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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
Bank of India & Ors. vs Muthyala Saibaba Suryanarayana Murthy & Anr.
SC · 18 March 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 120 : 2025 INSC 373
Whether the Division Bench was justified in interfering with the order of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition by the eligible retired employee who had failed to exercise option under Bank of India (Employees’)…
Ranjit Sarkar vs Ravi Ganesh Bhardwaj and Others
SC · 17 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1448 : 2025 INSC 415
Whether in the instant case, the Judicial Magistrate in terms of s.256, Cr.PC was justified in dismissing the complaint for default vide order dated 16.04.2021.
State of Assam & Ors. vs Arabinda Rabha & Ors.
SC · 7 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 598 : 2025 INSC 334
Whether the High Court was justified in its interference with the decision made by the Government to cancel the select list; Whether the decision of the appellants to cancel the select list was either vulnerable on appli…
Sharmila Velamur vs V. Sanjay and Ors.
SC · 3 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 377 : 2025 INSC 299
Whether ‘A’ having severe cognitive limitations is capable of making independent decisions; whether best interests and welfare of ‘A’, a US citizen would be served by permitting him to continue residing with Respondent N…
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited vs GRSE Limited Workmens Union & Ors.
SC · 25 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1813 : 2025 INSC 363
Whether judicial discipline and propriety were maintained, in the light of r.26 of the Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, 1966 in relation to applications u/Art.226 and the powers of the Hon’ble Chief Ju…
State of Karnataka vs T.N. Sudhakar Reddy
SC · 17 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1241 : 2025 INSC 229
Whether High Court was justified in quashing the FIR registered against the Respondent in the absence of a preliminary enquiry before registration of FIR under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; wh…
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs Mahadeo Krishna Naik
SC · 14 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 100 : 2025 INSC 218
Whether the appellant-Corporation is guilty of suggestio falsi by not disclosing what it had pleaded before the MACT and suppresio veri by suppressing the award; whether the High Court was justified in exercising review…
Puja Ferro Alloys P Ltd. vs State of Goa and Ors.
SC · 14 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 138 : 2025 INSC 217
Whether the appellant-companies are covered by the notification issued by the State dated 30.09.1991 for the purpose of availing 25% rebate on the tariff chargeable for availing power supply.
Dr. Amaragouda L Patil vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 12 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 574 : 2025 INSC 201
Matter pertains to the challenge to the appointment of the third respondent as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Homeopathy on the ground of not fulfilling the requisite experience of working for ten years a…
Om Prakash Gupta Alias Lalloowa (Now Deceased) & Ors. vs Satish Chandra (Now Deceased)
SC · 11 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 937 : 2025 INSC 183
The issues before the Hon’ble Court were as to whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the application for condonation of delay in filing the application for substitution and could the second appeal be regarde…
Canara Bank vs Ajithkumar G.K.
SC · 11 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 963 : 2025 INSC 184
Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the appellant and contained in Circular No. 154/93 dated 8th May, 1993, was in force…
Madhushree Datta vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.
SC · 24 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 187 : 2025 INSC 105
Issue arose as to whether, based on the materials on record, prima facie, ingredients of the offences u/ss.323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 IPC are made out; whether the chargesheet and the related criminal proceedings agains…
Bhupinderpal Singh Gill vs State of Punjab and Others
SC · 20 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 804 : 2025 INSC 83
Whether the impugned order of the High Court, in which the Disciplinary Authority’s order imposing penalty and the order of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition of the appellant have merged, warrants any interfe…
Biswajit Das vs Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 110 : 2025 INSC 85
Conviction for offences under section 468 r/w section 120(B), section 271 and section 465 r/w 120(B) and section 420 r/w section 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”) as well as section 13(1)(d) read with section…
Dr. Sharmad vs State of Kerala and Others
SC · 10 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 414 : 2025 INSC 70
Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the order granting promotion to the appellant to the post of Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Education Service, Health and Family Welfare…
Inspector, Railway Protection Force, Kottayam vs Mathew K Cherian & Anr.
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 498 : 2025 INSC 51
Whether the act of creating fake/multiple user IDs by an individual, who may or may not be an authorized railway agent, with the intention to procure and supply online tickets through IRCTC portal would constitute an off…
Muskan Enterprises & Anr. vs The State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 19 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1273 : 2024 INSC 1046
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the subsequent petition u/s.482, Cr. PC on the ground that since the earlier petition had been withdrawn without liberty obtained to apply afresh, the subseq…
Allahabad University Etc. vs Geetanjali Tiwari (Pandey) & Ors. Etc. Etc.
SC · 18 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1795 : 2024 INSC 1003
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in reading down Reg.10(f)(iii) of the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities a…
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Others vs Vivek V. Gawde Etc. Etc.
SC · 13 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 843 : 2024 INSC 985
By way of the impugned order, whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction in framing points for determination by the Inquiry Officer acting in a quasi-judicial capacity under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 18…
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar & Anr. vs Monika & Ors.
SC · 29 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 954 : 2024 INSC 911
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court in treating the first respondent as qualified for consideration and consequent appointment; and whet…
State of Andhra Pradesh and Others vs Dr. Rao, V.B.J. Chelikani and Others
SC · 25 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1366 : 2024 INSC 894
Issue arose that whether the Government, like any private individual, have the absolute discretion to frame policy, distribute resources and enter into a contract with whomsoever it pleases, on any terms and conditions i…
R. Kandasamy (Since Dead) & Ors. vs T.R.K. Sarawathy & Anr.
SC · 21 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1099 : 2024 INSC 884
Trial Court dismissed the suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale by the buyer. High Court allowed the appeal thereagainst and granted decree for specific performance. Whether the impugned judgment of the…
Aligarh Muslim University vs Naresh Agarwal & Ors.
SC · 8 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1647 : 2024 INSC 856
The issues were: 1) ingredients, indicia or criteria for an educational institution to be considered a minority educational institution under Article 30 of the Constitution; 2) whether Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is…
The Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited & Ors. vs Bapuna Alcobrew Private Limited & Anr.
SC · 4 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 340 : 2024 INSC 829
Issue arose as to whether s.56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has application to a demand raised by appellants-distributor on the first respondent for recovery of sums payable under the Electricity Act, 1910 and, whethe…
Ratilal Jhaverbhai Parmar and Ors. vs State of Gujarat and Ors.
SC · 21 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 2227 : 2024 INSC 801
Whether the delay of more than one year in issuing a reasoned order after oral dismissal in open court proceedings as ante-dated by the High Court constitutes a breach of the principles of fairness, propriety, and discip…
Raju and Another vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 31 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1147 : 2024 INSC 633
Whether the material on record unmistakably justifies the conviction of the appellant u/s. 307 IPC.
S. Tirupathi Rao vs M. Lingamaiah & Ors.
SC · 22 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1077 : 2024 INSC 544
1. Whether the High Court has, in the impugned judgment, exercised the jurisdiction of review in accordance with the parameters set out in Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure? 2. Whether the High Court has, in the…
Arvind Kejriwal vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 12 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 2363 : 2024 INSC 512
Validity of arrest of the appellant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002; scope and ambit of the Courts to examine the legality of the arrest under Section 19; whether the Court while examinin…
G.M. Shahul Hameed vs Jayanthi R. Hegde
SC · 9 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 316 : 2024 INSC 493
Whether upon admission of an instrument in evidence and its marking as an exhibit by a court (despite the instrument being chargeable to duty but is insufficiently stamped), such a process can be recalled by the court in…
M/s Sundew Properties Limited vs Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission & Anr.
SC · 17 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 739 : 2024 INSC 439
Whether the designation of an entity as a Special Economic Zonedeveloper ipso facto qualifies the entity to be a deemed distribution licensee, obviating the need for an application u/s. 14 of the Electricity Act; whether…

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