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Justice Ajay Rastogi

225 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Ajay Rastogi on the bench, 2018 to 2023, 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
2023 30 2022 40 2021 35 2020 44 2019 72 2018 4
Most often on the same bench
Justice A.M. Khanwilkar 41Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 28Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar 26Justice Abhay S. Oka 22Justice Bela M. Trivedi 19Justice N.V. Ramana 18Justice C.T. Ravikumar 17Justice Indu Malhotra 16
Acts most often in these headnotes
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 13Indian Penal Code, 1860 13Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 10Constitution of India 10Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 7Land Acquisition Act, 1894 3Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 3Consumer Protection Act, 1986 2
Pawan Kumar vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 2 May 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 928 : 2022 INSC 499
PAWAN KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (Civil Appeal No(s). 3574 of 2022) MAY 02, 2022 [AJAY RASTOGI AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Service Law: Railway Protection Forces Rules, 1987: rr. 52 and 67.2 – Discharge order – Sustainab…
Maniben Maganbhai Bhariya vs District Development Officer Dahod & Ors.
SC · 25 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 760 : 2022 INSC 473
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – ss.1(3), 1(3A) and 2 – Gratuity – Entitlement to – Whether Aganwadi workers (AWWs) and Aganwadi Helpers (AWHs) appointed to work in Anganwadi centres set up under the Integrated Child Deve…
Dr. (Mrs.) Chanda Rani Akhouri & Ors. vs Dr. M.A. Methusethupathi & Ors.
SC · 20 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 812 : 2022 INSC 447
Medical Negligence – Consumer Protection – Liability of doctors – Demise of husband of appellant no.1 pursuant to kidney transplantation – Allegation that the cause of death was postoperative medical negligence – Complai…
Harish Chandra Shrivastava vs The State of Bihar and Others
SC · 13 April 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 1065 : 2022 INSC 423
Bihar Private Medical (Indian System of Medicine) College (Taking Over) Act, 1985: Termination – Appellants were appointed as Lecturers in private Ayurvedic Colleges between the period from 14 March 1978 to 10 May 1979 –…
M. Kendra Devi vs The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 255 : 2022 INSC 288
Service Law: Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955 – r.35(aa) – Seniority – Appellants were selected as Assistant Engineer – They were direct recruits of first batch selected in 1991-1992 and the second b…
Horticulture Experiment Station Gonikoppal, Coorg vs The Regional Provident Fund Organization
SC · 23 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 485 : 2022 INSC 223
Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: ss. 7A, 14B – Power to recover damages – Mens rea and actus reus, if essential element for imposition of damages – Appellant’s establishment failed to comply…
Deepak S/O Laxman Dongre vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 28 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 35 : 2022 INSC 110
Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – s.56(1)(a)(b) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.151 – Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(d), 19(5) – Respondent no.2 exercising powers u/s.56(1)(a)(b) passed the impugned order of exte…
Messer Griesheim Gmbh a (Now Called Air Liquide Deutschland Gmbh) vs Goyal Mg Gases Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 28 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 93 : 2022 INSC 113
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s. 44A – Execution of decrees passed by courts in reciprocating territory – Execution of money decree (in excess of Rs.20 lakhs) of a foreign court which is notified as a superior court of…
Subhash Chander & Ors. vs M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(Bpcl) & Anr.
SC · 28 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 108 : 2022 INSC 107
Haryana (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1973 – Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act, 1976 – ss. 3, 5, 7 and 11 – Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – Suit for possession by the appellant – Maintainability of, bef…
The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. vs The Registrar,cooperative Societies and Others
SC · 11 January 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 291 : 2022 INSC 34
Service Law – Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Land Mortgage Banks Service (Common Cadre) Rules, 1978 – r.15(ii) – Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 – Constitution of India – Articles 1…
Ashim @ Asim Kumar Haranath Bhattacharya @ Asim Harinath Bhattacharya @ Aseem Kumar Bhattacharya vs National Investigation Agency
SC · 1 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 607 : 2021 INSC 813
Bail: Post-arrest bail – Trial for offence under National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 – Charge sheet filed against the accused in 2012 while charges framed after seven years in 2019 – Statement of de facto complainant…
Vinod Kumar vs Amritpal @ Chhotu & Ors.
SC · 30 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 954 : 2021 INSC 802
Penal Code, 1860: s.300 thirdly – Prosecution case was that respondent 1 to 5-accused were guilty of killing victim-deceased – Trial court convicted respondents-accused inter alia for offence punishable u/ss.302/149 – Hi…
State of Rajasthan vs Bablu @ Om Prakash
SC · 24 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 450 : 2021 INSC 782
Appeal against acquittal: Interference with – Prosecution case that 13 accused along with 10-12 persons armed with weapons, forcibly entered the house of the informant and hurled abuses, inflicted informant’s brother wit…
Kewal Krishan vs Rajesh Kumar & Ors. etc.
SC · 22 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 588 : 2021 INSC 765
Transfer of Property Act: s.54 – Case of plaintiff-appellant was that he had executed a power of attorney in favour of his brother – Acting on the basis of power of attorney, his brother executed two sale deeds – The fir…
Union of India & Ors. vs Ex. Constable Ram Karan
SC · 11 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 300 : 2021 INSC 715
Service law: Departmental inquiries – Quantum of punishment – Judicial review of – On facts, allegations against constable of CRPF that he threatened the Doctor-complainant, misbehaved and abused and injured him and made…
M/s. Newtech Promoters and Developers Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Up & Ors. etc.
SC · 11 November 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 909 : 2021 INSC 716
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: ss. 3,18, 19, 31, 71, 81, 43(5) proviso and 40(1) – Appellantspromoters and real estate developers failed to hand over possession of the unit to allottees/home buyers –…
Thwaha Fasal vs Union of India
SC · 28 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 797 : 2021 INSC 688
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967: Factors for consideration while granting bail – While deciding a bail petition filed by an accused against whom offences under Chapters IV and VI of the 1967 Act have been alle…
Anant Raj Ltd. (Formerly M/s. Anant Raj Industries Ltd.) vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 27 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1021 : 2021 INSC 680
Town Planning: Licence for development of group housing colony – Policy of State to grant licence on ‘First Come First Serve’ basis – Held: The principle of ‘First Come First Serve’ basis adopted by the State Respondents…
K.V. Anil Mithra & Anr. vs Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Anr.
SC · 27 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 297 : 2021 INSC 679
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – ss.25F, 25B – Termination – Retrenchment– Violation of s.25F–Respondent-University regularized appellants-workmen serving on daily wage basis in nonteaching staff category – Objections rai…
Sudhir Kumar Atrey vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 835 : 2021 INSC 673
Military Engineering Service (Non Industrial class III and IV Posts) Rules, 1971: The Army Headquarter directed on 09.12.1982 the Chief Engineers of all the five commands to initiate recruitment of Group ‘C” personnel –…
Smriti Madan Kansagra vs Perry Kansagra
SC · 7 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 742 : 2021 INSC 632
Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 – Custody of minor child – Obtained by fraud – Contempt of Court – Guardianship petition filed by father (of Indian origin) settled in Kenya for custody of the minor child before Family Court…
Geeta Gupta vs Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 73 : 2021 INSC 500
Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 – Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972 – The appellant acquired a property by a sale deed…
Bhagwan Narayan Gaikwad vs The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
SC · 20 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 81 : 2021 INSC 503
Penal Code, 1860 – s.326 – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons – Conviction under – Prosecution case that the appellant and other accused persons attacked the victim with a lethal weapon which chopped…
Somesh Thapliyal & Anr. etc. vs Vice Chancellor, H.N.B. Garhwal University & Anr.
SC · 3 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 49 : 2021 INSC 444
Service Law – Public employment – Terms and conditions – Appellants were appointed as teachers in the years 2004-2007 in Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of a State University governed by the 1973 Act – Their servic…
Pankaj Kumar vs State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 19 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 537 : 2021 INSC 414
Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000: ss. 72, 73 and 74 – Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand – Benefit of reservation – Entitlement to – Person resident of the State of Bihar – Order of 1950, identifying ca…
Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Kolkata vs Batanagar Education and Research Trust
SC · 2 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 31 : 2021 INSC 369
Income Tax Act, 1961: s.12AA – Cancellation of registration of respondent Trust under s.12AA – Statement of the Managing Trust of Trust showed that donations were received by way of cheques out of which substantial money…
Rajinder Goel vs High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Anr.
SC · 2 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 314 : 2021 INSC 372
High Court: Judicial officer – Unexplained huge financial transactions – Recommendation made by the Full Court of the High Court for compulsory retirement of the petitioner from the post of Additional District and Sessio…
Noorulla Khan vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Anr.
SC · 13 July 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 243 : 2021 INSC 330
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 – ss. 43, 44, 47 and 48 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 197 – Gram Panchayat and the appellant, who at the relevant time was chief officer of said Gram Pancha…
Brijesh Kumar vs State of Uttar Pradesh, through Its Secretary
SC · 22 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 995 : 2021 INSC 197
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 – Counsel for the Petitioner in this matter was appointed as amicus curiae for the Petitioner – He brought attention to the Court that in this, as well as other matters he was appoint…
Priti Saraf & Anr. vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 577 : 2021 INSC 177
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Scope and ambit of – Commercial transaction – FIR against respondent no.2 and one more person u/ss.420, 406 and 34 IPC – High Court quashed all the criminal proceedings – On app…

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