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Justice A.K. Sikri

128 Supreme Court judgments with Justice A.K. Sikri on the bench, 2018 to 2019, from the bench each Supreme Court Report prints. Being on the bench does not mean writing the opinion; each judgment page names the bench.

By year
2019 25 2018 103
Most often on the same bench
Justice Ashok Bhushan 104Justice S. Abdul Nazeer 26Justice M.R. Shah 16Justice Dipak Misra 5Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 5Justice A.M. Khanwilkar 5Justice R.K. Agrawal 2Justice Indira Banerjee 1
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 12Income Tax Act, 1961 8Indian Penal Code, 1860 7Constitution of India 4Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 3Competition Act, 2002 3Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 2Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 2
Col. Ivs Gahlot vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 6 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 462 : 2018 INSC 676
Medical Council of India Act, 1956 – s.11 r/w First Schedule – Armed Forces Medical Services – Appellant, Colonel considered for promotion to the rank of Brigadier, but not selected – O.A filed by appellant contending th…
Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors. vs Maj. Gen. Manomoy Ganguly
SC · 1 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 381 : 2018 INSC 668
Service Law: Appointment – To the post of Director General of Medical Service (Army) [DGMS (Army) ] – Criteria for – Interpretation of criteria of ‘inter-se seniority cum suitability’ – Held: The criteria of ‘inter-se se…
Dr. Sr. Tessy Jose and Others vs State of Kerala
SC · 1 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 479 : 2018 INSC 667
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.19(1) r/w. s.21(1) – Prosecution case was that victim was raped when she was minor – As a result, she became pregnant and thereafter delivered a child in hospital…
Ruby Tour Services Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India
SC · 30 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1169 : 2018 INSC 649
Haj Pilgrimage – Allocation of visas for Haj pilgrimage to Private Tour Operators (PTOs) – On facts, applications for registration by PTOs for Haj Pilgrimage-2018 – However, refusal of registration by the Government for…
M/s. Nandhini Deluxe vs M/s. Karnataka Co-Operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.
SC · 26 July 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 275 : 2018 INSC 642
Trade Mark – Similar marks – Respondent, a cooperative federation of the Milk producers of Karnataka adopted the mark ‘NANDINI’ in the year 1985 and under this brand name produced and sold milk and milk products – On the…
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan vs The Union of India & Anr.
SC · 23 July 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 586 : 2018 INSC 635
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) – Right to protest – Right to assemble peaceably and without arms – Writ petitions seeking quashing of the repeated imposition of police order u/s. 144 Cr.P.C. by wh…
Shanti Bhushan vs Supreme Court of India through Its Registrar and Another
SC · 6 July 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 972 : 2018 INSC 589
Constitution of India – Art.145 – Administrative authority of Chief Justice of India in preparing roster for allocation of cases – Clarification of – Held: Per A.K. Sikri, J.: The Constitution is silent on the role of th…
Government of NCT of Delhi vs Union of India & Another
SC · 4 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 194
Constitution of India: Art. 239AA and 239AB – Special provisions with respect to Delhi – National Capital Territory of Delhi – Status of – Held: NCT of Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a State under the present con…
Kishan Rao vs Shankargouda
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 69 : 2018 INSC 561
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s. 139 – Presumption in favour of holder – Rebuttal of – Dishonour of cheque due to insufficiency of funds – Conviction by the trial court – High Court set aside the conviction holding…
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority vs Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and Ors.
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 781 : 2018 INSC 559
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.10(20) (as Amended by Finance Act 2002 w.e.f. 01.04.2003) – Appellant-NOIDA, a local authority or not – Appellant-NOIDA contended that it is covered by the cl(ii) of Explanation to s.10(20) of th…
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs -
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 816 : 2018 INSC 564
Public Interest Litigation – Suo moto invocation – Payment of fees to empanelled advocates – FAO pertaining to motor accident matter – Non-appearance of the empanelled lawyers of the Insurance Companies – Counsel represe…
Commissioner of Income Tax(Tds) Kanpur and Anr. vs Canara Bank
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 866 : 2018 INSC 563
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.194A(3)(iii)(f) – Notification issued under – Payment of interest to State Industrial Development Authority – Exemption from deduction of tax at source – Benefit of, when available – New Okhla In…
M/s New Okhla Industrial Development Authority vs Commissioner of Income Tax – Appeals & Ors.
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 888 : 2018 INSC 565
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.10(20) – Applicability of – Local authority – Noida – Held: Noida is not a local authority within the meaning of s.10(20) as amended by Finance Act, 2002 w.e.f 01.04.2003 by virtue of decision in…
Mahabir Industries vs Principal Commissioner of Income Tax
SC · 18 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 484 : 2018 INSC 543
Income Tax Act, 1961: s.80-IC – Deduction under – Entitlement for – To the industrial undertakings which completed substantial expansion – The assesseeindustrial undertaking in question started availing deduction u/s. 80…
M/s. B. Himmatlal Agrawal vs Competition Commission of India & Anr.
SC · 18 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 496 : 2018 INSC 542
Competition Act, 2002: s. 53B – Appeal under – Dismissal of – For non-compliance of condition imposed for granting stay of operation of the impugned order – Held: The condition was attached to the order of stay and not f…
Lt. Col. Vijaynath Jha vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 18 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 560 : 2018 INSC 540
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 : s. 3(o) – Commissioned Officer (appellant) in Indian Army – Inducted in an organization (DGQA) functioning under Ministry of Defence – Refusal of permanent secondment to the appellant in…
Kalpana Mehta and Others vs Union of India and Others
SC · 9 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1 : 2017 INSC 314
Public Interest Litigation: Constitution of India – Arts. 32 and 136 – Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee – Reliance upon – Parliamentary proceeding and its privilege – Scope of judicial review – Irregularities i…
Meenal Bhargava vs Naveen Sharma
SC · 9 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 521 : 2018 INSC 467
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.12(1) r/w s. 12(3) – Appellant (wife) left company of her husband (respondent) with her son – Canadian Court granted custody of the child to the husband – Wife without complying with the o…
Ex Navy Direct Entry Artificers Association & Ors. vs The Union of India & Ors.
SC · 8 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 373 : 2018 INSC 461
Armed Forces: Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964 – Regns. 78 and 269 – Direct Entry Artificers of Navy – Pension – Entitlement of – Requirement of rendering of minimum service of 15 years – On facts, appellants engaged as…
Richal & Ors. Etc.Etc. vs Rajasthan Public Service Commission & Ors. etc. etc.
SC · 3 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 983 : 2018 INSC 449
Service Law – State Public Service Commission advertised posts of School Lecturers for various subjects under Secondary Education Department – Examination was conducted – Answer keys were published – Commission invited o…
Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 551 : 2018 INSC 332
Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000: Regulation 9 – Writ petition challenging the Regulation – Provisions of the Regulation was considered in Dinesh Singh Chauhan case by three Judge Bench – Matter referred…
Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 994 : 2018 INSC 402
Penal Code, 1860 – s.366 – Framing of charge under – When not justified – FIR registered by appellant against Respondent no.2, with whom she was in relationship earlier – Appellant stated that on the fateful night when s…
The Gauhati High Court through the Registrar General vs Goto Ete & Others
SC · 23 April 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 261 : 2018 INSC 392
Judicial Service – Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2006 – Proviso to r.7 – Consideration for regularisation – Respondent Nos.1 to 3 were appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioners with the powers of Additiona…
Nandakumar & Anr. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 20 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1011 : 2018 INSC 383
Habeas Corpus – Writ petition filed by respondent No. 4 alleging that his daughter was in illegal custody of appellant no. 1 and seeking direction to appellants to produce his daughter in the High Court – Case of writ pe…
Anitta Job & Ors. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 20 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 326 : 2018 INSC 386
Education/Educational Institutions: Admission – MBBS course – As per High Court’s order, application for admission to be made online – Appellants-candidates’s case was that although they obtained the demand drafts pertai…
Seema Singh vs Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr.
SC · 18 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 355 : 2018 INSC 364
Bail – Grant of – When justified – Appellant’s daughter got married to respondent no.2 but thereafter went to live at appellant’s place due to social non-acceptance of the marriage by family members of respondent No.2 –…
Union of India & Ors. vs Cdr. Ravindra V. Desai
SC · 18 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 806 : 2018 INSC 361
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007: ss.30 and 31 – Court Martial proceedings – Charges pertained to the alleged obscene calls purportedly made by the respondent to the three ladies who were wives of three officers of navy –…
Navaneethakrishnan vs The State by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 749 : 2018 INSC 343
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.34, ss.364 and 379 – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – FIR registered by PW-8 stating that ‘J’ employed as driver in his travel agency along with another person took his van an…
D. Saravanan vs Superintending Engineer Tangedco Tneb Distribution Circle & Ors.
SC · 12 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 435 : 2018 INSC 330
Electricity Laws: Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Code, 2004: Clause 27 – Requisition for supply of energy – Agricultural electrical service connection – Application for grant of – Application returned after pointing…
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited and Others vs S. N. Raj Kumar and Another
SC · 10 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 455 : 2018 INSC 323
Transfer of Property Act, 1882: ss. 5, 8, 10, 11 and 55 – Allotment of industrial plots to the respondents/entrepreneurs by appellant-Corporation to construct transport offices and godowns – Allotment letters contained t…

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