Justice J.B. Pardiwala

421 Supreme Court judgments with Justice J.B. Pardiwala on the bench, 2022 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 28 2025 150 2024 117 2023 90 2022 36

Most often on the same bench

Justice R Mahadevan 148 Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 131 Justice Manoj Misra 125 Justice K.V. Viswanathan 27 Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha 23 Justice Surya Kant 13 Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 12 Justice Sandeep Mehta 7

Acts most often in these headnotes

Constitution of India 41 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 37 Indian Penal Code, 1860 35 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 32 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 27 Limitation Act, 1963 12 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 12 Specific Relief Act, 1963 11

Sachin Gupta vs The State of Chhattisgarh and Anr.

SC · 1 October 2026

[2026] 10 S.C.R. 289 : 2026 INSC 1082

Issue arose as regards correctness of the order passed by the High Court refusing to quash the rape case wherein the parties were in a consensual relationship.

M/s Balaji Formalin Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Union of India & Anr.

SC · 18 September 2026

[2026] 10 S.C.R. 232 : 2026 INSC 1009

Issue arose whether rr.18A and 18B, inserted by the Maharashtra Poisons (Amendment) Rules, 2011, in the Maharashtra Poisons Rules, 1972, could be said to be violative of Arts.14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Vedanta Limited & Ors.

SC · 9 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 574 : 2026 INSC 978

Issue arose whether the release of the escrow amount pursuant to the exceptions listed u/Regn 15B(8) of the Buyback Regulations precludes or otherwise bars independent allegation, inquiry or finding of fraud under PFUTP…

M/s Punahchakran Private Limited vs Indotech Waste Solution & Ors.

SC · 7 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 457 : 2026 INSC 956

Whether the NGT vide the impugned judgment was right in setting aside the second Environmental Clearance (EC) and second Consent to Establish (CTE) granted to the appellant by the Uttar Pradesh State Impact Assessment Au…

The Authorised Representative for Granite Gate Properties Private Limited, Ms. Rakesh Verma vs M/s New Okhla Industrial Development Authority and Ors.

SC · 3 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 434 : 2026 INSC 952

Issue arose as to whether the time extension charges are to be treated as Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process-CIRP costs.

Edelweiss Custodial Services Limited vs NSE Clearing Ltd. & Anr.

SC · 2 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 332 : 2026 INSC 941

Issue arose whether the Professional Clearing Members (PCM) had a statutory obligation to verify the credit/debit positions of the individual clients of the Trading Member (TM) before the collaterals proffered by the TM…

M/s Saudi Arabian Airlines vs Union of India and Ors.

SC · 1 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 280 : 2026 INSC 933

Matter pertains to correctness of the order imposing penalty on the carrier u/s.38(3) of the Finance Act, 1979 for delayed payment of Foreign Travel Tax-FTT into the Government treasury; and as to whether a litigant can…

Mageba Bridge Products Private Limited vs M/s Trade Centre

SC · 12 August 2026

[2026] 8 S.C.R. 480 : 2026 INSC 839

The High Court in the First Appeal accepted the Memorandum of Registration exhibited by the plaintiff and decreed the suit for recovery of money. The appellant herein, who was the defendant, contented that the suit claim…

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd. and Anr. vs Union of India & Anr.

SC · 13 July 2026

[2026] 8 S.C.R. 104 : 2026 INSC 679

Issue arose whether the explanations appended to r.38 of the 2016 Rules and r.45(8)(a) of the 2017 Rules ultra vires Arts.14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution as well as s.9 of the MMDR Act to the extent that the levy pro…

L.K. Trust vs Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

SC · 7 May 2026

[2026] 5 S.C.R. 567 : 2026 INSC 474

Issue arose whether the appellant - assessee is entitled to a deduction of Rs.21,74,234/- being the interest paid by it in respect of the loan availed from the Corporation Bank u/s.36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Samarendra Nath Kundu & Anr. vs Sadhana Das & Anr.

SC · 1 April 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 273 : 2026 INSC 304

Whether the appellants, who are co-accused, are entitled to the benefit of this Court’s decision in the matter of co-accused-‘SM’; whether the benefit of notification dated 19.11.2010 would be available to the appellants…

Canara Bank Overseas Branch Rep. by Senior Manager vs Archean Industries Private Limited and Another

SC · 17 March 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 151 : 2026 INSC 247

(i) Whether there is a valid undertaking by way of a guarantee executed by Defendant No.1 and whether Defendant No.1 can absolve from its liability; (ii) Whether the reasons adopted by the Division Bench of the High Cour…

Mizo Chief Council Mizoram, Thr. President Shri L. Chinzah vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 13 March 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 58 : 2026 INSC 236

The present writ petition has been filed by the Mizo Chief Council, through its President, on behalf of the tribal chieftains. The primary grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents seized/acquired the lands of…

Sumit vs State of U.P. & Anr.

SC · 9 February 2026

[2026] 3 S.C.R. 87 : 2026 INSC 145

Whether the High Court was well within its reasons to grant the anticipatory bail by restricting it upto the stage of filing of the chargesheet; What will be the position, when an accused has been released on bail, pendi…

Amit Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 6 February 2026

[2026] 2 S.C.R. 402 : 2026 INSC 128

Interlocutory application was filed seeking direction as regards the appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for comprehensive and scientifi…

Jane Kaushik vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 6 February 2026

[2026] 3 S.C.R. 176 : 2026 INSC 129

Miscellaneous Application was filed seeking inclusion of Ms. Aparna Mehrotra, Senior Associate, Centre for Law and Policy Research as a member of the Advisory Committee formed by this Court vide judgment dated 17.10.2025…

M/s Eminent Colonizers Private Limited vs Rajasthan Housing Board and Ors.

SC · 4 February 2026

[2026] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2026 INSC 116

Issue arose for consideration whether dispute with regard to the existence and validity of Clause 23 of the Contract Agreement clause could have been raised before the arbitrator; that the appointment of the arbitrator w…

Ankhim Holdings Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Zaveri Construction Pvt. Ltd.

SC · 4 February 2026

[2026] 3 S.C.R. 28 : 2026 INSC 137

Whether the High Court was justified in saying that the proceedings held by the Arbitral Tribunal on the seven relevant dates, i.e., from 17.03.2022 to 25.08.2022 were liable to be declared as nullity on the premise that…

HT Media Limited vs Principal Commissioner Delhi South Goods and Service Tax

SC · 16 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 904 : 2026 INSC 66

Whether the fee paid by the appellant to the personalities/speakers, through their booking agents, is liable to Service Tax under the reverse charge mechanism, more particularly under the taxable category of “Event Manag…

Elegna Co-op. Housing and Commercial Society Ltd. vs Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited & Anr.

SC · 15 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 850 : 2026 INSC 58

Issue arose whether the NCLAT was correct in admitting Corporate Debtor into the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process; and whether the NCLAT was correct in rejecting the Intervention application filed by the Society.

Sujata Bora vs Coal India Limited & Ors.

SC · 13 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 590 : 2026 INSC 53

Whether the appellant was wrongly denied employment, despite having qualified for the interview, and declared unfit on the ground that she had multiple disability but had applied as a visually handicapped candidate (sinc…

M/s Jindal Equipment Leasing Consultancy Services Ltd. vs Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi – II, New Delhi

SC · 9 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 517 : 2026 INSC 46

Issue arose as regards taxability of gains said to arise on amalgamation, where shares of the amalgamating company held by the assessees as stock-in-trade, stand substituted by shares of the amalgamated company; whether…

The Property Company (P) Ltd. vs Rohinten Daddy Mazda

SC · 7 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 227 : 2026 INSC 33

Issue arose whether the Company Law Board-CLB, being a quasi-judicial body, could be said to have the power to condone the delay in filing an appeal u/s.58(3) of the Companies Act, 2013; that even if s.5 of the Limitatio…

Md Imran @ D.C. Guddu vs The State of Jharkhand

SC · 7 January 2026

[2026] 2 S.C.R. 139 : 2026 INSC 36

Issue arose whether the accused added during trial u/s.319 CrPC, entitled to bail.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited vs Santosh Cordeiro and Another

SC · 5 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 1 : 2026 INSC 5

Whether the High Court has rightly allowed the application filed by the respondent u/s.11, Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.

Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs Airports Authority of India

SC · 5 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 30 : 2026 INSC 6

i) Whether the sole arbitrator could be said to have become “ineligible to be appointed as an arbitrator” by virtue of sub-section (5) of s.12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; ii) whether the parties could…

Nirbhay Singh Suliya vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 5 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 91 : 2026 INSC 7

Whether on facts, based on the four judicial orders of grant of bail per se and without anything more, the authorities were justified in removing the appellant-Judicial Officer from service.

M/s Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd. vs State of Kerala

SC · 5 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 303 : 2026 INSC 4

Whether the High Court by the impugned order was justified in holding that the Arbitral Tribunal was appointed at the request of the State to adjudicate dispute No.1 only; was the non-issuance of a notice u/s.21, Arbitra…

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd.

SC · 9 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 455 : 2025 INSC 1401

Issue arose whether the High Court, was justified in referring the parties to arbitration by allowing the petition u/s.11(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs Taghar Vasudeva Ambrish & Anr.

SC · 4 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 366 : 2025 INSC 1380

Issue arose whether services provided by the respondent no.1 in the form of leasing of residential premises as hostel to students and working professionals falls within the ambit of Entry 13 of the Notification No. 9/201…

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