Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Expenditure Tax Act, 1987, Distinguishing It from State Luxury Taxes
Large Bench clarifies legislative competence of Union Parliament under Entry 97 of List I, rejecting challenge that Expe...
Supreme Court Rules Renusagar Power Company as Hindalco’s “Own Source of Generation” for Electricity Duty Levy
Landmark judgment permits lifting of corporate veil, affirms electricity duty applicability, and clarifies scope of gove...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Its 1984 Direction Transferring Corruption Trial of Former Maharashtra CM Antulay from Special Court to High Court
Seven-Judge Bench Rules Transfer Was Without Jurisdiction, Violated Constitutional Rights; Trial Must Proceed Under Spec...
Supreme Court Declares Price Fixation Under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 as Legislative Activity; Emphasizes Consumer Interest and Urges Timely Disposal of Review Applications
SC Rules That Principles of Natural Justice Do Not Apply to Price Fixation; Manufacturers Entitled to Relevant Informati...
Supreme Court Expands Social Action Litigation Scope, Holds Hazardous Industry Strictly Liable for Harm; Opens Doors for Compensation Claims Under Article 32
In Landmark Judgment on Oleum Gas Leak, SC Emphasizes Absolute Liability of Hazardous Enterprises and Broadens Access to...
Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra to Strengthen Juvenile Observation Homes, Recognizes Children Aid Society as State Instrumentality
Landmark judgment emphasizes need for specially trained judicial officers and stringent enforcement of child welfare law...
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Livelihood as Part of Right to Life, Sets Conditions on Eviction of Bombay Pavement and Slum Dwellers
In landmark judgment, Supreme Court rules that eviction of pavement and slum dwellers without fair procedure violates Ar...
Supreme Court Approves Historic $470 Million Settlement in Bhopal Gas Disaster Case
Landmark ruling mandates Union Carbide Corporation to pay $470 million to Union of India for compensation, ending all ci...
Supreme Court Upholds Right of Divorced Muslim Women to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC
Landmark Judgment Affirms Maintenance Obligation of Muslim Husbands Beyond Iddat Period, Emphasizes Secular Character of...
Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Press but Directs Reconsideration of Customs Duty on Newsprint
Landmark Judgment Balances Press Freedom Under Article 19(1)(a) with Government’s Taxation Powers; Courts Emphasize Reas...
Supreme Court Condemns Routine Grant of Interim Orders by High Courts, Emphasizes Protection of Public Revenue
In landmark judgment in Assistant Collector of Central Excise v. Dunlop India Ltd., the Supreme Court deprecates the pra...
Supreme Court Acquits Sharad Biridhichand Sarda in Cyanide Death Case Citing Reasonable Doubt and Suicide Possibility
After detailed analysis of circumstantial evidence, dying declarations, and medical reports, Supreme Court overturns dea...
Supreme Court Upholds Limited Reservation Based on State Residence for Medical College Admissions, Emphasizing National Unity and Meritocracy
Supreme Court of India, Medical college admissions, Reservation based on state residence upheld (limited), National unit...
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Directives to Eradicate Bonded Labour and Improve Conditions of Stone Quarry Workers in Haryana
Historic Judgment Recognizes Public Interest Litigation as a Tool for Social Justice, Orders State and Central Governmen...
Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention of Rudul Sah, Held 14 Years Post-Acquittal
landmark judgment affirms right to compensation under Article 21 and 32 of the Constitution, highlights grave prison adm...
Supreme Court Upholds Legislative Nature of Presidential Ordinances and Validity of National Security Act, 1980
Landmark ruling affirms ordinance as "law" under Article 21, clarifies preventive detention provisions, and addresses co...
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Temporary Government Servant Without Stigma; Clarifies Scope of Article 311(2) and Article 16
Termination on grounds of unsuitability without punitive intent does not attract constitutional safeguards of Article 31...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Death Penalty Under Indian Penal Code Section 302
Death Sentence as an Exception, Not the Rule; Court Emphasizes Judicial Discretion and "Special Reasons" under CrPC Sect...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Death Penalty Under Indian Penal Code Section 302
Death Sentence as an Exception, Not the Rule; Court Emphasizes Judicial Discretion and "Special Reasons" under CrPC Sect...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Death Penalty Under Indian Penal Code Section 302
Death Sentence as an Exception, Not the Rule; Court Emphasizes Judicial Discretion and "Special Reasons" under CrPC Sect...
Supreme Court Rules Payment of Mehar Must Adequately Maintain Divorced Muslim Women to Release Husband from Maintenance Liability
In landmark judgment in Fuzlunbi v. K. Khader Vali, the Supreme Court emphasizes social justice, holding that only a rea...
Supreme Court Condemns Police Brutality, Upholds Life Sentence in Custodial Death Case
In Raghubir Singh v. State of Haryana, Court Emphasizes State’s Duty to Prevent Police Torture and Protect Human Rights...
Supreme Court Upholds Profit-Earning Method for Valuation of Shares in Private Investment Company
Tribunal’s refusal to refer valuation method question upheld; break-up method not applicable to going concern companies...
Supreme Court Condemns Prolonged Pretrial Detention, Calls for Bail System Reforms in Landmark Hussainara Khatoon Case
Court orders immediate release of undertrial prisoners held for years without trial, emphasizes right to speedy trial as...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Special Courts Bill, 1978 with Key Modifications
Constitutional Bench affirms Parliament's power to create Special Courts and confer appellate jurisdiction on Supreme Co...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Rights of Prisoners, Restricts Solitary Confinement and Use of Bar Fetters in Prisons
In landmark judgment on Sunil Batra and Charles Sobraj cases, SC rules solitary confinement not authorized under Prisons...
Supreme Court Clarifies Broad Meaning of 'Industry' Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Overrules Safdarjung Hospital Judgment
Seven-Judge Bench Emphasizes Functional Test Over Profit Motive, Includes Charitable, Educational, Research Institutions...
Supreme Court Upholds Right Against Self-Incrimination During Police Interrogation, Quashes Prosecution Against Former Odisha CM Nandini Satpathy
Landmark Judgment Clarifies Scope of Article 20(3) and Section 161(2) CrPC, Strengthens Protection of Accused’s Right to...
Supreme Court Affirms Right to Travel Abroad as Part of Personal Liberty; Upholds Passports Act with Procedural Safeguards in Maneka Gandhi Case
In landmark judgment, Constitutional Bench clarifies interrelationship of Articles 14, 19, and 21; mandates fair procedu...
Supreme Court Affirms Governor’s Executive Powers Are Exercised on Council of Ministers’ Aid and Advice, Sets Aside Termination Orders of Judicial Probationers
In landmark verdict in Shamsher Singh v. State of Punjab (1974), Constitutional Bench clarifies that President and Gover...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Rule Requiring Prior Permission for Public Meetings on Streets, Upholds Right to Peaceful Assembly
Rule 7 of Ahmedabad Police Rules under Bombay Police Act, 1951 declared void for arbitrary discretion violating Article ...
Supreme Court Declares Presidential Order Derecognizing Indian Rulers Illegal, Restores Privy Purses and Privileges
Historic judgment affirms constitutional protection of erstwhile rulers’ rights under Articles 291, 362, and 366(22), ho...
Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of Jaya Bachchan for Holding Office of Profit as UP Film Development Council Chairperson
Court Rules That Appointment Carrying Honorarium and Facilities Constitutes Office of Profit, Leading to Automatic Rajya...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 1964, Validates Agrarian Reforms but Limits Future Amendments to Fundamental Rights
Landmark Golak Nath Verdict Declares Parliament Cannot Amend Fundamental Rights to Take Away or Abridge Them; Doctrine o...
Supreme Court Upholds State Immunity in Police Negligence Case Involving Seized Gold
Despite Police Negligence Leading to Loss of Gold, State of Uttar Pradesh Not Liable for Compensation Under Sovereign Im...
Supreme Court Declares Uttar Pradesh Police Regulation on Night Domiciliary Visits Unconstitutional, Protects Right to Privacy and Personal Liberty
In Landmark Judgment in Kharak Singh v. State of U.P., the Court Strikes Down Police Regulation Authorizing Night Visits...