Constitution Archives - Page 16 of 72 - Supreme Court of India Judgements

November 21, 2025 1:59 pm

Bike taxi operations in Delhi – Stayed – Without proper licence or permit and plying of such nontransport vehicles for hire or reward is in violation of registration condition

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. — Appellant Vs. ROPPEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Aniruddha Bose…

Constitution

Transfer Petition – Order of the Single Judge was by the present Acting Chief Justice, and one of the Members of the Division Bench having recused from hearing the appeal, the difficulty has arisen as the third Judge alone cannot hear the appeal – Allowed

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NG. SUBHACHANDRA SINGH — Appellant Vs. N. JASOBANTA SINGH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ. ) Transfer…

Constitution Education

Advocates Act, 1961 – Section 24(1) – Rule framed by BCI requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law course from a college recognized/ approved by BCI cannot be said to be invalid

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. RABI SAHU AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar, JJ. ) Civil…

Constitution Customs & Excise

Direction to petitioners’ advocate should be allowed to be present during the interrogation of the petitioners but that he should be made to sit at a distance beyond hearing range, but within visible range

Jul 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BIRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar, JJ.…

Constitution Election Laws

Conduct of free and fair elections – Central forces would act in an appropriate manner bearing in mind the emerging situations and for aiding in a free and fair conduct of election in the State

Jun 29, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SUVENDU ADHIKARI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Manoj Misra,…

Constitution

Opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make submissions – It open for the Division Bench to ensure giving appropriate opportunity and time to the appellants to make submissions before the Division Bench and thereafter appropriate orders may be passed as the Division Bench may deem fit after hearing learned counsel for the appellants – Appeal allowed

Jun 29, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GREATER MALWA PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah,…

Constitution Corporate

Competition Act, 2002 – Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 39(b) – Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 – Section 28 – Competition Act, 2022 apply to Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973

Jun 20, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH COAL INDIA LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph, B. V. Nagarathna…

Constitution Corporate

State Monopolies, Govt Companies & PSUs Can’t Violate Competition Act

Jun 17, 2023 sclaw

CIL, being a government company, will answer the definition of “person” and hence would come within the ambit of the definition of “enterprise” under Section 2(h) of the Competition Act, being…

Constitution Service

Service Law – Reservation – Government Office Memorandum (G.O.Ms.) issued Government of Andhra Pradesh providing for 100% reservation in favour of local scheduled tribal candidates for the post of teacher in all schools situated in Scheduled Areas was held to be unconstitutional.

Jun 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. M. RAMA RAO AND OTHERS. ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and…

Constitution

‘Jallikattu’ and ‘Bullock Cart Race’ is upheld – Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017 does not go contrary to the Articles 51-A (g) and 51-A(h) and it does not violate the provisions of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India – Tamil Nadu Amendment Act is not a piece of colourable legislation

May 31, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CONSTITUTION BENCH THE ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph, Ajay…

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Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 449, 376, 394 — Appeal against High Court’s upholding of conviction and sentence — Case based on circumstantial evidence — Absence of direct evidence connecting appellant to offense — Falsely implicated — Prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt — No scientific evidence linking appellant — Important witnesses not associated in investigation or produced in court — Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence set aside.

Nov 2, 2025 sclaw

Cheque Dishonour

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Quashing of proceedings — Cheques issued as security and not for consideration — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) clearly stated cheques were for security purposes to show banks and not for deposit — Complainant failed to read the complete terms of MOU in isolation and misinterpreted it to claim cheques were converted into debt — Court empowered to consider unimpeachable documents at pre-trial stage to prevent injustice — Complaints under Section 138 NI Act liable to be quashed.

Nov 2, 2025 sclaw

General Insurance

Insurance Law — Fire Insurance — Accidental Fire — Cause of fire is immaterial if the insured is not the instigator and there is no fraud. The objective of fire insurance is to indemnify the insured against loss by fire.

Nov 2, 2025 sclaw

Tenders

Tender Conditions — Interpretation — Ambiguity — The terms of a tender must be clear and unambiguous — If a tendering authority intends for a specific document to be issued by a particular authority, it must be clearly stated in the tender conditions — Failure to do so may lead to rejection of the bid being deemed arbitrary and dehors the tender terms.

Nov 2, 2025 sclaw

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