Supreme Court of India
18,587 judgments
NAND CONTR. & ENGR. THR G.D. AHUJA v. NORTHERN COAL FIELDS LTD.
The Supreme Court upheld the arbitrator's award on water charges, reduced the interest rate to 10% per annum from the date of completion, and dismissed the claim for plaster of paris, modifying the High Court's judgment accordingly.
Rakhal Debnath v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a husband for abetment of suicide and cruelty under Sections 306 and 498A IPC, relying on the presumption under Section 113-A Evidence Act and consistent circumstantial evidence.
Gurgaon Gramin Bank v. Smt. Khazani
The Supreme Court dismissed a bank's appeal against consumer forum orders in a trivial Rs. 15,000 insurance claim dispute, emphasizing judicial restraint and discouraging protracted litigation over minor matters.
Sudarshanacharaya v. Purushottamacharya
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's refusal to quash a criminal breach of trust complaint despite delay, emphasizing that delay alone does not warrant quashing unless it amounts to abuse of process or violates the right to speedy trial.
Sayed Mohd. Ahmed Kazmi v. State, GNCTD
The Supreme Court held that an accused's statutory right to bail under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. cannot be defeated by retrospective extension of custody after the initial period expires and before filing of the charge-sheet.
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.
Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha v. Kuldeep Bishnoi
The Supreme Court held that High Courts cannot pass interim disqualification orders against MLAs pending before the Speaker under the Tenth Schedule, affirming the Speaker's exclusive jurisdiction and limiting judicial interference to post-final decision review.
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.