Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Current Judgments
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Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum Appellant Versus Union of India and ORS
KEYWORDS:-POLLUTION CONTROL-PIL DATE:-28-08-1996 Precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle are part of the environmental law of the country. AIR 1996 SC 2715 : (1996) 5 Suppl. SCR 241 : (1996) 5 SCC 647 : JT 1996 (7) SC 375…
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Vemireddy Satyanarayan Reddy and other Vs State of Hyderabad-14/03/1956
Spectator—Distinction with accomplice—A person witnessing crime but not passing on the information to Police cannot be termed as accomplice even though testimony of such person should be treated with caution.
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Venture Global Engineering LLC Vs. Tech Mahindra Ltd. & ANR Etc-01/11/2017
KEYWORDS:-Issue estoppel-public policy and fraud-doctrine of “alter ego of the Company SUPREME COURT OF INDIA [Civil Appeal Nos. 17753-17755 of 2017 arising out of SLP (C) No(S). 29747-29749 of 2013] [Civil Appeal Nos. 17756 of 2017 arising out of SLP (C)…
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Vidya Vs. Parsvnath Developers (29/07/2024): interest @ 12% awarded
The Supreme Court of India ruled that the developer must refund the entire amount deposited by the complainants-appellants with 12% interest per annum due to inordinate project delays, partly allowing the appeal by awarding the higher interest rate as per…
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Vidyawati Gupta and Ors. Vs. Bhakti Hari Nayak and Ors-3/2/2006
In August 1861, the British Parliament passed the Indian High Courts Act which empowered the Crown to establish, by Letters Patent, High Courts of Judicature at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. Consequent to such authority, the Letters Patent dated 14th May,…
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Vijay Mallya vs.State Bank of India & Ors-31/08/2020
Though the scope of review was thus limited, we have carefully considered the submissions advanced by Mr. Munim. Those submissions were dealt with and rejected in the judgment under review. In our considered view, the attempt on part of the…
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Vikas Rathi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr (01/03/2023)
The Constitution Bench has given a caution that power under Section 319 of the Code is a discretionary and extraordinary power which should be exercised sparingly and only in those cases where the circumstances of the case so warrant and…
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VINAY SHARMA Vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS-14/2/2020
Nirbhaya’s case-Vinay Sharma – a death-row convict-we do not find any ground for exercise of judicial review of the order of the President of India rejecting the petitioner’s mercy petition and this writ petition is liable to be dismissed.
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Vinayak Vs Jayashree: Dispute on Development Agreement (01/03/2024)
This case involves a dispute between legal representatives of a deceased sole proprietor and complainants over a development agreement. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upheld its earlier findings, stating that the legal representatives are accountable for the deceased…
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Vinod Katara Vs State of Uttar Pradesh (12/09/2022)
Concept of personal liberty has received a far more expansive interpretation. The notion that is accepted today is that liberty encompasses these rights and privileges which have long been recognized as being essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by…
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Vinod Kumar vs State Of Punjab (23/09/2014)
The law requires special reasons to be recorded for grant of time but the same is not taken note of. As has been noticed earlier, in the instant case the cross-examination has taken place after a year and 8 months…
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Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya vs The State Of Gujarat 16/10/2019
To ensure that a “proper investigation” takes place in the sense of a fair and just investigation by the police – which such Magistrate is to supervise – Article 21 of the Constitution of India mandates that all powers necessary,…
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VISHAL N. KALSARIA Vs. BANK OF INDIA & ORS -20/01/2016
If we accept the legal submissions made on behalf of the Banks to hold that the provisions of SARFAESI Act override the provisions of the various Rent Control Acts to allow a Bank to evict a tenant from the tenanted…
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Vishin N. Khanchandani and Anr Vs Vidya Lachmandas Khanchandani and Anr-16/08/2000.
Whether the nominee specified in the National Savings Certificate, on the death of its holder, becomes entitled to the sum due under the certificate to the exclusion of all other persons?, or whether the amount of the certificate can be…
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Vishwabandhu Vs. Sri Krishna and Anr-29/09/2021
MONEY SUIT-Ex Party Decree-Execution-Notice- when a notice is sent by registered post and is returned with a postal endorsement “refused” or “not available in the house” or “house locked” or “shop closed” or “addressee not in station”, due service has…
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Vivek Narayan Sharma Vs. Union of India (02/01/2023)
Important questions fall for consideration: “(i) Whether the notification dated 8th November 2016 is ultra vires Section 26(2) and Sections 7, 17, 23, 24, 29 and 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934; (ii) Does the notification contravene…
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Waqf Board, Rajasthan Vs. Jindal Saw Ltd. & Ors-29/04/2022
The report of the experts is relevant only to the extent that the structure has no archaeological or historical importance. In the absence of any proof of dedication or user, a dilapidated wall or a platform cannot be conferred a…
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WAZIR CHAND Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH – 22/04/1954
A person in possession of the goods even if not belonging to him cannot be dispossessed without authority of law. Goods in the possession of a person who is not lawfully in possession of them cannot be seized except under…
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While applying Article 227 Constitution, HC cannot act as Court of Appeal-MD. INAM VS SANJAY KR SINGHAL -26/06/2020
Art 227 of Constitution of India – It is a well settled principle of law, that in the guise of exercising jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the High Court cannot convert itself into a court of…
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XX vs MP: Not a Rape case, the lady agreed for sexual relationship
The Supreme Court of India, in the case of XXXX v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Another, Criminal Appeal No. 3431 of 2023, quashed the FIR filed against the appellant. The appellant was accused of rape on the false promise…
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Yadaiah and Anr. Vs. State of Telangana and Ors (01/08/2023)
The effective test to distinguish between a fundamental or collateral determination is hinged on the inquiry of whether the concerned determination was so vital to the decision that without which the decision itself cannot stand independently. Any determination, despite being…
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Yash Developers Vs. Harihar Co-Operative Housing (30/07/2025): Judicial Review
Yash Developers Vs. Harihar Krupa Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors. involved the rehabilitation of slum dwellers under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. Appellant’s development agreement was terminated due to prolonged delays. The Supreme Court…
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Yashoda (alias Sodhan) Vs. Sukhwinder Singh and Ors-12/09/2022
The courts of law are meant for imparting justice between the parties. One who comes to the court, must come with clean hands. We are constrained to say that more often than not, process of the court is being abused.…
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Yashpal Vs Sushila: SC Issued 12 Directions for Speedy Trial
The Supreme Court, in the case of Yashpal Jain Vs. Sushila Devi & Ors., noted the dire need for reforms to address the pervasive issue of delay and pendency in the Indian judicial system. The case itself, which concerns a…
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Yashwant Sinha & Ors. Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation through its Director & ANR – 10/04/2019
Under the common law both in England and in India the context for material being considered by the court is relevancy. There can be no dispute that the manner in which evidence is got namely that it was procured in…
