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Justice Dipankar Datta

167 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Dipankar Datta on the bench, 2023 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 15 2025 61 2024 29 2023 62
Most often on the same bench
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat 43Justice Manmohan 26Justice Surya Kant 16Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 16Justice Sanjiv Khanna 14Justice Satish Chandra Sharma 12Justice Augustine George Masih 11Justice Bela M. Trivedi 9
Acts most often in these headnotes
Constitution of India 13Indian Penal Code, 1860 9Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 9Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 7Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 4Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 4Limitation Act, 1963 4Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 4
XXX vs The Union of India & Others
SC · 7 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1941 : 2025 INSC 943
Issue arose as to whether the writ petition be entertained at all having regard to the conduct of the petitioner-High Court Judge; does the In-house Procedure have legal sanction; is an inquiry and the consequent report…
Shri Shri Swami Samarth Construction & Finance Solution & Anr. vs The Board of Directors of NKGSB CO-OP. Bank Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 28 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1851 : 2025 INSC 908
Lending banks/secured creditors, if under an obligation, in terms of the notification dated 29.05.2015 containing the “Framework For Revival And Rehabilitation Of Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises” (Framework), to iden…
Vishnu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 23 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1371 : 2025 INSC 884
The Supreme Court examined a civil appeal and writ petition involving allegations of fraud perpetrated by one of the respondents, Reddy Veeranna, on courts to secure benefits behind the appellant's back. The proceedings…
United Bank of India (Now Punjab National Bank) vs Swapan Kumar Mullick & Ors.
SC · 22 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1642 : 2025 INSC 881
Issue arose to determine whether an employee resigning from service citing mental depression, after having served his employer much in excess of the period stipulated to qualify for being entitled to pension, forfeits hi…
Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Rep. by its Managing Director and Ors. vs S. Ganesan
SC · 21 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1530 : 2025 INSC 889
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court was justified in directing the sale deed of the plot to be executed in favour of the respondent subject to the fulfilment of the condition stated.
State by Deputy Superintendent of Police vs B.T. Ramesh & Anr.
SC · 14 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 202 : 2025 INSC 840
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in quashing the criminal proceedings, on the grounds of the chargesheet having been filed more than four years after the date of the alleged incident and lack of sanction;…
Nagarajan & Anr. vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 15 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 471 : 2025 INSC 703
Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesaid issue is in the negative, can the reduced sentence that the Food Safety and S…
Mohit Kumar vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
SC · 15 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 499 : 2025 INSC 704
Issue arose whether Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board was bound to accept the OBC certificates submitted by aspirants which, admittedly, were not in the format prescribed in the recruitment notificatio…
The State of Telangana & Ors. vs Dr. Pasupuleti Nirmala Hanumantha Rao Charitable Trust
SC · 14 May 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 679
i) Whether alienation of land by the District Collector, Medak, Government of Andhra Pradesh vide order dated 08.02.2001 was a sale or alienation/allotment; ii) whether any condition was imposed pursuant to the alienatio…
Shyam Nandan Mehta vs Santosh Kumar & Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2073 : 2025 INSC 586
Matter pertains to correctness of the order passed by the High Courts declaring the appointment of appellant to be illegal making him liable to be terminated from service forthwith.
Punit Beriwala vs The State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2421 : 2025 INSC 582
Whether the High Court was justified in quashing the subject FIR against Respondent Nos.2 and 3 and whether a cognizable offence against them is prima facie made out from a reading of the subject complaint.
GBJ Hotels Private Limited vs Sriharan Sripathmanathan & Ors.
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2444 : 2025 INSC 585
During the proceedings before the High Court, the Court accepted a better price for the creditor. The offer of the GRT Hotels was accepted by Edelweiss ARCL and it was agreed that the amount deposited of GBJ Hotels would…
The Chief Executive Officer & Others vs S. Lalitha & Others
SC · 24 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1734 : 2025 INSC 565
Matter pertains to the maintainability of the time-barred application of the employee before the tribunal, filed after rejection of a belated representation in service dispute.
Dashrath vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2536 : 2025 INSC 654
The conviction of the appellant as well as the sentence imposed on him u/ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is questioned.
Ramachandraiah & Anr. vs M. Manjula & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1522 : 2025 INSC 556
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court was justified in directing for investigation by the CBI.
Sri Shrikanth NS & Ors. vs K. Munivenkatappa & Anr.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1543 : 2025 INSC 557
Matter pertains to the correctness of High Court order rejecting the writ petition of the appellants against the First Appellate Court’s common order allowing I.A. u/Ord.11 r.14 CPC and allowing I.A. seeking permission t…
Maharana Pratap Singh vs The State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1662 : 2025 INSC 554
Whether due process was followed in dismissing the appellant from service and whether his dismissal from service is justified, on facts and in the circumstances; whether, in light of the facts, evidence, witnesses, and c…
Rajeev Gupta & Ors. vs Prashant Garg & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2364 : 2025 INSC 552
Issue arose whether the suit was barred by limitation; whether the sale deeds were void documents; whether the Will stood admitted in the previous suits and was no longer required to be proved; whether the First Appellat…
State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Lucknow vs Ram Prakash Singh
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 275 : 2025 INSC 555
Whether, in pursuance of a purported enquiry where there was none to present the case of the department, no witness was examined in support of the charges and no document was formally proved, any order of punishment coul…
Central Bureau of Investigation vs Ramesh Chander Diwan
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1476 : 2025 INSC 539
Whether the High Court was right in holding that sanction under Section 197, Cr.PC not having been obtained, the respondent should be discharged for the offences registered under Sections 120B and 420 of the IPC against…
Kanchhu vs Prakash Chand & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1490 : 2025 INSC 542
Matter pertains to sustainability of the order passed by the High Court allowing writ petition u/Art.227 of the Constitution and allowing multiple interlocutory applications-application for condonation of delay in filing…
Chellammal and Another vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2306 : 2025 INSC 540
Whether the appellants could be granted the benefit of probation either u/s.360(1) of CrPC or u/s.4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958; whether the High Court was justified in not extending the benefit of probation…
Sumitraben Singabhai Gamit vs State of Gujarat & Ors.
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1398 : 2025 INSC 521
The question involved is the interpretation of proviso to Section 26(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (“RFCTLARR Act, 2013”) in the cont…
Satish Chander Sharma & Ors. vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 16 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 217 : 2025 INSC 491
Issue arose as to whether the decision in State of H.P. v. Rajesh Chander Sood, upholding the cut-off date of 02.12.2004, is per incuriam; whether the aforesaid decision is binding on the petitioners; whether a writ peti…
Rakesh Kumar Verma vs HDFC Bank Ltd.
SC · 8 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 78 : 2025 INSC 473
Issue arose whether civil suits could have been instituted in courts in Patna and Delhi by employees in view of the specific clauses in the appointment letter that courts in Mumbai would have exclusive jurisdiction to de…
Sangita Sinha vs Bhawana Bhardwaj and Ors.
SC · 4 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 551 : 2025 INSC 450
Issue arose whether a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell is liable to be decreed if the buyer had accepted the refund of the majority of the earnest money deposit/advance consideration, during the pend…
Jomon K.K. vs Shajimon P. & Ors. Etc.
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 369 : 2025 INSC 425
Whether the appellant who did not hold a current Lascar’s licence but was the holder of a Syrang’s licence (superior to Lascar’s licence) could have been considered qualified to participate in the recruitment process for…
Satbir Singh vs Rajesh Kumar and Others
SC · 1 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 416
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court whereby it set aside the order of the trial court summoning respondents as additional accused for facing trial along with the principal accused.
The State of Jharkhand & Ors. vs Rukma Kesh Mishra
SC · 28 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1254 : 2025 INSC 412
Whether the order by which the respondent-civil servant was dismissed from service, following disciplinary proceedings, should have been interdicted by the High Court on the ground that the charge-sheet had not been appr…
Sajithabai and Ors. vs The Kerala Water Authority and Ors.
SC · 18 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 789 : 2025 INSC 354
Matter pertains to the issue as to a person joining as an Assistant Engineer, has option to migrate to either the degree or diploma quota; and the scope of the Kerala Public Health Engineering Service Special Rules, 1960…

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