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Justice B.V. Nagarathna

391 Supreme Court judgments with Justice B.V. Nagarathna on the bench, 2021 to 2026, 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
2026 7 2025 57 2024 28 2023 68 2022 167 2021 64
Most often on the same bench
Justice M.R. Shah 188Justice Satish Chandra Sharma 35Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 33Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 29Justice N Kotiswar Singh 21Justice Ujjal Bhuyan 20Justice K.M. Joseph 15Justice L. Nageswara Rao 15
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 44Indian Penal Code, 1860 34Constitution of India 25Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 18Income Tax Act, 1961 15Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 9Land Acquisition Act, 1894 8Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 5
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Ors. vs Vasant Mahadev Patil (Dead) through L.R.S & Ors.
SC · 14 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 358 : 2022 INSC 179
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.19 – Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 – ss.126, 127 – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4, 6, 1…
Umesh Kumar Pahwa vs The Board of Directors Uttarakhand Gramin Bank & Ors.
SC · 11 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 420 : 2022 INSC 178
Constitution of India: Art.226 – Appellant who was serving as the Branch officer at the Respondent Bank was accused of taking bribe from the borrower of the bank – Case of borrower-complainant that he had applied for loa…
M.P. Housing Board & Anr. vs Satish Kumar Batra and Ors.
SC · 10 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 545 : 2022 INSC 172
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Respondent Nos.1 to 3 purchased land in question from the predecessor-in-title – With respect to the land in question, s.4 Notification had been issued – The predecessorin-title had submitted…
Nawabuddin vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 8 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 1083 : 2022 INSC 162
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: ss.5/ 6 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.376(2)(i) – Prosecution case was that the appellant-accused was neighbour of PW-1-informant – On the fateful day, when PW-1 went out o…
M/s Bombay Chemical Industries vs Deputy Labour Commissioner & Anr.
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 523 : 2022 INSC 152
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.33C(2) – Recovery of money due from an employer – Serious dispute that respondent no.2 had worked as an employee of appellant – Jurisdiction of Labour Court – Respondent No.2 filed an app…
The State of Uttarakhand vs Sachendra Singh Rawat
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 529 : 2022 INSC 153
Penal Code, 1860: Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Prosecution case was that an altercation took place between the victim-deceased and the respondent-accused at the place of marriage ceremony – Due to interven…
Smt. Rekha Jain and Anr. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
SC · 3 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 509 : 2022 INSC 141
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Criminal proceedings u/ss.406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC – Six accused including appellants-accused –Allegation in FIR that one co-accused had misappropriated complainant…
The State of Manipur & Ors. vs Surjakumar Okram & Ors.
SC · 1 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 1057 : 2022 INSC 134
Repeal: There is no question of repeal of a statute which has been declared unconstitutional by the Court – In Bimolangshu Roy, Assam Act, 2004 was struck down as unconstitutional – The 2012 Act was not the subject matte…
State of U.P. vs Veerpal & Anr.
SC · 1 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 1163 : 2022 INSC 133
Evidence Act, 1872 – s.32 – Dying declaration – Appreciation of – Dying declaration recorded by the Magistrate in which deceased specifically stated that due to feud over demand of money, respondents-accused burnt her af…
Divisional Controller Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs Kalawati Pandurang Fulzele
SC · 31 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 399 : 2022 INSC 125
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947:ss. 25F and 25G – Retrenchment of workman – On facts, terminationof workman set aside by courts belowexcept Industrial Court and ordered reinstatement with back wages – Correctness of – Held…
K. Arumuga Velaiah vs P.R. Ramasamy and Anr.
SC · 27 January 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 692 : 2022 INSC 103
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Res Judicata –Registration Act, 1908 – s.17 – One ‘PS’ had two wives – From his first wife, he had 4 daughters and a son (first defendant) and through his second wife he had two sons; seco…
Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi (Dead) Thr. Lrs. vs Sanya Sahayak and Ors.
SC · 25 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 240 : 2022 INSC 93
Service law: Armed service – Misconduct – Dismissal from service – Appellant- employee was driver in the Military and was posted at the 12th Battalion, P.A.C. at Fatehpur – Allegation against him was that on the fateful…
B.B. Patel & Ors. vs Dlf Universal Ltd
SC · 25 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 51 : 2022 INSC 91
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 – ss.12B, 36-A, 36-B(a), (d), 36-D and 36-E r/w ss.2(i) and 2(o) – Held: s.12-B of the MRTP Act empowers the Commission to grant compensation only when any loss or dam…
The State of Punjab and Another vs Anshika Goyal and Others
SC · 25 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 77 : 2022 INSC 94
Constitution of India: Art.226 – Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of fee and making of Reservation) Act, 2006 – s.6 – Reservation – State framed Sports Policy in…
State of U.P. vs Jai Dutt and Anr.
SC · 19 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 215 : 2022 INSC 71
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 326 – Murder – Conviction by trial court u/s.302 accepting the prosecution case that the accused persons armed with deadly weapons went to the agricultural field were the victim (complainant…
Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc. vs B. Vijaya Sai and Others
SC · 19 January 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 321 : 2022 INSC 70
Trade Marks Act, 1999 – s.29(2)(c) r/w s.29(3); ss.29(4), (5), 29(9), 30 – Infringement of trade mark – Mark identical to the registered trade mark and also used in relation to identical goods/services – Presumption u/s.…
Village Officer and Others vs Chunayamakkal Joseph and Another
SC · 19 January 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 977 : 2022 INSC 68
Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 – ss. 2(f), 3, 4, 8 & 13 – Kerala Private Forest (Tribunal) Rules, 1972 – r.2A – Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961– s.5 – Area/land in question was notified as vested For…
Geeta Devi vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 18 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 428 : 2022 INSC 54
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378 – Appellate Power of High Court in case of acquittal – In the instant case, trial court convicted respondents for the offences punishable under ss.452, 323/34 and 325/34 of the IP…
Bhagwani vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 18 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 52
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366A, 364, 346, 376D, 376A, 302 and 201 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.5(g)(m) r/w s.6 – Kidnapping, rape and murder of 11 year old girl – Circumstantial evidence –…
Phoenix Arc Private Limited vs Vishwa Bharati Vidya Mandir & Ors.
SC · 12 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 950 : 2022 INSC 44
SARFAESI: Default in repayment of outstanding dues – Accounts of borrowers/respondents classified as Non Performing Asset – Bank issued notice u/s. 13(2) – NPA account of the borrowers / respondents with respect to the c…
Meera vs State by the Inspector of Police Thiruvotriyur Police Station Chennai
SC · 11 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 223 : 2022 INSC 35
Penal Code, 1860: s.498A – Death of married woman due to self-immolation – Allegation of dowry demand against in-laws – Conviction of mother-in-law and one year RI – Challenged – Held: Deceased was staying with her in-la…
Haryana Tourism Limited vs M/s Kandhari Beverages Limited
SC · 11 January 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 316 : 2022 INSC 32
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.34 and 37 – Exercise of powers u/s.37 – Scope of – High Court in appeal u/s.37 set aside the award passed by the arbitrator as well as the order passed by the first appellate C…
Jayaben vs Tejas Kanubhai Zala & Anr.
SC · 10 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 18 : 2022 INSC 28
JAYABEN v. TEJAS KANUBHAI ZALA & ANR (Criminal Appeal No. 1655 of 2021) JANUARY 10, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Appeal: Murder case – Complainant’s appeal against release of accused by High Court – Appell…
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs Bhagwan & Ors.
SC · 10 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 129 : 2022 INSC 29
Pension: Claim for pensionary benefits by employees of autonomous body (WALMI) – WALMI is an independent autonomous body and a society registered under the Societies Registration Act – The administration and management o…
Rajesh Prasad vs The State of Bihar and Anr. etc.
SC · 7 January 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 1046 : 2022 INSC 19
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 120B – Explosive Substances Act, 1908 – ss. 3, 4 – In the instant case, the accused-respondent committed offence u/s 302 r/w 34 and 120B IPC by causing death of father of appellant-informant…
Ellora Paper Mills Limited vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 4 January 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 399 : 2022 INSC 11
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 – s.12(5) r/w Seventh Schedule – Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 – Appellant filed petition before High Court under s.14 r/w ss.11 & 15 of the Arbitration Act, 19…
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs Dilip Uttam Jayabhay
SC · 3 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 148 : 2022 INSC 5
Maharashtra Recognition of trade unions and prevention of unfair labour practices Act 1971: Departmental proceedings – Misconduct proved against respondent-driver of driving the vehicle rashly and negligently due to whic…
Brijmani Devi vs Pappu Kumar & Anr.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 533 : 2021 INSC 919
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w 34; 341, 307 r/w 34 – Bail – Respondent accused of murder of appellant’s son – Bail rejected by Sessions Court –Granted by High Court with certain conditions – On appeal, held: Offences alle…
K. Anjinappa vs K.C. Krishna Reddy and Anr.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 1034 : 2021 INSC 921
K. ANJINAPPA v. K.C. KRISHNA REDDY AND ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 7478 of 2019) DECEMBER 17, 2021 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Advocates Act, 1961 – ss.35, 36, 36B – Held: Disposal of a complaint received by a Stat…
Majji Sannemma @ Sanyasirao vs Reddy Sridevi & Ors.
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 476 : 2021 INSC 909
MAJJI SANNEMMA @ SANYASIRAO v. REDDY SRIDEVI & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 7696 of 2021) DECEMBER 16, 2021 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Delay/Laches: Condonation of delay – Delay of 1011 days in preferring second ap…

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