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Justice A.M. Khanwilkar

291 Supreme Court judgments with Justice A.M. Khanwilkar on the bench, 2018 to 2022, 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
2022 29 2021 27 2020 50 2019 54 2018 131
Most often on the same bench
Justice Dipak Misra 121Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 116Justice Dinesh Maheshwari 80Justice Ajay Rastogi 41Justice C.T. Ravikumar 23Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 11Justice Abhay S. Oka 10Justice Krishna Murari 9
Acts most often in these headnotes
Constitution of India 22Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 20Indian Penal Code, 1860 13Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 11Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 8Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 8Income Tax Act, 1961 7Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 6
Mohar Sai and Anr. vs Gayatri Devi and Ors.
SC · 27 April 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 509 : 2018 INSC 429
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.140 – When not applicable – Person died in a motor accident – Claim petition by respondentsheirs of the deceased – Tribunal decided the petition in favour of the respondents holding that the…
Nishan Singh & Ors. vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. through Regional Manager & Ors.
SC · 27 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 795 : 2018 INSC 431
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.166 and 140 – Fatal accident – Victim-deceased was travelling along with her husband-appellant no.1 in the car driven by PW-2 – The car dashed against the truck which was running ahead of it…
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…
Cheran Properties Limited vs Kasturi and Sons Limited and Ors.
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1063 : 2018 INSC 394
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 35, 36, 7 – Finality of awards – Enforcement – Arbitration agreement – Binding on third parties who may not be signatories to an agreement between two contracting parties – Hel…
Tehseen Poonawalla vs Union of India and Anr.
SC · 19 April 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 369
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Judge Loya death case – Writ petitions seeking inquiry into the circumstances of the death of the Judge who was presiding over the criminal trial wherein one of the accused was the Nation…
Asok Pande vs Supreme Court of India Thr. Its Registrar and Ors.
SC · 11 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 337 : 2018 INSC 326
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 136, 145 – Power of CJI to constitute Benches and allocate work to different Benches – Petitioner seeking mandamus for evolution of “set procedure” for constituting Benches-three judge Be…
Chhotanben and Anr. vs Kiritbhai Jalkrushnabhai Thakkar and Ors.
SC · 10 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 422 : 2018 INSC 319
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Order VII, r.11(d) – Suit for declaration and permanent injunction – Alleging therein that the suit property was transferred by the defendants (co-owners) without knowledge of plaintiffs an…
Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Public (Law and Order) Revenue Department & Anr. vs Kamala & Anr.
SC · 10 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 854 : 2018 INSC 320
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act ,1974 – s.3(1)(ii) – Detention order – Period of detention not specified in detention order – Non-specification would not vitiate detention orde…
Shafin Jahan vs Asokan K.M. & Ors.
SC · 9 April 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 955
Habeas Corpus: Writ petition of Habeas corpus filed by respondent-father apprehending that her daughter (respondent no.9) aged 26 years was likely to be transported out of the country – Daughter of writ petitioner appear…
Bhartiben Nayabha Ker and Ors. vs Sidabha Pethabha Manke and Ors.
SC · 6 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1052 : 2018 INSC 305
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Death due to motor accident – Tribunal allowed compensation claim of appellants in the amount of Rs.7,78,000/- with interest @ 12% p.a. – High Court allowed an additional amount of Rs.3…
Mangla Ram vs The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 6 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 287 : 2018 INSC 311
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Compensation – Contributory negligence – Claimant’s case was that on a fateful day while he was driving a motorcycle, he was hit by jeep driven by respondent no.2 resulting in serious in…
Seema Upadhyay vs Union of India Thr. the Secretary, Min. of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ors.
SC · 5 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 837 : 2018 INSC 304
Public Distribution System – Dealership – Kerosene – Allegation in writ petition was that second respondent owned multiple dealerships for distribution of petroleum products, and they are held in the names of persons clo…
Shivawwa and Anr. vs The Branch Manager, National India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Anr.
SC · 28 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 599 : 2018 INSC 285
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Person died after falling off from the tractor-trailer owned by respondent No.2 – Claim petition filed by appellant No.1, father of the deceased before Tribunal seeking compensation fro…
Mohinder Singh (Dead) through Lrs. vs Paramjit Singh & Ors.
SC · 28 March 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1027 : 2018 INSC 283
Punjab Limitation (Custom) Act, 1920 – Art.2(b) of the Schedule and ss.5 and 8 – Limitation of suits relating to alienation of ancestral immovable property – Gift Deed by one ‘U’ in favour of predecessor of the responden…
Ngt Bar Association (Western Zone) vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 27 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 65
National Green Tribunal Act 2010 – s. 11 – To act as Chairperson of tribunal – Held: Section 11 contemplates that the Central Government shall upon the term of the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal having ended…
Shakti Vahini vs Union of India and Others
SC · 27 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 770 : 2018 INSC 266
Honour Crimes: Writ petition – Seeking directions to State Governments and Central Government to take preventive steps to combat honour crimes; to submit State and National Plan of Action to curb such crimes; and seeking…
Madiraju Venkata Ramana Raju vs Peddireddigari Ramachandra Reddy & Ors.
SC · 21 March 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 164 : 2018 INSC 249
Representation of People Act, 1951 – ss. 83 and 100(1)(a) and (d)(i), 101 and 125A(i) – Appellant challenged the election of respondent no.1 by filing election petition before the High Court alleging that respondent no.1…
Union of India vs Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and Ors. etc. etc.
SC · 14 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 649 : 2018 INSC 236
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Determination) Act, 1994: s. 32(1) and (2), and ss. 4, 5 and 6 – Writ Petition before High Court challenging r. 3.3 (1)(b) of PCPNDT Rules, 1996 and…
Union of India and Anr. vs Raghuwar Pal Singh
SC · 13 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1012 : 2018 INSC 234
Service Law: Appointment – Without approval of competent authority – Termination of service – Without affording opportunity of hearing – Propriety of – Held: Prior approval of competent authority for appointment was mand…
Common Cause (A Regd. Society) vs Union of India & Another
SC · 9 March 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 223
S.C.R. 1 v. UNION OF INDIA COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 215 of 2005) MARCH 09, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A. K. SIKRI, DR. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, ASHOK BHUSHAN AND A. M.…
S. Thangaraj vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. Rep. by the Branch Manager
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 12 : 2018 INSC 208
S. THANGARAJ v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. REP. BY THE BRANCH MANAGER (Civil Appeal No. 3152 of 2017) MARCH 06, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A.M. KHANWILKAR AND DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.] Motor Vehicles – Disability sustaine…
Jagdish Kumar Sood vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 17 : 2018 INSC 209
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (as amended vide Amendment Act 54 of 1994 w.e.f. 14.11.1994 and further amendment w.e.f. 28/3/2001) – s.2(21) r/w ss. 2(15), 2(48) and 10(2)(d) – Death due to motor accident – Tribunal awarded co…
Jagdish vs Mohan & Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 20 : 2018 INSC 211
JAGDISH v. MOHAN & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2217 of 2018) MARCH 06, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A.M. KHANWILKAR AND DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.] Motor accident: Compensation – Enhancement – Self employed, skilled carpenter met w…
Dwarika Prasad vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 29 : 2018 INSC 210
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 – s. 13 (8) – Right to redemption – Extinguishment of – Held: s. 13(8) mandates that it is only where the dues of the s…
Singh Ram vs Nirmala and Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 36 : 2018 INSC 206
SINGH RAM v. NIRMALA AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2103 of 2018) MARCH 06, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act 1988 – s. 166 – Compensation – Liability to pay when lice…
Icici Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Ajay Kumar Mohanty & Anr.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 42 : 2018 INSC 207
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. AJAY KUMAR MOHANTY & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 7181 of 2015) MARCH 06, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI, A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DR. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 –…
State of Karnataka and Anr. vs M/s Durga Projects Inc
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 115 : 2018 INSC 205
Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 – s. 4(1)(c) and (b) – Works contracts prior to 1.04.2006 – Rate of tax applicable – Held: KVAT Act 2003 did not provide a uniform rate of tax prior to 01.04.2006 on goods involved in…
Bharati Reddy vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 137 : 2018 INSC 213
Constitution of India: Art. 226 – Writ of quo warranto – Issuance of, when – On facts, appellant got elected to the post of Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat – Writ petition before the High Court alleging that the appellant p…
Andanur Kalamma and Ors. vs Gangamma (Dead) by L.Rs.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 177 : 2018 INSC 204
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.11 – Res judicata – Auction sale of property in question confirmed in favour of respondents – Challenged by appellants in a writ petition – High Court dismissed the petition, however, obs…
Sitaram vs Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 601 : 2018 INSC 212
Rajasthan Municipalities Election Petition Rules, 2009: rr. 3(5)(d) and 7(3) – Election to the post of Chairperson of Municipal Corporation – Challenged by filing election petition – Application seeking rejection of elec…

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