498 Supreme Court of India judgments explained in plain English: what was decided, the law applied and why it matters. Page 20 of 21.
Supreme Court cancels bail granted to accused who concealed nine criminal cases and forged LL.B. degree, establishing strict disclosure norms for bail applications.
Supreme Court holds that a family partition deed cannot be treated as a conciliation award under the Arbitration Act unless statutory procedures are followed.
Supreme Court holds that state must follow due process before evicting long-term residents from reserved forests, affirming right to hearing and documentary evidence.
Supreme Court holds that quasi-judicial authorities cannot review final orders without express statutory power, invalidating executive-driven revival of vested land claims.
Supreme Court holds that photocopies without authentication cannot sustain crore-scale compensation claims in consumer disputes; emphasizes natural justice and evidentiary standards.
Supreme Court holds that 40% future prospects must be added to fixed-salary victims under 40, and loss of love and affection is subsumed within consortium under MV Act.
Supreme Court directs appointment of former Chief Statistician as Technical Consultant for scientific analysis of survey data, mandating administrative support from Ministry of Education.
Supreme Court grants bail to NDPS accused after four years in custody, emphasizing that excessive pre-trial detention warrants release even in commercial quantity cases.
Supreme Court holds that DA is a legally enforceable right under RoPA Rules, must be calculated using AICPI (1982=100), and cannot be denied due to fiscal constraints.
Supreme Court quashes FIR under Section 376(2)(n) IPC holding that a married woman cannot be duped into sex by false promise of marriage, as bigamy is legally impossible.
Supreme Court holds that under pre-2015 Arbitration Act, Section 11 court's finding on arbitration agreement's existence is binding and cannot be reopened in Section 34 proceedings.
Supreme Court holds that contractual teachers under Samagra Shiksha Scheme are entitled to periodic honorarium revision; fixed Rs.7,000/month violates Article 23.
Supreme Court holds that leasing a residential flat does not automatically make buyer a non-consumer; burden lies on seller to prove dominant commercial purpose.
Supreme Court holds that conduct of parents, foreign custody orders, and children's preferences are relevant factors in custody disputes under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.
Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof in joint Hindu family property disputes, holding that ancestral income-yielding properties shift burden to claimant of self-acquisition.
Supreme Court rules that part-time contractual teachers under RTE Act are entitled to periodic honorarium revision, holding stagnant wages violative of Article 23.
Supreme Court clarifies that courts can extend arbitrator's mandate under Section 29A even after award is passed beyond statutory limit, holding such awards unenforceable but not nullifying extension applications.
Supreme Court directs Central Government to constitute a Tribunal under Inter-State River Water Disputes Act 1956, holding that adjudication becomes mandatory when negotiations fail between riparian States.
Supreme Court holds that challenges to nomination rejection in Panchayat elections can only be raised via election petition under Article 243-O, barring writ jurisdiction.
Supreme Court holds that joint insolvency petitions against interlinked real estate developers are maintainable and threshold of 100 allottees is assessed as of petition filing date.
Supreme Court holds that arbitration cannot proceed when the agreement itself is alleged to be forged, affirming that consent is the bedrock of arbitral jurisdiction.
Supreme Court holds that disputes involving serious allegations of forgery regarding the arbitration agreement itself are non-arbitrable and require judicial determination.
Supreme Court rules that in public utility projects, proof of actual loss is not required for awarding liquidated damages under Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act.
Supreme Court holds that inclusion of an officer previously involved in contempt proceedings against a candidate vitiates selection process due to reasonable apprehension of bias.