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Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

778 Supreme Court judgments with Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on the bench, 2018 to 2024, 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
2024 84 2023 83 2022 110 2021 146 2020 61 2019 141 2018 153
Most often on the same bench
Justice J.B. Pardiwala 131Justice Dipak Misra 122Justice A.M. Khanwilkar 116Justice Manoj Misra 103Justice M.R. Shah 98Justice Hemant Gupta 90Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha 54Justice A.S. Bopanna 53
Acts most often in these headnotes
Constitution of India 58Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 51Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 30Indian Penal Code, 1860 28Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 20Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 20Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 18Consumer Protection Act, 1986 14
M/s. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd. vs S. Joel & Ors.
SC · 4 February 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 97 : 2019 INSC 233
Environmental Law: Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes – Guidelines in respect of – Issued by Union Government – Delegating the authority to State Governments to permit diversion of forest land upto one hect…
The State of Bihar & Anr. vs Dr. Sachindra Narayan & Ors.
SC · 30 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 748 : 2019 INSC 115
Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies Act, 1964: ss. 6, 8, 9 and 10 – Payment of Pension – To the employees of the Institute incorporated under the Act – Responsibility to pay – Whether on State Government –…
Pyarelal vs Shubhendra Pilania (Minor) through Natural Guardian (Father) Shri Pradeep Kumar Pilania & Ors.
SC · 29 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 717 : 2019 INSC 104
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s. 9 – Jurisdiction of civil court – Whether barred – For trying suit in respect of agricultural land for relief to declare the gift deed void and to restrain respondent Nos. 1 to 5 from al…
Union of India through Its Secretary, a Ministry of Defence Dhqpo New Delhi & Ors. vs Wg. Cdr. Subrata Das (19942-H)
SC · 29 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1035 : 2019 INSC 103
Service Law: Premature Separation from Service (PSS) – Application for – Withdrawal – Permissibility – Request by appellants (four officers) for PSS was allowed – They underwent pre-release course – Application for withd…
Hirandra Kumar vs High Court of Judicature at Allahabad & Anr.
SC · 29 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 608 : 2019 INSC 111
Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 : rr. 8, 12 – Challenge to – Rule 8(1) inter alia postulates that from time to time, but not later than three years from the last recruitment, the High Court shall determ…
Munishamappa & Ors. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 24 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 386 : 2019 INSC 88
Criminal Law – Appeal against acquittal – Long-standing dispute between families of two brothers, accused no.5 (since deceased) and CW-29 in regard to ancestral property – Litigation ensued – Officials from the Survey De…
Raju Ambadas Gangekar vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 January 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 84
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304, Part II – Murder – Reversal of acquittal – Jurisdiction of Appellate Court – Pursuant to a quarrel, deceased and his colleague were allegedly chased by the accused – Appellant assaulted the dece…
Gangaram vs The State of Rajasthan
SC · 24 January 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 1163 : 2019 INSC 86
Rajasthan Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1959 – r. 68(2), (2-A) – Advertisement issued inviting applications, inter alia, for one post of Projectionist, stipulating that the candidate must inter alia possess license for ope…
The State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. vs Pinju Ram etc.
SC · 22 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 601 : 2019 INSC 73
Service Law – Regularization of part time employees with consequential benefits – The High Court in Moti Singh case specifically held, while directing the consideration of daily wage status, the employee would not be ent…
Rajasthan State Sports Council & Anr. vs Smt. Uma Dadhich & Anr.
SC · 21 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 585 : 2019 INSC 62
Rajasthan State Sports Council Service Rules, 2006 – r.9(4) – Respondent no. 1 was appointed under the Rajasthan State Sports Council as Coach Grade-III in 1986 and was thereafter promoted as Coach Grade-II in 1990 and C…
Reliance Infrastructure Limited vs State of Maharashtra and Ors.
SC · 21 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 886 : 2019 INSC 63
MERC (Multi Year Tariff) Regulations, 2011 – Regn. 44.2(d) – Jurisdiction to decide validity of regulations – The grievance of the appellant arises from the fact that regn. 44.2(d) prescribed a tighter standard for its t…
Anil Kumar vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 21 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 521 : 2019 INSC 64
CSIR Recruitment & Promotions Rules for Administrative Staff, 1982 – Claim for financial upgradation and promotion – Appellant was aggrieved by the rejection of his claim for financial upgradation and promotion by the Co…
Murti Bhawani Mata Mandir Rep. through Pujari Ganeshi Lal (D) through Lr. Kailash vs Ramesh & Ors.
SC · 21 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 529 : 2019 INSC 61
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.144 – When not attracted – Suit for permanent injunction instituted by one ‘GL’ for restraining respondent nos.1, 2 and one ‘G’ from interfering with the possession of the plaintiff over…
Anss Rajashekar vs Augustus Jeba Ananth
SC · 18 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 731 : 2019 INSC 59
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 139 – Dishonour of cheque – Appeal against conviction – Appellant’s plea was that there was an absence of legally enforceable debt and the burden which was cast by the provis…
State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr. vs Parkash Chand
SC · 17 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 533 : 2019 INSC 55
Service Law – Compassionate appointment – Benefit of – Death of respondent’s father while in service – Respondent upon attaining majority applied for compassionate appointment – Rejection of, on the ground that the elder…
Himanshu vs B. Shivamurthy & Anr.
SC · 17 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 991 : 2019 INSC 53
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – s.141 and Proviso to s.138 – Maintainability of Complaint – When cheque was drawn by a person as a director of a Company – Appellant borrowed a sum of money from respondent and issued a…
State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. vs Shashi Kumar
SC · 16 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 432 : 2019 INSC 50
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ANR. v. SHASHI KUMAR (Civil Appeal No.988 of 2019) JANUARY 16, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Service Law – Compassionate appointment – The State, if entitled to tak…
Union of India & Ors. vs Krishna Kumar & Ors.
SC · 14 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 982 : 2019 INSC 48
Assam Rifles Warrant Officer (General Duty) Group ‘C’ Combatised Posts Recruitment Rules, 2012 – Promotion to the post of Naib Subedar after re-structuring of Assam Rifles in 2011 and creation of Recruitment Rules in 201…
Sri Suresh Kumar Goyal and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
SC · 11 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 236 : 2019 INSC 46
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 482 and 245(2) – Jurisdiction u/s. 482 to quash the proceedings before the commencement of actual trial – On facts, allegation that respondent no.2 purchased shares in his name and…
Wazir & Anr. vs State of Haryana
SC · 11 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 571 : 2019 INSC 45
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s. 23 – Compensation – Claim of – Fixation of market value of the acquired land – On facts, in the year 2002, around 1500 acres of land acquired from different villages for public purpose of d…
Arun Kumar Manglik vs Chirayu Health and Medicare Private Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 9 January 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 281 : 2019 INSC 43
Negligence: Medical Negligence – Complaint before Medical Council of India – Alleging medical negligence leading to death of the wife of the complainant – Medical Council found that treatment given was not timely and the…
Ex. Lac Yogesh Pathania vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 161 : 2019 INSC 33
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 – s.30 r/w s.31 – Disciplinary proceedings – Breach of good order of Air Force discipline – Court of Inquiry – District Court Martial (DCM) found appellant guilty for using insubordinate l…
Union of India & Ors. vs Central Administrative Tribunal & Ors. Etc.Etc.
SC · 8 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 317 : 2019 INSC 32
Service Law – Regularization – Group ‘D’ workers engaged on casual basis at the Institute in question (under the administrative control of Comptroller and Auditor General of India) not regularized despite long years of s…
Sneh Lata Goel vs Pushplata & Ors.
SC · 7 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 463 : 2019 INSC 22
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – ss.21 and 47 – Partition suit was instituted – Final decree was passed confirming the preliminary decree – Further, supplementary final decree was also passed – Appellant filed proceedings…
Madhav Hari Joshi vs Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India & Anr.
SC · 4 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 208 : 2019 INSC 9
Consumer Protection: Deficiency of service – Appellant-consumer submitted a proposal to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) under one of its plans – Alongwith proposal, paid Rs.1,75,000/- –The policy not issued nor money re…
Prakash Chand Daga vs Saveta Sharma & Ors.
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 936 : 2018 INSC 1213
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.2(30), 50 and 177 – Compensation – Appellant, original owner of a car, sold the said vehicle to the first respondent – Vehicle got involved in an accident – Second respondent received injuri…
State of Rajasthan vs Leela Ram @ Leela Dhar
SC · 13 December 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 621 : 2018 INSC 1198
Penal Code, 1860: s.304 Part II – Conviction of respondent under s.302 IPC – High Court modified his conviction to one under s.304 Part II – Prosecution case was that three persons including the respondent attacked the v…
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs Suryanarayanan & Anr.
SC · 13 December 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 950 : 2018 INSC 1197
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.451, 452 – Disposal of property – Theft of copper material from the godown of Telecom Department – Accused allegedly sold the material to first respondent – Seizure of copper lead all…
Union of India and Anr. vs V. R. Tripathi
SC · 11 December 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 281 : 2018 INSC 1189
Service law : Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Son born to railway employee from second marriage contracted during the subsistence of his first marriage – Benefit of compassionate appointment to the son on the d…
Union of India and Others vs Dyalu Ram
SC · 11 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 941 : 2018 INSC 1188
Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985: s.14 – Jurisdiction of Tribunal – Respondents engaged on casual basis by Armed Forces in 1993 and 1994 respectively – Wages payable to them were disbursed out of Regimental Funds – Ter…

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