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Justice Indu Malhotra

202 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Indu Malhotra on the bench, 2018 to 2021, 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
2021 23 2020 33 2019 90 2018 56
Most often on the same bench
Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre 58Justice Uday Umesh Lalit 54Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 23Justice R.F. Nariman 21Justice Ajay Rastogi 16Justice Indira Banerjee 11Justice Sanjiv Khanna 9Justice Krishna Murari 8
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 18Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 17Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 13Constitution of India 13Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 6Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 5Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 5Consumer Protection Act, 1986 3
Rajnesh vs Neha & Anr.
SC · 4 November 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1093 : 2020 INSC 631
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 – Interim maintenance – For wife and minor child – Awarded by Family Court – Affirmed by High Court – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Orders passed by Courts below affirmed – Husb…
Rajesh @ Sarkari & Anr. vs State of Haryana
SC · 3 November 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 628
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that complainant’s elder son was shot dead inside a University – Complainant-PW-4 and his younger son-PW-5 stated that they had seen the incident and they had taken v…
Shatrughna Baban Meshram vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 November 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 624
Penal Code, 1860 – s.376(1), (2)(f), (i), (m), s.376-A and s.302 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.6 – Rape and murder of a minor girl – A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was subjected to sexual as…
Mrs Ritika Sharan vs Mr Sujoy Ghosh
SC · 28 October 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 363 : 2020 INSC 615
Matrimonial Dispute – Custody of minor child – Appellantwife and respondent-husband living apart since 2016 – Divorce proceedings pending before Family Court, Bengaluru – Appellant posted in Singapore in September 2017 –…
Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. vs The State of Gujarat
SC · 1 October 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 886 : 2020 INSC 572
Factories Act, 1948 – ss.5, 51, 54, 55 and 56 – Constitution of India – Arts. 352, 355 and 356 – A trade union with a state-wide presence and another with a national presence u/Art.32 of the Constitution challenged the v…
Sri Nilanjan Bhattacharya vs The State of Karanataka and Others
SC · 23 September 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 445 : 2020 INSC 562
Custody – Of minor child – Parens patriae jurisdiction – Appellant and second respondent got married in India in 2012 – Moved to the US in April 2015 – A son was born in December 2016 – Second respondent came to India wi…
Union of India & Ors. vs M/s G S Chatha Rice Mills & Anr.
SC · 23 September 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 571 : 2020 INSC 561
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: ss.8A and 11A – Customs Act, 1962 – ss.12, 15, 17, 46 and 47 – Assessment of duty – Shift from manual to electronic form of governance – Impact of – Publication of notification on e-gazette – Ti…
Government of India vs 1. Vedanta Limited (Formerly Cairn India Ltd.) 2. Ravva Oil (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 3. Videocon Industries Limited
SC · 16 September 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 548
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.47 and 49 – Foreign award – Limitation for filing enforcement/execution petition for enforcement of a foreign award – Held: Period of limitation for filing a petition for enfor…
National Co-Operative Development Corporation vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-V
SC · 11 September 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 517 : 2020 INSC 544
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.37(1)– Taxable income of appellantCorporation– Interest earned on funds received u/s.13(1), 1962 Act and disbursed by way of grants to national/state level cooperative societies – If eligible for…
Hari Krishna Mandir Trust vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 7 August 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 318 : 2020 INSC 482
HARI KRISHNA MANDIR TRUST v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 6156 OF 2013) August 07, 2020 [INDU MALHOTRA AND INDIRA BANERJEE, JJ.] Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966– ss.88, 91, 59, 65, 6…
Union of India & Anr. vs N. R. Srivasta & Ors.
SC · 23 July 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 462
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s. 2(1)(o) – Medical negligence – Complaint – Against a private hospital and a Government hospital – District Consumer Forum dismissed the complaint against the private hospital while as ag…
North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs Kavinder and Others
SC · 21 July 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 13 : 2020 INSC 458
Service Law: Selection/ Recruitment – Eligibility requirement for the post in question was post-graduate degree or diploma in social work/Labour Welfare/ Industrial Relations/ Personnel Management/ Any other allied subje…
Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 13 July 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 974 : 2020 INSC 451
Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950 – Chapter III of Part-I, Sections 18 to 23 – Constitution of India – Arts. 363 and 366 (22) – Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – Shebaitship or the managership of the t…
Dahiben vs Arvindbhai Kalyanji Bhanusali
SC · 9 July 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 694 : 2020 INSC 450
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.VII, r. 11 (a) & (d) – C Rejection of plaint, if suit is barred by Limitation and does not disclose cause of action – The plaintiffs sold the suit property to respondent no.1-purchaser…
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Satinder Kaur @ Satwinder Kaur & Ors.
SC · 30 June 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 669 : 2020 INSC 447
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Motor vehicle accident – Death – Compensation – Computation of – Person living in Qatar since 1984 was visiting India in Nov. 1998 when he met with an accident while riding a scooter, with his…
Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia vs State of Gujarat and Ors.
SC · 15 June 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 897 : 2020 INSC 427
Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 – ss.63, 43 & 14, 17, 17B, 27, 29, 32, 32A, 32B, 32F, 32H, 32I, 32O, 32P, 32PP, 32PPP, 32QQ, 32R, 32U, 33(1), 63A, 64, 84C, 88B, 88E – Agricultural land was in the cultivat…
The Inspector General of Registration, Tamil Nadu and Ors. vs K. Baskaran
SC · 15 June 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 345 : 2020 INSC 428
Tamil Nadu Stamp (Prevention of Undervaluation of Instruments) Rules, 1968: r.11-A – Whether the directions issued by the appellate authority namely Chief Controlling Revenue Authority (Inspector General of Registration)…
Patel Engineering Ltd. vs North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (Neepco)
SC · 22 May 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 156 : 2020 INSC 403
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 34 and 37 – The respondent-North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) filed three applications u/s. 34 of the Act, 1996 challenging the three arbitral awards dated…
Ankit Ashok Jalan vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 4 March 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1047 : 2020 INSC 266
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: s.3(1) – Detention order made under s.3 by an officer specially empowered for that purpose by the Government – Whether the representation…
Ramesh Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 3 March 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1117 : 2020 INSC 254
U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981 – r.r. 16 and 19(3) – Uttar Pradesh Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 – The appellant was the in-charge District Basic Education Officer, where he issue…
Shri Satish Kumar & Anr. vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 2 March 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 1144 : 2020 INSC 251
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 – Prosecution case was that the informant was the daughter of the victim-deceased – As per her statement, the deceased had left in the morning on the fateful day to meet one ‘K’ and there…
Dr. Hira Lal vs State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 18 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 907 : 2020 INSC 204
Service Law: Retiral benefits – 10% of pension and full amount of gratuity – Withholding of – On account of pending criminal proceedings – On the basis of Circulars dated 22.8.1974 and 31.10.1974 r/w. Government Resoluti…
Assistant Engineer (D1), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited & Anr. vs Rahamatullah Khan alias Rahamjulla
SC · 18 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 929 : 2020 INSC 205
Electricity Act, 2003: s. 56(2) – Disconnection of supply in default of payment – Term ‘first due’ in s.56(2) – Meaning of – Commencement limitation period of two years, when – Held: Electricity charges would become “fir…
State of Kerala etc. vs Rajesh etc.
SC · 24 January 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 348 : 2020 INSC 88
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.37 & ss.2(viia), (xxiiia), 20(b)(ii)(c), 29 – Scheme of s.37 – In Crime No.14/2018, accused persons (A1 to A3) were found in joint possession of 10.202 kgs of hash…
M/s. Pawan Hans Limited & Ors. vs Aviation Karmachari Sanghatana & Ors.
SC · 17 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 728 : 2020 INSC 51
M/S. PAWAN HANS LIMITED & ORS. v. AVIATION KARMACHARI SANGHATANA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 353 of 2020) JANUARY 17, 2020 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND INDU MALHOTRA, JJ.] Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Ac…
Vidya Devi vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 749 : 2020 INSC 23
Constitution of India – Arts. 31, 136, 142 and 300A – Respondent-State took over the land of the appellant in 1967–68 for the construction of Nadaun-Sujanpur Road, without taking recourse to acquisition proceedings or fo…
M/s Cee Cee & Cee Cee’s vs K. Devamani & Ors.
SC · 18 December 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 384 : 2019 INSC 1409
M/S CEE CEE & CEE CEE’S v. K. DEVAMANI & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 9494-9495 of 2019) DECEMBER 18, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT AND INDU MALHOTRA, JJ.] Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 – Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970 – rr. 122, 163 a…
Anokhilal vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 18 December 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1196 : 2019 INSC 1399
Legal Services: Grant of free legal aid – Real and meaningful assistance – Entitlement to – On facts, in the case of rape and murder of a minor girl, appointment of counsel through legal services to represent the accused…
M/s Dalmia Power Limited & Anr. vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1, Trichy
SC · 18 December 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1236 : 2019 INSC 1410
Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.139 (5), 143(2) – Companies Act, 2013 – ss.230-252 – Appellant Nos. 1 & 2 filed its original return of Income u/s. 139(1) of the Act, 1961 for A.Y. 2016-17 on 30.09.2016 and 30.11.2016 respectiv…
Saketa Vaksana LLP & Anr. vs Kaukutla Sarala & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 396 : 2019 INSC 1390
SAKETA VAKSANA LLP & ANR. v. KAUKUTLA SARALA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 9483 of 2019) DECEMBER 17, 2019 [UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Interim Order: Agreement of sale between appellantDeveloper…

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