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Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

441 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on the bench, 2019 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 61 2024 100 2023 73 2022 78 2021 62 2020 36 2019 31
Most often on the same bench
Justice L. Nageswara Rao 58Justice K.V. Viswanathan 56Justice Sandeep Mehta 41Justice R.F. Nariman 36Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 30Justice Augustine George Masih 29Justice B.V. Nagarathna 29Justice Surya Kant 28
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 55Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 29Constitution of India 24Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 14Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 8Electricity Act, 2003 8Indian Evidence Act, 1872 8Land Acquisition Act, 1894 7
Abhishek Singh vs Huhtamaki Ppl Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 28 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 596 : 2023 INSC 308
ABHISHEK SINGH v. HUHTAMAKI PPL LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No(s). 2241 of 2023) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: ss.9 and 12A – Interpretation of s. 12A and Regn 30A…
Pulen Phukan & Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 28 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 616 : 2023 INSC 305
PULEN PHUKAN & ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 906 of 2016) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 326, 147, 148, 149, 447 and 34 – Murder – Unlawful A…
Nagaraj Reddy vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 21 March 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 457 : 2023 INSC 269
Concurrent conviction of the appellantaccused No.1 for offences punishable u/ss.302, 341 IPC primarily on the basis of evidence of PW-1, an interested witness, if justified. Evidence – Interested witness – Previous enmit…
Pradeep Kumar vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 682 : 2023 INSC 242
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 302,34,201 – Two accused persons (including appellant) were convicted for offence of murder by trial Court –The prosecution case, rested upon three circumstances (a) the alleged confessional stateme…
Narendrasinh Keshubhai Zala vs State of Gujarat
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 746 : 2023 INSC 241
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 25(1) A, 27(2) – Acquittal of accused – Appellant was accused of having committed the murder of the victim-deceased by shooting at him while he was sitting on a Nala w…
Udayakumar vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 943 : 2023 INSC 239
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 120B – Murder – Due to rivalry A-1 alongwith A-3 hatched a conspiracy to murder the victim and engaged services of A-2 for the same – A-2 killed the victim with a sickle thereafter, fled with…
Ravasaheb @ Ravasahebgouda etc. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 965 : 2023 INSC 238
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Victim was murdered – The trial court and the High Court, despite most of the prosecution witnesses turning hostile, found the prosecution case to be established beyond reasonable doubt through…
Guna Mahto vs State of Jharkhand
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 782 : 2023 INSC 240
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that husband murdered his wife and dumped her dead body in well to cause disappearance of evidence and later lodged missing report with the police – Conviction…
Nand Lal and Others vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 276 : 2023 INSC 224
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that previous enmity between the accused persons and the complainant – Accused no. 11 assaulted the complainant and thereafter, the complainant lodged an FIR – Said ac…
Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs State of West Bengal
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 20 : 2023 INSC 198
NIKHIL CHANDRA MONDAL v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL (Criminal Appeal No. 2269 of 2010) MARCH 03, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.] Evidence – Extra-judicial Confession – Evidentiary value – Lady found murdered by a shar…
Karan @ Fatiya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 587 : 2023 INSC 197
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Claim of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offences under IPC and POCSO Act was awarded death sentence – Death sentence affirmed by High Court – During the pe…
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Adani Power Maharashtra Limited & Ors.
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 85 : 2023 INSC 208
Power – Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – Supply of coal to power producers – Change of New Coal Distributional Policy, 2007 (NCDP, 2007) by New Coal Distributional Policy, 2013 (NCDP 2013) – Claim for ‘Change…
Indrajit Das vs The State of Tripura
SC · 28 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 142 : 2023 INSC 175
INDRAJIT DAS v. THE STATE OF TRIPURA (Criminal Appeal No.609 of 2015) FEBRUARY 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302/34, 201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Information received from…
Ajai alias Ajju etc. etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 930 : 2023 INSC 127
AJAI ALIAS AJJU ETC. ETC. v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH (Criminal Appeal Nos.598-600 of 2013) FEBRUARY 15, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/149, 307 – Arms Act, 1959 – Code of Criminal P…
Anna Mathews and Others vs Supreme Court of India and Others
SC · 10 February 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 463 : 2023 INSC 122
Constitution of India: Art.217 – Collegium recommendation – Scope and ambit of judicial review in the matter of appointment of judges – Held: The Collegium of the Supreme Court takes the final call after considering reco…
Baini Prasad (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Durga Devi
SC · 2 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 282 : 2023 INSC 95
BAINI PRASAD (D) THR. LRS. v. DURGA DEVI (Civil Appeal Nos. 6182-6183 of 2009) FEBRUARY 02, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND C. T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.] Transfer of Property Act, 1882 : s. 51 – Protection under – Suit by the respondent f…
Baharul Islam & Ors. vs The Indian Medical Association and Ors.
SC · 24 January 2023
[2023] 9 S.C.R. 917 : 2023 INSC 81
Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004 – Constitutionality of – Legislative Competency of the State – Assam State legislature enacted the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2004 – Said Act provides f…
Rajaram S/O Sriramulu Naidu (Since Deceased) through L.Rs. vs Maruthachalam (Since Deceased) through L.Rs.
SC · 18 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 809 : 2023 INSC 51
Money Lending – The appellant’s wife subscribed to chit funds (1992 and 1995) with the respondent for which two signed blank cheques were submitted as security – After maturity of the chit funds, appellant and his wife s…
Boby vs State of Kerala
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 335 : 2023 INSC 23
Evidence Act, 1872 – s.27 – Discovery of Fact – Criminal trial – Three accused – Disclosure statement allegedly made by accused no.3-appellant – Recovery of dead body of complainant’s husband – Appreciation of evidence –…
Mohinder Pal and Others vs State of J & K
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 375 : 2023 INSC 26
Ranbir Penal Code – s.300 Exception I, s.302 and Part I of s.304 – Grave and sudden provocation – Death of two persons, ‘J’ and ‘M’ – Seven accused – Allegation that accused No.1 and his sons forcibly detained ‘J’ and ‘M…
Prakash Nayi @ Sen vs State of Goa
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 823 : 2023 INSC 24
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and s.84 – Plea of Insanity – “Schizophrenia” – Accused-appellant was convicted and sentenced u/s. 302 IPC for having caused the death of the victim-deceased by attacking him at a store in whic…
Ranvir Singh etc. etc. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 841 : 2023 INSC 25
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149, 304 Part-II – Acquittal under – Appellants-accused persons were charged of having committed an offence u/ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149 – Dehati Nalishi (Ex. P-28) was recorded as…
Resident’s Welfare Association and Another vs The Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others
SC · 10 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 601 : 2023 INSC 22
Urban Development – Town Planning – Committee for Chandigarh Master Plan, 2031 (CMP-2031) – Issue of redensification in Phase-I sector in the city of Chandigarh – Fragmentation/division/bifurcation/apartmentalization of…
Kaushal Kishor vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 3 January 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 581 : 2023 INSC 4
Constitution of India – Arts. 19(1)(a) and 19(2) – Are the grounds specified in Article 19(2) in relation to which reasonable restrictions on the right to free speech can be imposed by law, exhaustive, or can restriction…
Neeraj Dutta vs State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)
SC · 15 December 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 104 : 2022 INSC 1280
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988: ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) – In the absence of evidence of the complainant (direct/primary, oral/documentary evidence) it is permissible to draw an inferential deduction of culpabili…
T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs State of Kerala
SC · 8 December 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 478 : 2022 INSC 1262
Constitution of India: Art.20(2) – Protection against double jeopardy – Code of Criminal Procedure – s.300 – ‘Same offence’ meaning of – Appellant-accused worked as Agricultural officer for the period 31.05.1991 to 31.05…
Sukhpal Singh Khaira vs The State of Punjab
SC · 5 December 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 156 : 2022 INSC 1252
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 319 – Power to summon additional accused under – When the trial with respect to other coaccused has ended and the judgment of conviction rendered on the same date before pronouncing…
M/s. Meenakshi Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Abhyudaya Green Economic Zones Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 23 November 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 756 : 2022 INSC 1223
M/S. MEENAKSHI SOLAR POWER PVT. LTD. v. M/S. ABHYUDAYA GREEN ECONOMIC ZONES PVT. LTD. AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8818 of 2022) NOVEMBER 23, 2022 [B. R. GAVAI AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1…
T. J. Parameshwarappa@parameshwarappa@j. T. Parameshwarappa@talalkena Gowdra Parameshwarappa vs The Branch Manager, New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 18 November 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 136 : 2022 INSC 1180
Motor Accident Claim – Compensation – Assessment of – Permanent Physical Disability – Appellant sustained injuries in a road accident – He therefore, filed the claim petition seeking compensation of Rs.20 lakhs – Motor A…
Amit Singh vs Ravindra Nath Pandey & Ors. etc. etc.
SC · 11 November 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 584 : 2022 INSC 1200
AMIT SINGH v. RAVINDRA NATH PANDEY & ORS. ETC. ETC. (Civil Appeal Nos. 8324-8327 of 2022) NOVEMBER 11, 2022 [B. R. GAVAI AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Uttar Pradesh Revenue Consolidation Service Rules, 1992 – rr. 18 and 19–…

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