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Justice Hemant Gupta

327 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Hemant Gupta on the bench, 2018 to 2022, 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
2022 60 2021 69 2020 50 2019 145 2018 3
Most often on the same bench
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 90Justice L. Nageswara Rao 82Justice V. Ramasubramanian 66Justice A.S. Bopanna 17Justice Uday Umesh Lalit 15Justice S. Ravindra Bhat 14Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul 14Justice Vikram Nath 13
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 14Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 11Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 8Consumer Protection Act, 1986 8Land Acquisition Act, 1894 7Income Tax Act, 1961 6Constitution of India 6Transfer of Property Act, 1882 5
Brigade Enterprises Limited vs Anil Kumar Virmani & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 940 : 2021 INSC 918
Consumer Protection Act, 2019: s.35(1)(c): Representative Suit – Appellant-builder launched project for construction of residential complex, comprising of 1134 units in three blocks namely Amber block, Blue block, and Cr…
P. Satyanarayana vs Nandyala Rama Krishna Reddy
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 489 : 2021 INSC 908
Suit – Respondent-plaintiff filed suit inter alia for declaration that he is the absolute owner of the suit property – Also sought interim injunction restraining the petitioner-defendant from interfering with his possess…
U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad through Housing Commissioner & Anr. vs Noor Mohammad & Ors.
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 1060 : 2021 INSC 901
U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD THROUGH HOUSING COMMISSIONER & ANR. v. NOOR MOHAMMAD & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 8083 of 2011) DECEMBER 16, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.48(1)…
M/s Star Paper Mills Limited vs M/s Beharilal Madanlal Jaipuria Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 1074 : 2021 INSC 902
M/S STAR PAPER MILLS LIMITED v. M/S BEHARILAL MADANLAL JAIPURIA LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4102 of 2013) DECEMBER 16, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] Suit – Recovery suit – Respondent was a wholesale d…
The Secretary to Govt. Department of Education (Primary) & Ors. vs Bheemesh alias Bheemappa
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 123 : 2021 INSC 907
Service Law: Compassionate appointment – Appointment on compassionate grounds is not automatic, but subject to strict scrutiny of various parameters including the financial position of the family, the economic dependence…
Anita Rani vs Ashok Kumar & Ors.
SC · 16 December 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 964 : 2021 INSC 905
Civil Suit: Suit for Recovery of Money – In the instant case, appellant filed two suits against respondents for recovery of money – Appellant and respondents are relatives – In the first suit, respondents borrowed a sum…
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation vs Gajadhar Nath
SC · 8 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 394 : 2021 INSC 846
UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. GAJADHAR NATH (Civil Appeal No. 7536 of 2021) DECEMBER 08, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Misconduct – Respondentworkman…
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre vs Asha Jaiswal & Ors.
SC · 30 November 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 1118 : 2021 INSC 801
BOMBAY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE v. ASHA JAISWAL & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1658 of 2010) NOVEMBER 30, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, JJ.] Consumer Protection – Medical negligence – When not – Complain…
Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amravati through Its President vs Omprakash S/O Dinkar Deshmukh & Ors.
SC · 22 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1117 : 2021 INSC 766
Wills – Bequest made under the Will – Nature of – Testator executed Will (in respect of property) in favour of his wife (plaintiff no.1) who in turn gifted the property in question to appellant (plaintiff no. 2) – Conten…
Padam Nabh & Sons vs Yash Pal
SC · 17 November 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 543 : 2021 INSC 741
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 – s.13-B – Summary jurisdiction – Non-Resident Indian (NRI) who purchased a building to which the Act applies, subsequent to the induction of tenant is entitled to invoke summ…
Rashid Wali Beg vs Farid Pindari & Ors.
SC · 28 October 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 1 : 2021 INSC 685
Waqf Act, 1995 – ss.83, 85, as amended by Amendment Act 27 of 2013 – Suit for permanent injunction in respect of a waqf property filed before civil court, if maintainable – Held: Words in s.83(1) “any dispute, question o…
Union of India and Anr. vs Ms. A. Shainamol, Ias and Anr.
SC · 22 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 396 : 2021 INSC 661
Service Law: All India Service – Appellant was candidate seeking appointment to All India Service pursuant to Civil Services Examination-2006 – She was successful and her name appeared at serial no.20 – Applicant, though…
Union of India & Anr. vs Omkar Nath Dhar (D) through L.Rs.
SC · 7 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1056 : 2021 INSC 633
Government Accommodation – For retired Government employees who are Kashmiri Migrants – Propriety – Held: Government houses/flats are meant for serving Government employees – There cannot be any justification on the basi…
Smriti Madan Kansagra vs Perry Kansagra
SC · 7 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 742 : 2021 INSC 632
Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 – Custody of minor child – Obtained by fraud – Contempt of Court – Guardianship petition filed by father (of Indian origin) settled in Kenya for custody of the minor child before Family Court…
Sgs India Ltd. vs Dolphin International Ltd.
SC · 6 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 695 : 2021 INSC 622
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Deficiency in service – Onus of proof – Complainant engaged the appellant, a testing, inspection and certification company, for inspection of groundnut procured by the complainant for expo…
M/s Prem Cottex vs Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 645 : 2021 INSC 617
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – 2(1)(g) – Deficiency in service – When not – Additional demand raised by respondent no.3 alleging short billing in view of wrong multiply factor (MF) applied in the bills raised for partic…
Dipali Biswas & Ors. vs Nirmalendu Mukherjee & Ors.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 216 : 2021 INSC 616
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or.21 r. 64 – Execution of money decree – Attachment of 117 decimal of land (app. 7450 sq. feet) – Sale proclamation – Auction sale – Issuance of Sale Certificate – Application by auction p…
Prabhagiya Van Adhikari Awadh Van Prabhag vs Arun Kumar Bhardwaj (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 234 : 2021 INSC 615
U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 – ss.4, 117 – Indian Forest Act, 1927 – ss.3-6, 20 – U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 – ss.48, 49 – Proceedings initiated by Forest Department to rectify the re…
Thota Sridhar Reddy & Ors. vs Mandala Ramulamma & Ors.
SC · 1 October 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 1161 : 2021 INSC 588
Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 – ss.19, 38-E – Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955 – Protected tenant – Oral surrender of the tenancy rights, if permissi…
Placido Francisco Pinto (D) by Lrs. & Anr. vs Jose Francisco Pinto & Anr.
SC · 30 September 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 676 : 2021 INSC 581
Contract Act, 1872 – s.25 – Suit for possession and accounts filed by appellant no.1 against his younger brother-respondent no.1 (defendant no.1) and his wife-(defendant no.2) alleging that he had purchased the suit prop…
Khatema Fibres Ltd. vs New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 28 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 268 : 2021 INSC 565
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – ss. 23 and 2(1)(g) – Surveyor’s Report – Assessment of loss – Correctness of – Accidental fire in the factory of complainant – Waste paper destroyed by fire – Claim raised by complainant e…
The Managing Director (Shri Grish Batra) M/s. Padmini Infrastructure Developers (I) Ltd. vs The General Secretary (Shri Amol Mahapatra) Royal Gardenresdients We
SC · 28 September 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 488 : 2021 INSC 562
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR (SHRI GRISH BATRA) M/S. PADMINI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPERS (I) LTD. v. THE GENERAL SECRETARY (SHRI AMOL MAHAPATRA) ROYAL GARDENRESDIENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (Civil Appeal No. 2998 of 2010) SEPTEMBER…
New Delhi Municipal Council vs Ganga Devi & Anr.
SC · 27 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 228 : 2021 INSC 549
Eviction – Predecessor of the occupant-respondent no.1 was allotted the site in question in 1998 by license deed – Shop transferred in favour of occupant – Show cause notice issued alleging sub-letting and unauthorized c…
Union of India & Ors. vs Dalbir Singh
SC · 21 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 800 : 2021 INSC 520
Service Law – Dismissal from service – The writ petitioner was a General Duty Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) – A FIR was lodged against the writ petitioner u/ss. 302, 307 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms…
State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs M. S. Viswanathan & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 607 : 2021 INSC 497
Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978 – Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 – s.3 – The land owner, mother of the respondents, was required to surrender the excess land of 6…
Shankarrao Bhagwantrao Patil etc. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 239 : 2021 INSC 501
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Compensation – Deduction towards development cost – Appellants’ land acquired – Compensation awarded by Land Acquisition Collector – Dissatisfied, reference sought – Reference Court awarded c…
Salim D. Agboatwala and Ors. vs Shamalji Oddhavji Thakkar and Ors.
SC · 17 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 103 : 2021 INSC 486
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.VII, r.11(d) – Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 – ss.32G, 32M, 85 and 85-A – The plaintiffs’ case that one ‘H’ died in the year 1946 and thereafter a suit was filed…
Abdul Khuddus vs H.M. Chandiramani (Dead) Thr Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 14 September 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 643 : 2021 INSC 474
Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 – ss.5 and 21 – Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 – ss. 322 and 462 – Transfer of Property Act – s.108(B)(e) – Plaintiff was inducted as tenant by an allotment order passed by th…
Estate Officer and Anr. vs Charanjit Kaur
SC · 7 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 120 : 2021 INSC 457
ESTATE OFFICER AND ANR. v. CHARANJIT KAUR (Civil Appeal No. 4964 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 07, 2021 [HEMANT GUPTA AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ.] Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.2(1)(o) and s.14(1)(e) – Chandigarh Conversion of Resid…
The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs Pujari Utthan Avam Kalyan Samiti & Anr.
SC · 6 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 685 : 2021 INSC 447
M.P. Land Revenue Code, 1959 – Rights of Pujari – A writ petition filed by Association of Priests registered under the M.P. Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam 1973 to quash the circulars dated 21.03.1994 and 07.06.2008 wher…

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