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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
Up Housing and Development Board vs Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 730 : 2019 INSC 614
UP HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD v. RAMESH CHANDRA AGARWAL (Civil Appeal No. 4529 of 2019) MAY 01, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] U.P. Awas Evam Vikas Parishad-Registration and Allotment of Plo…
Shree Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapovan Mandir & Anr. vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 137 : 2019 INSC 609
Investigation: Transfer of land of deity – Public Interest Litigation by respondent No. 8 challenging the transfer – No grievance was made by respondent No. 8 to any public authority in respect of the alleged transfer by…
State by Karnataka Lokayukta Police Station, Bengaluru vs M.R. Hiremath
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 713 : 2019 INSC 611
Evidence Act, 1872: s. 65B(4) – Admissibility of electronic records – Secondary evidence of the electronic record based on the spy camera – Requirement of production of certificate u/s. 65B – When – Held: Requirement of…
Snowtex Investment Limited vs Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-2, Kolkata
SC · 30 April 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 687 : 2019 INSC 593
Income Tax Act, 1961: ss.43(5)(d), 73 – Assessment year 20082009 – Assessee-NBFC having sole business of share trading – Transacting in future and options – Whether the speculation loss is capable of set off against the…
Suman Jindal & Anr. vs M/s Adarsh Developers
SC · 25 April 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 154 : 2019 INSC 572
Consumer Disputes: Cancellation of allotment of housing apartment – By developer of the property – On the ground that the allottee had failed to pay 25% of the total cost of the flat – Complaint before State Consumer Com…
Reliance Life Insurance Co Ltd & Anr. vs Rekhaben Nareshbhai Rathod
SC · 24 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 733 : 2019 INSC 565
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Deficiency of service – Insurance policy – Repudiation of claim – Spouse of the respondent took a policy from insurance company – Two months later he submitted proposal for life insurance p…
Smt. Alka Shukla vs Life Insurance Corporation of India
SC · 24 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 762 : 2019 INSC 567
SMT. ALKA SHUKLA v. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (Civil Appeal No. 3413 of 2019) APRIL 24, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Insurance: Insurance policies – Stipulating accident benefit –…
Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar & Anr. vs State of Gujarat
SC · 23 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 249 : 2019 INSC 557
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 324 r/w s. 34 – Prosecution under – Death of two persons and injuries to two – Injuries also received by the accused – Cross-case by the accused – Conviction by courts below – In appeal, ple…
Anil Kumar Anand vs Commissioner of Customs (Preventive)
SC · 22 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 225 : 2019 INSC 552
Customs Act, 1962 – s.28 – Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Imported Goods) Rules, 2007 – rr. 3 to 5, 7 & 9 – Appellant was a regular importer of electric decorative lightings and in the process of such impor…
Nisha Singla vs Adarsh Colony Cooperative House Building Society Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 16 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 121 : 2019 INSC 535
Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961: ss. 55 and 56 – Allotment of plot – Society established to provide residential plots to its members – Case of the appellant, a founder member of the Society that possession of plo…
Dr Rs Grewal & Ors. vs Chander Parkash Soni & Anr.
SC · 16 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 130 : 2019 INSC 543
DR RS GREWAL & ORS. v. CHANDER PARKASH SONI & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 11086 of 2018) APRIL 16, 2019 [DR DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Landlord-Tenant Dispute: Rent control legislation – Protection under…
Sarv Jan Kalyan Sewa Samiti vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 16 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 814 : 2019 INSC 541
SARV JAN KALYAN SEWA SAMITI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3571 of 2019) APRIL 16, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Judgment/order: Effect of – Order passed by the National Green trib…
Dr. Manohar Ganapathi Ravankar vs Gurunanda Raikar
SC · 15 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 51 : 2019 INSC 526
Specific performance: Respondent-defendant agreed to sell the schedule property for total sale consideration of Rs.30 lacs and was paid earnest money of Rs.26000/- – At the time of agreement, there was a civil family dis…
Bharat Watch Company through Its Partner vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. through Its Regional Manager
SC · 12 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 302 : 2019 INSC 521
BHARAT WATCH COMPANY THROUGH ITS PARTNER v. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. THROUGH ITS REGIONAL MANAGER (Civil Appeal No.3912 of 2019) APRIL 12, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Insurance: Insurance…
Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Govt of West Bengal & Ors.
SC · 11 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 679 : 2019 INSC 517
Constitution of India – Arts. 19, 32 – Petitioners produced Bengali film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a social and political satire about ghosts – Second petitioner-Director of the film received letter on 11 Feb. 19, four…
Shri N. K. Janu,deputy Director Social Forestary Division, Agra and Others vs Lakshmi Chandra
SC · 10 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 618 : 2019 INSC 512
SHRI N. K. JANU,DEPUTY DIRECTOR SOCIAL FORESTARY DIVISION, AGRA AND OTHERS v. LAKSHMI CHANDRA (Civil Appeal No. 3740 of 2019) APRIL 10, 2019 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Contempt of Court – Jurisdiction – R…
Madan Prasad Sinha @ Sanatan Baba vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 8 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 761 : 2019 INSC 472
Armed Forces: Disability pension – Grant of – Appellant enrolled as Radio Mechanic in 1971 – Ten years later, appellant discharged from military service on account of being placed in a low medical category – Appellant so…
Tukaram S/O Sadashiv Chaudhari vs The Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 8 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 765 : 2019 INSC 471
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Appellant, an agriculturist held agricultural land – For a bore well to be dug on the land, appellant applied for electricity connection to the respondent on 26 Dec. 1996 and deposited the…
Ajay Kumar vs Lata @ Sharuti & Ors.
SC · 8 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 283 : 2019 INSC 473
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.2(f),2(q), 2(s), 12 – Award of maintenance – Complainant-first respondent case that she resided with her husband at a house which constituted ancestral Hindu Join…
Narender Kumar vs Union of India and Others
SC · 8 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 482 : 2019 INSC 470
Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (SAFEMA) : s.2(2)(b) and its proviso – Applicability of – Competent Authority under MISA directed detention of one ‘R’ on 5.11.1974 with a vi…
G. Ramesh vs Kanike Harish Kumar Ujwal & Anr.
SC · 5 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 751 : 2019 INSC 468
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint filed under s.138 NI Act – Case of the appellantcomplainant was that the partnership firm of which the first respondent was a partner had obtained contracts…
Hammad Ahmed vs Abdul Majeed & Ors.
SC · 3 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 402 : 2019 INSC 460
Succession – To the Office of Chief Mutawalli – Rule of Primogeniture – When not applicable – One ‘HAM’ started the Hamdard Dawakhana as sole proprietor – Died leaving behind his wife and two sons, ‘AH’ and ‘MS’ – These…
Nagar Ayukt Nagar Nigam, Kanpur vs Sri Mujib Ullah Khan and Another
SC · 2 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1028 : 2019 INSC 449
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – ss.1(3)(c) and 14 – Retirement and Benefits and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1962 – r.4(1) – Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 – s.548 – Employees of Municipal Corporati…
Mani vs State of Kerala and Others
SC · 1 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 1131 : 2019 INSC 448
Penal Code, 1860: s. 300, Exception 4, s. 304 (Part I) – Prosecution of seven accused – For causing death of one person and causing injuries to eight persons – Trial Court relying on the testimony of injured eyewitnesses…
Dr. D.J. De Souza vs Managing Director Cpc Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 1 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 378 : 2019 INSC 445
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Deficiency in service – Appellant placed an order for purchase of TurboChem 100 Unit from respondent – On delivery, the service engineer pointed out that 1000 mv/650 Watt UPS was not suitab…
Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs Mahendra Construction
SC · 1 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 673 : 2019 INSC 444
Insurance – Insured – Duty of Disclosure – RespondentComplainant purchased hydraulic excavator machine in 2004-05– Excavator was insured with New India Assurance Company Limited (earlier insurer) from 15 Nov. 2004 to 14…
Hanuman Laxman Aroskar vs Union of India
SC · 29 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 916 : 2019 INSC 434
Environmental Law: Environmental clearance (EC) – Grant of – For development of airport in Goa – Challenged before National Green Tribunal (NGT) – NGT affirmed the EC holding that the project did not compromise with the…
The Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi vs Ram Kishan Dass
SC · 26 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 25 : 2019 INSC 400
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s. 142(2A) – Inquiry before assessment – Special audit – Extension of time for submission of the audit report of the auditor appointed under the provisions of s. 142(2A) – Jurisdiction of the asses…
The Branch Manager National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Smt. Mousumi Bhattacharjee & Ors.
SC · 26 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 46 : 2019 INSC 403
THE BRANCH MANAGER NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. SMT. MOUSUMI BHATTACHARJEE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No 2614 of 2019) MARCH 26, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Insur…
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Uday Singh
SC · 26 March 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 154 : 2019 INSC 401
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. UDAY SINGH (Criminal Appeal No. 524 of 2019) MARCH 26, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Forest Act, 1927: ss. 52(substituted by MP Act 25 of 1983), 52A – Seizure of…

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