Supreme Court of India Judgements

46800 Judgements hosted as on 29/06/2025 - Search (FREE), Subscribe, Read & Download

Category: Service

Service Matters
Service

HELD As per the Government letter Centre has been merged with Institute of Distance Education, what are the consequences of merger of Centre with Institute of Distance Education have neither been explained by the appellant nor there are any material to come to the conclusion that by such merger the Centre shall become Centre maintained by the University. Appeal dismissed.

Apr 9, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH P. GOPINATHAN PILLAI — Appellant Vs. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah, JJ. ) Civil…

Service Matters
Service

[Haryana PTI Selections] Principle Of Estoppel Does Not Apply When There Were Glaring Illegalities In Candidate Selection Procedure: SC HELD that the preposition that a candidate, who participates in a selection without a demur taking a calculated chance to get selected cannot turn around and challenge the criteria of selection and the constitution of the selection committee is well settled.

Apr 9, 2020 sclaw

[Public Employment] Principle Of Estoppel Does Not Apply When There Were Glaring Illegalities In Candidate Selection Procedure: SC [Read Judgment] LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 9 April 2020 12:42 PM The Supreme…

Service Matters
Service

Service Law – Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Section 44 – Disaster Management (National Disaster Response Force) Rules, 2008 – Rule – 75 – Deputation Allowance – Jurisdiction of High Court – Till 11.09.2009 the respondent continued to be under the control of his parent organisation i.e. CISF and was also getting his pay and allowances from the said authority. Therefore, though he as a member of his Battalion may have been serving the NDRF, it cannot be said that he was on deputation to the NDRF

Apr 3, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. R. THIYAGARAJAN — Respondent ( Before : Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

Service Matters
Service

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 142 – Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-servicemen) Rules, 1988 – Rule 6B – A candidate who is not eligible on the last date of submission of application cannot be treated to be eligible in the category of Ex-servicemen when the writ petitioners were in active service on the last date of submission of application forms

Mar 31, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. SHIKUN RAM FIRUDA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and…

Service Matters
Service

Constitution of India, 1950 – Articles 14 and 16 – Delhi Police (Appointment & Recruitment) Rules, 1980 – Rules 7 and 27A – Head Constable – Promotion – It is a settled law that prescribing of any age limit for a given post, as also deciding the extent to which any relaxation can be given if an age limit is prescribed, are essentially the matters of policy. HELD Prescription of such limit or the extent of relaxation to be given, cannot ordinarily be termed as arbitrary or unreasonable.

Mar 20, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUBODH KUMAR AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Ajay…

Service Matters
Service

Constitution of India, 1950 – Articles 14 and 311 – Misdemeanour and corruption in discharge of judicial functions were received during the probation period. HELD If the genesis of the order of termination of service lies in a specific act of misconduct, regardless of over all satisfactory performance of duties during the probation period, the Court will be well within its reach to unmask the hidden cause and hold that the simplicitor order of termination

Mar 18, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT — Appellant Vs. VED PRIYA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : S.A. Bobde, CJI., B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant.,…

Service Matters
Service

Bharat Petroleum Limited Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules for Management Staff, 1976 – Rules 3(e), 3(g) and 3(h) – Punishment of dismissal – Corporation is aggrieved to the extent the impugned order sets aside the order of punishment on the ground that the chargesheet had not been issued by the disciplinary authority. The employee is aggrieved by the grant of liberty to the Corporation for issuance of fresh chargesheet, and denial of back wages while granting reinstatement. In the interregnum, the employee has attained the age of superannuation HELD The term Competent Authority will include a disciplinary authority so authorised in the manner prescribed in 3(h) under the delegation of authority manual. Appeal Allowed

Mar 18, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. ANIL PADEGAONKAR — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha, JJ ) Civil…

You missed

POCSO

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Section 376 (3) IPC — Rape — Conviction upheld — Evidence of victim’s mother and medical evidence — Reliability of victim’s mother’s testimony confirmed despite lengthy cross-examination, finding it natural and trustworthy and corroborated by other witnesses and medical evidence — Medical evidence, though partially presented by defense, conclusively supported sexual assault, citing perineal tear and abrasions around anus

Jun 29, 2025 sclaw
Joint Family Property Will & Succession

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2005) — Retrospective application — Validity of pre-amendment sale deeds — The prohibition contained in the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not affect registered sale deeds executed prior to December 20, 2004 (date of introduction of the amending provision) — This principle aligns with the judgment in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, (2020) 9 SCC 1.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail Cr P C

Judicial Process — Misuse of process — Challenging bail conditions previously offered voluntarily — Accused offering substantial deposits to secure bail and subsequently challenging the onerous nature of conditions or the counsel’s authority to make such offers — This practice is condemned for undermining the judicial process and preventing consideration of bail applications on their merits — Such conduct leads to setting aside of bail orders and remittal for fresh consideration.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Cr P C

Social Media Posts — Content-Related Offenses — Retaliatory Action — Quashing of Proceedings — While the court made no final determination on the nature of the petitioner’s social media posts, it acknowledged the petitioner’s counsel’s submission that the tweets were ‘retaliatory’ and were made in response to an incident involving a social media influencer. This assertion formed part of the petitioner’s argument for quashing or consolidating the numerous FIRs, suggesting a motive beyond simple offensive content.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw