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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
Hiralal Motilal Parikh (Deceased Through Lrs) vs Spl. LAQ Officer & Anr.
SC · 27 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1519 : 2025 INSC 815
Whether the compensation awarded by the Reference Court, marginally enhanced by the High Court along with other statutory benefits is fair and reasonable.
Parminder Singh vs Honey Goyal and Others
SC · 18 March 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 50 : 2025 INSC 361
Matter pertains to the enhancement of the amount of compensation granted to the appellant, aged 21 years, a veterinary student and State Level player in Volleyball who sufferred quadriplegia-paralysis of all four limbs a…
Gauri Mahto @ Gauri Kumar vs The State of Bihar
SC · 27 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 2122 : 2025 INSC 817
Whether in the facts of the case, prima-facie offence u/s.364-A, IPC against appellant is made out or not.
Maya Singh and Others vs The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others
SC · 7 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 602 : 2025 INSC 161
The instant appeal has been filed against the impugned order dated 31.07.2019 passed by the High Court in a motor accident case. The Tribunal assessed the compensation at ₹28,66,994/-. The High Court applied the Split me…
Airports Authority of India vs Pradip Kumar Banerjee
SC · 4 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 404 : 2025 INSC 149
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court was correct in setting aside the order of dismissal of the respondent.
Parimal Kumar & Ors. vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 30 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1953 : 2025 INSC 134
Issue arose whether on commencement of recruitment process on the date of advertisement, the private respondents or the appellants possessed the minimum qualification prescribed in the 2022 Recruitment Rules; whether the…
Nimai Ghosh & Ors. vs The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
SC · 23 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1932 : 2025 INSC 816
The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act, 1959. Whether the findings recorded by the High Court in t…
Jyostnamayee Mishra vs The State of Odisha and Ors.
SC · 20 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 834 : 2025 INSC 87
Whether an employee in an establishment is entitled to claim promotion on a post for which he does not fall in the feeder cadre and the post is required to be filled up 100% by way of direct recruitment; whether a vacanc…
Geetha V.M. & Ors. vs Rethnasenan K. & Ors.
SC · 3 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 515 : 2025 INSC 33
Whether the option exercised by Directorate of Health Services (DHS) employees to join Directorate of Medical Education (DME) pursuant to a policy decision of the State of Kerala ought to be considered as an option for a…
Pandurang Vithal Kevne vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 2113 : 2024 INSC 1051
Whether the High Court rightly disallowed Petitioner’s application for condonation of delay and rejected the second review petition in light of Petitioner’s repeated and frivolous litigation.
T.C. John @ Yohannan (Deceased) Through Lrs. vs V.J. Antony and Others
SC · 19 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1143 : 2024 INSC 1016
Whether the High Court was justified in denying the interest for the period between 22.06.2016 to 13.07.2023, which was the period of delay in supplying the copy of paper book to the standing counsel for the insurance co…
Basudev Dutta vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.
SC · 5 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 418 : 2024 INSC 940
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the termination order of the appellant-employee after rendering 26 years of service, based on the police verification report that he was considered ‘unsuitable’ for employment to…
Nutan Bharti Gram Vidyapith vs Government of Gujarat and Anr.
SC · 2 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 366 : 2024 INSC 935
Issue arose as regards the liability of the appellant-private college covered under the grant-in-aid scheme of the State Government, to pay retiral benefits to the respondent-employee.
Chandramani Nanda vs Sarat Chandra Swain and Another
SC · 15 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 920 : 2024 INSC 777
Appellant-claimant, if entitled to enhancement of compensation.
Prakash Bhalotia (D) Thr His LRs vs Indra Chandra Goyal (D) Thru. LRs
SC · 25 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 988 : 2024 INSC 941
Whether the courts below were justified in dismissing the eviction suit filed by the appellant-landlord and holding that the respondent-tenant was entitled to protection under Section 20(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Bui…
Tarun Chugh, CEO and Managing Director, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd. vs Saroj Kumar Panda
SC · 23 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 981 : 2024 INSC 821
Respondent No.1 filed a statement of claim before the Tribunal impugning his termination vide order dated 25.07.2017 – Tribunal passed ex-parte award dated 05.02.2019, the termination of the Respondent No.1 was held to b…
Meera Devi (D) Thr. Lr. vs Dinesh Chandra Joshi (D) Thr. Lrs.
SC · 19 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 677 : 2024 INSC 725
When the case falls in the category where the respondent-tenant has failed to comply with the order passed by the Supreme Court directing payment of rent.
M/s Sitaram Enterprises vs Prithviraj Vardichand Jain
SC · 9 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 414 : 2024 INSC 685
Eviction decree was passed against the respondent-tenant (contemnor). Supreme Court dismissed the SLP filed by him vide order dtd. 06.06.2023 and he was granted nine months time expiring on 06.03.2024 to vacate the suit…
Ricardo Constructions Pvt. Ltd. vs Ravi Kuckian & Others
SC · 6 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 638 : 2024 INSC 715
Matter pertains to foreclosing of the right of the opposite party- appellant to file written statement.
Mulakala Malleshwara Rao & Anr. vs State of Telangana & Anr.
SC · 29 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 739 : 2024 INSC 639
The complaint, which set in motion the Criminal Law, was at the instance of Respondent No.2-complainant, who filed the same against the former in-laws of his elder daughter, for not returning the ornaments (gold) which h…
Mhabemo Ovung & Ors. vs M. Moanungba & Ors.
SC · 28 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 709 : 2024 INSC 641
Issue arose as regards inter-se seniority of the incumbents appointed to the post of Junior Engineer on direct recruitment basis and those whose posts of Sectional Officer, Grade-I, were upgraded to Junior Engineer.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Through the Director General and Anr. vs Rajinder Singh and Ors.
SC · 22 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 507 : 2024 INSC 622
Employees working on the technical side in the Agricultural Research Service, if entitled to two advance increments given to the Scientists in Agricultural Research Service on acquiring Ph.D. degree in their service care…
Maitreyee Chakraborty vs The Tripura University & Ors.
SC · 22 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 854 : 2024 INSC 616
An offer of appointment was made offering the Appellant the post of Assistant Professor in Law (UR) against lien vacancy. Whether the Respondent-University was justified in resolving on 13.12.2018 at the 32nd Meeting in…
Union of India & Ors. Etc. vs Prohlad Guha Etc.
SC · 1 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 8 : 2024 INSC 563
Respondent-employees were appointed on compassionate ground. The authority found that their appointments were based on forged/fabricated and bogus documents and their services were terminated. The issue which arises for…
Alifiya Husenbhai Keshariya vs Siddiq Ismail Sindhi & Ors.
SC · 27 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 896 : 2024 INSC 457
Whether a person being an award holder, of monetary compensation without actual receipt thereof, would be disentitled from filing an appeal seeking enhanced compensation as an indigent.
Bijay Kumar Manish Kumar HUF vs Ashwin Bhanulal Desai
SC · 17 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 859 : 2024 INSC 445
The interlocutory applications have been filed seeking direction for payment of rent and other associated benefits in connection with the property which is the subject matter of the dispute.
Bank of India & Ors. vs Pankaj Srivastava
SC · 30 April 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 1305 : 2024 INSC 538
Whether there is relevant material on record that could be construed as contemplation of the disciplinary proceedings against the deceased employee which would prima facie result in award of major penalty, and thereby ba…
Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ Navneet Kaur Ravi Rana vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 4 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 121 : 2024 INSC 266
The question that arises for consideration is that how far the High Court was justified in completely overturning the findings of Scrutiny Committee (validating the caste certificate of the appellant), in exercise of jur…
Krishnadatt Awasthy vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 4 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 151 : 2024 INSC 252
Matter pertains to the selection and appointment of appellants and four others to the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade wherein the selection process, if vitiated by bias, candidates being close relatives of the members of sel…
Sri Pubi Lombi vs The State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 13 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 407 : 2024 INSC 200
In absence of plea of malafide and no averment regarding violation of statutory provision taken by the private respondent before the High Court, whether the interference made by the Division Bench of the High Court in se…

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