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Justice J.K. Maheshwari

150 Supreme Court judgments with Justice J.K. Maheshwari on the bench, 2021 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 15 2025 24 2024 26 2023 30 2022 49 2021 6
Most often on the same bench
Justice Indira Banerjee 34Justice K.V. Viswanathan 20Justice Rajesh Bindal 17Justice Aravind Kumar 10Justice Surya Kant 10Justice Sanjiv Khanna 9Justice Sanjay Karol 7Justice S. Abdul Nazeer 6
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 8Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 8Constitution of India 7Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 6Indian Penal Code, 1860 6Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 4Land Acquisition Act, 1894 4Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 3
Special Police Establishment vs Kamta Prasad Mishra and Others
SC · 15 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 113 : 2026 INSC 644
Issue arose whether the Special Police Establishment-SPE as constituted u/s.2(1) of the Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment Act, 1947 for investigating offences specified by the State Government u/s.3 of the Act…
Dr. Manoj Kumar Rawat vs State of UP & Ors.
SC · 19 May 2026
[2026] 6 S.C.R. 424 : 2026 INSC 508
Issue arose whether s.13(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Services Commission Act, 1980 can be interpreted to permit fresh recommendation or change in place of posting of a waitlisted candidate, who has already b…
Neetu Solvents vs Vineet Nagar & Ors.
SC · 6 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 421 : 2026 INSC 455
Whether the direction of closure of the appellant-units issued by the NGT is liable to be set aside; whether the judgment of Pahwa Plastics squarely applies to the facts of this case.
Kumud Lall vs Suresh Chandra Roy (Dead) Through Lrs and Others
SC · 4 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 301 : 2026 INSC 443
Issue arose whether, upon death of the doctor during pendency of proceedings at appellate stage, the legal heirs can be impleaded and held liable for the alleged act of medical negligence of the deceased doctor, and if y…
Milind S/o Ashruba Dhanve and Ors. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 10 April 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 565 : 2026 INSC 355
Whether the Appellants are entitled to the benefit of ss.3 and 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, and if so, to what extent; whether the benefit of s.4 of the 1958 Act is available to an offender who has been sen…
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) & Ors. vs R Z Malpani
SC · 9 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 86 : 2026 INSC 342
Whether, on a prima facie view, there exists an arbitration agreement between the parties and as such, whether the reference to arbitration u/s.11 by the High Court warrants interference by this Court.
Renuka vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
SC · 7 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 26 : 2026 INSC 327
Whether the Sessions Court as well as the High Court erred in holding that the complaint as filed by the appellant u/s.138 of the N.I. Act was liable to be dismissed at the pre-trial stage on the ground that the cheque i…
UCO Bank & Ors. vs SK Shrivastava
SC · 7 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 37 : 2026 INSC 328
Under Regulation 29 of UCO Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 (Pension Regulation), a notice of voluntary retirement if not refused within the prescribed period of three months or before the date as specified in…
Manohar Lal vs Commissioner of Police & Ors.
SC · 12 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 358 : 2026 INSC 234
Matter pertains to dismissal of police constable without conducting departmental inquiry, holding that it was not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs M/s R.V. Anderson Associates Limited
SC · 11 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 525 : 2026 INSC 228
Whether the arbitral award deserves to be set aside on the ground of lack of jurisdiction due to improper constitution of the arbitral tribunal or patent illegality.
Yerram Vijay Kumar vs The State of Telangana & Anr.
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 439 : 2026 INSC 42
Whether cognizance of the alleged offences u/ss.448 and 451, Companies Act, 2013 could have been taken on a private complaint in view of the statutory scheme of the Companies Act and if not, whether the criminal proceedi…
Roshni Devi vs The State of Telangana and Others
SC · 8 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 128 : 2026 INSC 41
Issue arose whether the order of preventive detention passed by the Magistrate and upheld by the High Court u/s.3(2) of the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 valid in law.
Union of India vs G. Kiran & Ors.
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 141 : 2026 INSC 15
Whether a reserved category candidate who availed relaxation while qualifying Preliminary Examination, though secured more marks than cut-off of the General Category candidate in the Main Examination and Interview for pe…
Kadirkhan Ahmedkhan Pathan vs The Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation & Ors.
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 31 : 2026 INSC 16
Whether in absence of any provision in the Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation (Staff) Service Regulations, 1992 for institution of departmental proceedings against a superannuated employee, the Corporation could h…
Abhay Kumar Patel & Ors. vs State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 62 : 2026 INSC 24
Whether the Bihar Engineering Service Class-II Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2022 can be made applicable to the 2019 Advertisements after the written examination has been conducted and the provisional merit list has bee…
Dr. Sohail Malik vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 10 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 505 : 2025 INSC 1415
Issue arose whether the Internal Complaints Committee-ICC constituted in one department of the Central Government has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the POSH Act against an employee…
Govind vs State of Haryana
SC · 14 November 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 206 : 2025 INSC 1318
Whether the judgment of Trial Court, as affirmed by the High Court, convicting the appellant for the charges u/s.302, IPC and s.25, Arms Act and the sentence as directed, is based on cogent material and evidence sufficie…
Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow & Ors. vs Sushil Kumar & Ors.
SC · 16 October 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 631 : 2025 INSC 1241
(1) Whether the Division Bench of the High Court while entertaining Special Appeal Defective No.485/2023 against the order of Single Judge along with Writ-A No.140/2022 was justified to direct the office to register a se…
Komal Krishan Arora & Ors. vs Sandeep Kumar & Ors.
SC · 16 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1085 : 2025 INSC 1123
Issue arose whether the directions issued by the High Court that the interim custody of the minor son aged five years be handed over to the father from the custody of the maternal grandfather warrants interference.
The General Manager (P) Canara Bank vs Ganganarasimhaiah
SC · 9 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 703 : 2025 INSC 1088
Issue arose whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in affirming the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal by setting aside the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed upon the respondent-workman…
State of Punjab and Others vs Ex. C. Satpal Singh
SC · 29 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2326 : 2025 INSC 1056
Issue arose for consideration whether the disciplinary authority took into consideration the past conduct of the respondent while passing the dismissal order.
Vijay Krishnaswami @ Krishnaswami Vijayakumar vs The Deputy Director of Income Tax (Investigation)
SC · 28 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2199 : 2025 INSC 1048
Whether continuation of the prosecution initiated by the revenue u/s.276C(1), Income Tax Act, 1961 against the appellant after passing an order by the Settlement Commission, would amount to abuse of process of Court; whe…
In Re: Mepung Tadar Bage, Member, Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission vs -
SC · 28 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2227 : 2025 INSC 1047
Leakage of question paper of Assistant Engineer (Civil) Mains Examination conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), on 26th and 27th August, 2022, led to the present reference by the Hon’ble P…
Pawan Kumar Tiwary and Others vs Jharkhand State Electricity Board (Now Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited) and Others
SC · 19 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1352 : 2025 INSC 1000
Whether the findings of the Division Bench with respect to illegality in the appointment of appellants warrant interference; if the appointment is held to be legal, whether they are entitled to any consequential benefits…
Seventh Day Adventist Senior Secondary School vs Ismat Ahmed and Others
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 156 : 2025 INSC 984
Whether applications filed u/ss.7(1) and (2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 by the tenant without deposit of rent after lapse of statutory period of thirty days, along with an application u/s.5 of the Limi…
Ch. Joseph vs The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation & Other
SC · 1 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 320 : 2025 INSC 920
i) Whether the retirement of the appellant on medical grounds due to colour blindness, without offering alternative employment, is legally sustainable in light of applicable service regulations and binding settlements; i…
Mukund K. Pai & Ors. vs Punjab National Bank & Ors.
SC · 30 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 2148 : 2025 INSC 1033
Issue arose as regards to whether Indian Banks Association Clarification and HRMD Circular can override the 2014 guidelines for the purpose of pay fixation of ex-servicemen during re-employment; whether re-fixation as do…
State of Odisha & Ors. vs Jita Luha
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 2799 : 2025 INSC 813
Issue arose whether directions issued by the High Court regarding grant of rehabilitation assistance/appointment under the Odisha Civil Service (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990 warrants interference in view of the…
State of Sikkim and Others vs Dr. Mool Raj Kotwal
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2347 : 2025 INSC 559
Whether an employee of the State who had availed the benefit of leave encashment maximum of 300 days once on attaining the age of superannuation under Rule 36 of Sikkim Government Services (Leave) Rules, 1982, can furthe…
Naresh Kumar Sinha vs State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2742 : 2025 INSC 814
Whether the High Court erred in declining to interfere in the order terminating the service of the appellant.

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