maintainability grounds.
Registrar of Jadavpur University v. Arindam Dutta Gupta
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s direction for admission without considering the applicable Government Orders and Circulars regulating professional college admissions.