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Justice Hima Kohli

149 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Hima Kohli on the bench, 2021 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 28 2023 36 2022 66 2021 19
Most often on the same bench
Justice N.V. Ramana 50Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 34Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah 25Justice Krishna Murari 20Justice A.S. Bopanna 17Justice Rajesh Bindal 14Justice Surya Kant 13Justice M.R. Shah 9
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 14Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 9Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 5Constitution of India 5Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 4Indian Evidence Act, 1872 4Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 3Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 3
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha vs State of Jharkhand
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 25 : 2022 INSC 860
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.109, 409, 420, 467, 471, 477A and 120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(1)(c) and s. 13(1)(d) – Charges under – While giving effect to an award in favour of RPCL, JSEB faced shortage of f…
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and Another vs Adani Power (Mundra) Limited and Another
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 102 : 2022 INSC 862
Electricity – Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – Arts. 11, 13 – ‘Change in Law’ event – Restitutionary principles – Appellants (distribution licensees) if liable to pay simple interest or compound interest on the carryin…
Union of India & Anr. vs M/s. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 23 August 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 320 : 2022 INSC 853
Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 – ss.3(2),5 – Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 – Held: s.3(2) of the unamended 1988 Act is unconstitutional for being manifestly arbitrary – Acco…
S. Madhusudhan Reddy vs V. Narayana Reddy and Others
SC · 18 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 42 : 2022 INSC 846
Civil procedure Code, 1908 – S.114 r/w Or XLVII – Review Application – Maintainability of – Held: s.114 r/w Or XLVII makes it clear that a review application would be maintainable on (i) discovery of new and important ma…
B.L.A. Industries Private Limited vs Union of India and Another
SC · 17 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 184 : 2022 INSC 838
Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 – Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 – Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2014 – Supreme Court in Manohar Lal Sharma v. Principal Secretary and Others [2014] 8 SCR 4…
Reliance Industries Limited vs Securities and Exchange Board of India & Ors.
SC · 5 August 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 730 : 2022 INSC 796
Companies Act, 1956 – s.77 – Non-disclosure of information by SEBI – SEBI directed to act fairly – Complaint was filed with SEBI against RIL & its associate companies and its directors alleging that they fraudulently all…
Jai Prakash Tiwari vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 4 August 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 198 : 2022 INSC 791
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 313 – Power to examine the accused – Object and scope of – Held: s. 313 confers a valuable right upon an accused to establish his innocence – Purpose of s. 313 is to provide the accus…
Narcotics Control Bureau vs Mohit Aggarwal
SC · 19 July 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 600 : 2022 INSC 730
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss. 8, 22, 29, 37 and 67 – Post-arrest bail – Not granted – Respondent made statement u/s. 67 NDPS Act and disclosed that he was illegally selling and purchasing the…
Ex. Ct. Mahadev vs The Director General, Boarder Security Force & Ors.
SC · 14 June 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 1136 : 2022 INSC 644
EX. CT. MAHADEV v. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, BOARDER SECURITY FORCE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2606 of 2012) JUNE 14, 2022 [B. R. GAVAI AND HIMA KOHLI, JJ.] Border Security Force Act, 1968 – s.46 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.96-100…
Mahendra Singh and Ors. vs State of M.P.
SC · 3 June 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 737 : 2022 INSC 637
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 r/w s.149, and s.148 – Murder – Conviction of accused-appellants on basis of sole testimony of PW6 – High Court found PW6 to be in the category of a witness who was “neither wholly reliable nor…
Vallal Rck vs M/s Siva Industries and Holdings Limited and Others
SC · 3 June 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 577 : 2022 INSC 636
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: s. 12A – Withdrawal of application admitted u/s. 7 – On facts, application u/s. 12A r/w Regulation 30A for withdrawal of application filed u/s. 7, in view of settlement plan submitte…
Ardhendu Kumar Das vs The State of Odisha and Ors.
SC · 3 June 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 358 : 2022 INSC 638
Archaeological Sites: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 – ss.2, 20C, 20D – Public work or project essential to the public – PIL filed before High Court challenging construction undertaken b…
Uttam vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 June 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 863 : 2022 INSC 634
Evidence Act, 1872 – Multiple dying declarations – Admissibility, evidentiary value of – Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Appellant convicted u/s.302 for having murdered his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on f…
The State of Andhra Pradesh vs Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru (M.P.)
SC · 1 June 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 810 : 2022 INSC 633
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 226 and 323 B – Territorial jurisdiction of High Court – On facts, as regards, construction activities in the area, National Green Tribunal-NGT prohibited the appellant from undertaking a…
Deepak Yadav vs State of U.P. & Anr.
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 610
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 439 – Bail – Cancellation of – Accused with the common intention to kill the victim, inflicted gun shot injuries to victim who later succumbed to his injuries – Before death, the vic…
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and Ors. vs State of Karnataka and Ors.
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 110 : 2022 INSC 611
Environmental Laws: Mines and Minerals – Iron Ore – Illegal Mining – Sale of iron ore extracted illegally in the districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur of Karnatataka – Direction by this Court to sell the existing…
Sabitri Samantaray vs State of Odisha
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 276 : 2022 INSC 608
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 304(II) – Prosecution case that victim-deceased was strangulated to death by the appellants (husband and wife) along with their daughter in their house and an attempt was made to conceal id…
S.P. Velumani vs Arappor Iyakkam and Ors.
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 1067 : 2022 INSC 623
Investigation: Preliminary enquiry report of Superintendent of Police – Non-disclosure of – On facts, in a corruption case against the appellant-Cabinet Minister, the High Court ordered a preliminary enquiry by a Superin…
Meena Devi vs The State of U.P. and Another
SC · 13 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 23 : 2022 INSC 568
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s 439 – Bail – Grant/cancellation of – When – Held: Power of the High Court u/s. 439 is wide – Exercise of the said discretionary powers vested in the Court when considering grant of bai…
Surendran vs State of Kerela
SC · 13 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 675 : 2022 INSC 566
Evidence Act, 1872: s. 32 – Dying declaration – Admissibility of – On facts, suicide attempt by the wife soon after marriage due to harassment and dowry demands of husband and the family members – Settlement between the…
Ms. P vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Another
SC · 5 May 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 823 : 2022 INSC 514
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Special powers of High Courts and Courts of Sessions regarding bail – Exercise of – Held: High Court or the Sessions Court have wide discretion u/s. 439(1) however, it must be e…
Ramjhan Gani Palani vs National Investigating Agency and Anr.
SC · 27 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1050 : 2022 INSC 482
Bail: Regular bail – Denial of – Matter pertaining to seizure of huge quantity of Narcotics drug, Heroin near Port in Gujarat in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence-DRI – P…
Imran vs Mr. Mohammed Bhava & Anr.
SC · 22 April 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 1093 : 2022 INSC 467
Bail: Cancellation of Bail – In the instant case, accused persons 1 to 10 were accused of having committed the offence u/ss.114, 109, 120B, 143, 147, 148, 341, 307, 302 and 395 r/w s.149 IPC – Accused no. 6 applied for a…
Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 22 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1023 : 2022 INSC 463
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 324, 307 r/w s. 34 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Altercation between the one of the appellant and the informant, over a land dispute – Appellants armed with guns fired…
Dalpat Singh Naruka & Anr. vs Karuna Bansal & Ors.
SC · 21 April 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 139 : 2022 INSC 458
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.9 and 37 – Scope of appeal – Limited jurisdiction vested u/s.37 – Interim orders passed by High Court in appeals preferred by respondents u/s.37, being aggrieved by order passe…
Devender Singh & Ors. vs The State of Uttarakhand
SC · 21 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1037 : 2022 INSC 457
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304B, 498A & 120B –Evidence Act, 1872 – s. 113B – Dowry death – Presumption of dowry death – On facts, complaint against appellants-husband, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the victim-wife that…
Jagjeet Singh & Ors. vs Ashish Mishra @ Monu & Anr.
SC · 18 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 536 : 2022 INSC 427
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.2(wa),372, 439 – Victim’s right to be heard – Consideration for granting bail – Lakhimpur Kheri Incident – On 03.10.2021, an annual Dangal (wrestling) competition was organised by res…
Tarlochan Singh @ Rana vs State of Punjab
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 961 : 2022 INSC 356
Arms Act, 1959: ss. 29 and 30 –Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same – Punishment for contravention of licence or…
High Court of Delhi vs Devina Sharma
SC · 14 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 513 : 2022 INSC 304
Judiciary: Upper age limit of 32 years appearing for Delhi judicial Service (DJS) examination and minimum age requirement of 35 years for appearing for the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) examination – Validity of,…
M/s Trl Krosaki Refractories Ltd. vs M/s Sms Asia Private Limited & Anr.
SC · 22 February 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 268 : 2022 INSC 214
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Dishonour of cheque – Respondent issued certain cheques in favour of the appellant company which on presentation were dishonoured by the bank – On respondent’s failure to comply…

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