Supreme Court of India
18,244 judgments
Ayurved Shastra Seva Mandal & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the refusal to grant admission permissions to Indian medical colleges for 2011-12 due to failure to meet minimum standards and rejected late admissions after the academic year had ended.
Md. Faizan Ahmad @ Kalu v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a child abduction case due to lack of credible evidence, emphasizing that suspicion cannot replace proof in criminal convictions.
State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Mr. Justice Ramesh (Retd.)
The Supreme Court dismissed review petitions affirming that under the Gujarat Lokayukta Act, the Chief Justice's opinion has primacy in Lokayukta appointments, distinguishing it from the Karnataka Act where the Chief Minister's advice is primary.
M/S. SHIV STEELS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM
The Supreme Court held that reassessments under Section 21 of the Assam General Sales Tax Act, 1993 are invalid if earlier assessments were time-barred under Section 19, emphasizing strict adherence to limitation provisions in tax law.
Educare Charitable Trust v. Union of India & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of a dental college's application to increase BDS seats due to lack of mandatory recognition at the time of application and affirmed the lawful exercise of discretion by the Central Government.
Markio Tado v. Takam Sorang
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order voiding the appellant's election on booth capturing grounds, holding that impersonation and double voting are distinct from booth capturing and that the High Court erred in disregarding binding precedent and admitting unsupported evidence.
Arikala Narasa Reddy v. Venkata Ram Reddy Reddygari
The Supreme Court held that election disputes must be confined to pleaded issues, invalidated certain disputed votes for identification marks, resulting in a tie resolved by draw of lots, thereby declaring the appellant elected.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY v. U. DINAKAR
The Supreme Court held that a competent authority can lawfully rectify a mistaken pay scale in an appointment letter after due opportunity, rejecting the claim to a higher Central pay scale when appointed by direct recruitment on a State pay scale.
Ramesh Chand v. Suresh Chand
The Supreme Court held that an Agreement to Sell, General Power of Attorney, and Will do not confer title without a registered sale deed and proper proof, dismissing the plaintiff's suit for possession and protecting the bona fide purchaser's rights.
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Mahendra Alias Golu
The Supreme Court held that the respondent's acts went beyond mere preparation and constituted an attempt to commit rape under Section 376(2)(f) read with Section 511 IPC, restoring his conviction and sentence.
Jayaswamy v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for causing grievous hurt but set aside his murder conviction, emphasizing that appellate courts should not disturb acquittals without substantial and compelling reasons.
M/S NORTH EASTERN CHEMICALS INDUSTRIES (P) LTD. v. M/S ASHOK PAPER MILL (ASSAM) LTD.
The Supreme Court held that appeals under the Jogighopa Act are not governed by Article 116 of the Limitation Act, and in absence of prescribed limitation, appeals must be filed within reasonable time, allowing the delayed appeal filed by the appellant.
M/S. AJAR ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED v. SATYANARAYAN SOMANI
The Supreme Court held that renewal of a public lease is discretionary and must be exercised in public interest with transparency, setting aside a flawed lease renewal and conversion to freehold by UDA in favor of a private developer.
Smt Sulekha Rani v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that discharge of an army personnel on medical grounds without an Invalidation Medical Board is illegal and directed grant of family pension treating service as continuing until death.
Delhi Development Authority v. Prithi Pal Singh
The Supreme Court held that actual physical possession is required under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act to deny de-notification and used its constitutional power under Article 142 to settle a decades-old land dispute by allocating part of the land to DDA and the remainder to the respondent.
Sk. Sakkar @ Mannan v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 20 of the NDPS Act for possession of ganja but reduced the sentence to the period already served considering mitigating factors and the law as it stood at the time of the offence.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Sakru Mahagu Binjewar
The Supreme Court upheld convictions for brutal murders but commuted death sentences to life imprisonment with a minimum 25-year term, reaffirming the 'rarest of rare' doctrine and sentencing principles.