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Justice Abhay S. Oka

270 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Abhay S. Oka on the bench, 2021 to 2025, 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
2025 79 2024 66 2023 76 2022 39 2021 10
Most often on the same bench
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan 73Justice Augustine George Masih 45Justice Rajesh Bindal 34Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul 25Justice Sanjay Karol 24Justice Pankaj Mithal 23Justice Ajay Rastogi 22Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah 15
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 38Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 32Constitution of India 20Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 14Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 9Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 8Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 6Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 6
Pavul Yesu Dhasan vs The Registrar, State Human Rights Commission of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
SC · 30 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2549 : 2025 INSC 677
Matter pertains to the violation of human rights on refusal to register FIR by the Inspector of Police as also using of objectionable language while talking to complainant’s mother; and correctness of order of the State…
Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited and Ors. vs Rajasthan Textile Mills Association & Anr. Etc.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2028 : 2025 INSC 592
Issue relates to the determination of the Cross-Subsidy Surcharges by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (State Commission).
M/s Oswal Petrochemicals Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai - II
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1792 : 2025 INSC 578
(i) Whether a duty demand based on reclassification of the products Benzene and Toluene from chapter 29 to chapter 27 is sustainable when such re-classification is based on test reports of which only a gist was provided…
Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited vs Software Technology Parks of India
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1846 : 2025 INSC 574
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the Division Bench of High Court upholding the arbitral award.
M/s Chithra Woods Manors Welfare Association vs Shaji Augustine
SC · 24 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2707 : 2025 INSC 567
Whether the Respondent-alleged contemnor is guilty of civil contempt for non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court vide Order dated 07.11.2022.
Bijender Singh vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1550 : 2025 INSC 549
Matter pertains to the correctness of order passed by the tribunal dismissing the review application and holding that disability of the appellant was less than 20%.
Aejaz Ahmad Sheikh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1507 : 2025 INSC 529
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which the accused was acquitted of the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC.
In Re: Compensation Amounts Deposited with Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and Labour Courts vs Na
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1613 : 2025 INSC 530
Issue arose in this suo motu writ petition with respect to the large amounts of unclaimed compensation lying deposited with MACTs and Labour Courts under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1…
S.C. Narang vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2553 : 2025 INSC 688
Issue arose whether the Chairman of Managing Committee which runs the school can be punished for offence of cruelty to the child u/s.75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
Arunkumar H Shah HUF vs Avon Arcade Premises Co-Operative Society Limited & Ors.
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1350 : 2025 INSC 524
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment passed by the High Court affirming the order of the competent authority issuing certificate of deemed conveyance in respect of a plot to first respondent.
Electrosteel Steel Limited (Now M/s ESL Steel Limited) vs Ispat Carrier Private Limited
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1373 : 2025 INSC 525
Whether upon approval of the resolution plan by the NCLT, the claim of the respondent being outside the purview of the resolution plan stood extinguished; whether the arbitral award dated 06.07.2018 was capable of being…
Larsen and Toubro Limited vs Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. and Others
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2811 : 2025 INSC 523
In petition u/s.34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Single Judge had set aside the Arbitral Award. Division Bench in appeal thereagainst u/s.37, Arbitration Act by way of the impugned judgment, inter alia upheld…
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Combined Traders
SC · 16 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 816 : 2025 INSC 496
Sub-rule (20) of Rule 17 of the Central Sales Tax (Rajasthan) Rules, 1957 provided that where any dealer had generated declaration forms or certificates by misrepresentation of fact or by fraud or in contravention of the…
Sakshi Arha vs The Rajasthan High Court & Ors.
SC · 8 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 714 : 2025 INSC 463
The present set of appeals have travelled to this 3-Judge Bench as a result of the split verdict delivered through Judgment dated 18.05.2023 in Civil Appeal No. 3957 of 2023 and other connected matters. All the candidate…
K. Gopi vs The Sub-Registrar & Ors.
SC · 7 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 47 : 2025 INSC 462
Matter pertains to the correctness of order by the Division Bench of the High Court with regard to upholding the order of the sub-registrar, refusing registration of a sale deed.
A. Rajendra vs Gonugunta Madhusudhan Rao & Ors.
SC · 4 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 681 : 2025 INSC 447
Whether the limitation to file an appeal under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code starts from the date of pronouncement of the order or from the date when the order is communicated to the parties.
UCO Bank & Anr. vs Vijay Kumar Handa
SC · 3 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 389 : 2025 INSC 442
The appellant-Bank dismissed the respondent from the services. Whether the respondent was entitled to receive the terminal benefits for the period of service he had rendered.
Amresh Shrivastava vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 1 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 488 : 2025 INSC 417
Dispute arose as to whether the power exercised by Appellant in his capacity as a Tehsildar, while passing a Land Settlement Order- a quasi-judicial order u/s.57(2) of Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, could be con…
Zulfiquar Haider & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 1 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 205 : 2025 INSC 480
Whether the demolition of the appellants’ residential premises/buildings by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) purportedly done under Section 27 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 was il…
Imran Pratapgadhi vs State of Gujarat and Anr.
SC · 28 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1309 : 2025 INSC 410
Whether on facts, the offences punishable under Sections 196, 197, 299 and 302 of the BNS as alleged, were made out against the appellant, a Member of Rajya Sabha; whether the High Court erred in rejecting the petition f…
Ramesh Kumaran & Anr. vs State Through The Inspector of Police & Anr.
SC · 27 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1245 : 2025 INSC 405
Cross-FIRs related to the same incident and for the same offences, with allegations and counter-allegations, were filed by two lawyers against each other. The Supreme Court explored the possibility of an amicable settlem…
Rekha Sharad Ushir vs Saptashrungi Mahila Nagari Sahkari Patsansta Ltd.
SC · 26 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1189 : 2025 INSC 399
Whether the complaint filed by the respondent-Credit Co-operative Society under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of a cheque allegedly issued by the appellant in favour of the respondent,…
Firoz Khan Akbarkhan vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 933 : 2025 INSC 387
Whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant u/s.302 r/w s.34, Penal Code, 1860 is justified; whether he is entitled to remission of sentence.
Vaibhav Goel & Anr. vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.
SC · 20 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 841 : 2025 INSC 375
Matter pertains to the validity of the income tax dues of the corporate debtor owed to the Central Government, when not a part of the approved Resolution Plan.
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal & Ors.
SC · 20 March 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 144 : 2025 INSC 377
The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the High Court requires interference.
State (CBI) vs Mohd. Salim Zargar @ Fayaz & Ors.
SC · 20 March 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 156 : 2025 INSC 376
Issue arose as regards the correctness of judgment and order of the Special Court acquitting the respondents for offences under Ranbir Penal Code, 1932 and Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987.
Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 7 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 502 : 2025 INSC 338
Issue arose as to whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the revision application filed by the appellants assailing the order of the trial court dismissing their discharge applications u/s.227 CrPC.
Delhi Development Authority vs S.G.G. Towers (P) Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 7 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 779 : 2025 INSC 337
Appellant-DDA executed an agreement to lease in respect of a plot in favour of M/s Mehta Constructions, which executed a registered sale deed cum Assignment in favour of second respondent. The second respondent went into…
Patel Babubhai Manohardas & Ors. vs State of Gujarat
SC · 5 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 432 : 2025 INSC 322
The four appellants were convicted by the Trial Court u/ss.306 and 114 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 5 years. The High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Whether the High Court w…
Sudershan Singh Wazir vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
SC · 28 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1416 : 2025 INSC 281
Issue arose as regards the correctness of orders passed by the High Court staying the discharge of the accused and directing him to surrender before the trial court.

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