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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 148Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 131Justice Manoj Misra 125Justice K.V. Viswanathan 27Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha 23Justice Surya Kant 13Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 12Justice Sandeep Mehta 7
Acts most often in these headnotes
Constitution of India 41Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 37Indian Penal Code, 1860 35Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 32Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 27Limitation Act, 1963 12Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 12Specific Relief Act, 1963 11
State of Punjab vs Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab and Another
SC · 10 November 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 777 : 2023 INSC 1017
(i) Whether the Governor can withhold action on Bills which have been passed by the State Legislature; (ii) Whether it is permissible in law for the Speaker to reconvene a sitting of a Vidhan Sabha session which has been…
Case Details Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited & Ors.
SC · 9 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 761 : 2023 INSC 993
Whether the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission-CERC and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity-APTEL were justified in affixing liability to pay fixed charges on the appellant. Electricity Act, 2003 – s. 79 – Payment…
Dilip B Jiwrajka vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 9 November 2023
[2023] 16 S.C.R. 562 : 2023 INSC 1018
Constitutional validity of ss.95 to 100 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Case Details Union of India and Others vs Dilip Paul
SC · 6 November 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 473 : 2023 INSC 975
Issues for consideration: In an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the High Court by which it allowed the writ petition filed by respondent and thereby set aside the order of penalty of withholding of 50% of…
Case Details Lombardi Engineering Limited vs Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
SC · 6 November 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 943 : 2023 INSC 976
Whether the dictum as laid down in ICOMM Tele Limited’s case can bemade applicable to the instant case, when Clause
Case Details M/s Modi Naturals Ltd. vs The Commissioner of Commercial Tax Up
SC · 6 November 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 746 : 2023 INSC 974
(a) Whether the assessee is entitled to claim full amount of tax paid towards the purchase of raw Rice Bran as ITC on the basis of the provisions of s.13(1)(a) r/w. S. No. 2(ii) of the Table appended thereto and s.13(3)(…
Nitisha and Others vs Union of India and Others
SC · 3 November 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 513 : 2023 INSC 985
The issue pertains to the women officers of the Indian Army, who were granted Permanent Commission in pursuance of the judgment of this Court in *Lieutenant Colonel Nitisha and Others vs Union of India and Others, are ag…
Case Details Orbit Electricals Private Limited vs Deepak Kishan Chhabria & Ors.
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 1022 : 2023 INSC 967
Order dtd.13.10.23 was passed by the Supreme Court directing NCLAT to pronounce judgment in the pending appeal only after the results of the Annual General Meeting of Finolex Cables Limited were declared. Despite the fac…
X vs M/s Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 16 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 443 : 2023 INSC 919
Petition under Article 32 filed for directions to the respondents to permit a medical termination of the Petitioner’s ongoing pregnancy. Relief sought, if can be granted; and the nature of the jurisdiction under which th…
Case Details Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 13 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1157 : 2023 INSC 907
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order of acquittal and convicting the appellant for murder and attempt to rape relying on the testimony of the prosecution witness despite contradictions, only be…
Case Details Solaris Chem Tech Industries Ltd vs Assistant Executive Engineer Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board & Anr.
SC · 10 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 463 : 2023 INSC 916
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the Writ Petition and the Writ Appeal on the strength of Clause
Case Details Kishan Chand Jain vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 9 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 477 : 2023 INSC 915
The petitioner urges that the State Information Commissions should allow the option of virtual hearings along with physical hearings.
Balvir Singh vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 815 : 2023 INSC 879
The High Court affirmed the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Trial Court holding appellant-husband guilty of the offence of murder punishable u/s.302 of the IPC alongwith the offence punishable u/s. 498A of…
Case Details Ranjan Kumar Chadha vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 289 : 2023 INSC 878
The contention raised was that the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as Section 50 of the NDPS…
Sarvesh Mathur vs The Registrar General High Court of Punjab and Haryana
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1117 : 2023 INSC 891
Denial of access to video conferencing facilities or hearing through the hybrid mode.
Case Details Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. vs U P Public Service Commission & Ors. in the Matter Of: State of Haryana Ia No. 53466 of 2022 in
SC · 26 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 682 : 2023 INSC 860
The State of Haryana sought a direction that it should be permitted to conduct the entire selection process of recruiting judicial officers through the Public Service Commission and the order dated 12.02.2009 should be m…
Case Details South Eastern Coalfields Ltd vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 21 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 767 : 2023 INSC 865
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the challenge raised by the owner of coal mining colliery in Madhya Pradesh as regards the levy of terminal tax within the limits of the Municipal Council.
Celir LLP vs Bafna Motors (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 21 September 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 53 : 2023 INSC 838
Issues for consideration: The present appeals by the appellant-auction purchaser were against the judgment passed by the High Court by which it allowed the writ petition filed by respondent no.1-borrowers and directed th…
Rajesh & Anr. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 21 September 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 839
In a case based on circumstantial evidence as there was no eyewitness to the kidnapping and murder, and where the prosecution’s case essentially turned upon the ‘recoveries’ made at the behest of the appellants-convicts,…
Sita Soren vs Union of India
SC · 20 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 753 : 2023 INSC 856
Issue pertains to whether an MP or MLA can claim immunity from criminal prosecution for taking bribery for making a speech or voting in a particular manner in the House; and as to correctness of PV Narasmiha Rao’s case.
Case Details Btl Epc Ltd. vs Macawber Beekay Pvt Ltd and Others
SC · 18 September 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 152 : 2023 INSC 864
The issue pertains to the pre-qualification requirement for bidders, notified by the contractor; and whether the bid submitted by the successful bidder was liable to be rejected on the ground that the Chinese company wit…
Case Details Rupesh Manger (Thapa) vs State of Sikkim
SC · 13 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 578 : 2023 INSC 826
High Court reversed the order of acquittal of the trial Court and convicted appellant-accused u/s.302 IPC, whether the case of the appellant-accused falls within the exception u/s. 84 of IPC or not.
Buddhadeb Saha & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal
SC · 13 September 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 332 : 2023 INSC 1084
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment holding the husband and in-laws guilty for the offence punishable u/ss. 498A, 304B read with 34 IPC. Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Dowry…
Case Details Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari vs Hiralal Somabhai Contractor (Deceased) Rep. by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 6 September 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 1064 : 2023 INSC 805
Whether the wilful breach of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/ advocate on behalf of his client to the court would amount to “civil contempt” as defined u/s. 2(b) of the Contempt of Court Act…
Case Details Union of India & Others vs Jogeshwar Swain
SC · 5 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 117 : 2023 INSC 802
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the dismissal order of the constable found guilty of misconduct, since it was vitiated by infraction of the prescribed procedure as also was based on no evidence.
Harilal etc. vs State of Madhya Pradesh (Now Chhattisgarh)
SC · 5 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 138 : 2023 INSC 801
Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the order of the Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing the appellants to imprisonment for life u/s 302 IPC.
Munna Pandey vs State of Bihar
SC · 4 September 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 1005 : 2023 INSC 793
Whether the High Court erred in confirming the conviction and death sentence passed by trial court against appellantaccused for offences punishable u/ss.302, 376, IPC and s.4, POCSO Act, 2012, despite serious lapses in t…
Revanasiddappa & Anr. vs Mallikarjun & Ors.
SC · 1 September 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 320 : 2023 INSC 783
Whether a child who is conferred with legislative legitimacy u/s. 16(1) or 16(2) is, by reason of s. 16(3), of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 entitled to the ancestral/coparcenary property of the parents or is the child…
Mukesh Singh vs The State (NCT of Delhi)
SC · 24 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 886 : 2023 INSC 765
Issues for consideration: (i) Whether the High Court committed any error in dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant convict and thereby affirming the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the Trial…
Irfan @ Naka vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 23 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 789 : 2023 INSC 758
Whether the prosecution could be said to have proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the appellant who was convicted for offence punishable u/ss.302, 436 and 326-A, IPC and sentenced to death, for allegedly sett…

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