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Justice Krishna Murari

190 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Krishna Murari on the bench, 2019 to 2023, 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
2023 41 2022 86 2021 23 2020 27 2019 13
Most often on the same bench
Justice M.R. Shah 58Justice N.V. Ramana 27Justice S. Abdul Nazeer 21Justice Hima Kohli 20Justice S. Ravindra Bhat 9Justice A.M. Khanwilkar 9Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 9Justice Aniruddha Bose 8
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 14Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 11Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 9Constitution of India 4Customs Act, 1962 4Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 4Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 4Land Acquisition Act, 1894 3
Tarlochan Singh @ Rana vs State of Punjab
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 961 : 2022 INSC 356
Arms Act, 1959: ss. 29 and 30 –Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same – Punishment for contravention of licence or…
Vijay Kumar Ghai & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.
SC · 22 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 884 : 2022 INSC 326
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellant No. 1 is the Managing Director of the Public Limited Company and Appellant Nos.2 and 3 are the Directors of the said Company –The company itsel…
Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & Ors. vs State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 8 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 558 : 2022 INSC 163
Penal Code, 1860: s.498-A – Purpose of enactment of s.498A and misuse of the said section – Discussed. Penal Code, 1860: s.498-A – Complaint against in-laws – Complainant alleged that ‘all accused harassed her mentally a…
Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by Lrs. vs Ponnusamy and Ors.
SC · 20 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 269 : 2022 INSC 74
Hindu Succession Act, 1956: Self acquired property of male Hindu dying intestate – Right of daughter of such male Hindu to inherit – Held: If a property of a male Hindu dying intestate is a self acquired property or obta…
Hardev Singh vs Prescribed Authority, Kashipur & Anr.
SC · 10 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 197 : 2022 INSC 27
Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960: Object of legislation – Held: The object of the 1960 Act is to prescribe a ceiling limit on the area of land held by a ‘tenure holder’ for the purpose of se…
State of Up through Secretary (Excise) & Ors. vs M/s Mcdowell and Company Limited
SC · 5 January 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 899 : 2022 INSC 13
Uttar Pradesh Excise Act, 1910: Uttar Pradesh Excise Manual – Uttar Pradesh Bottling of Foreign Liquor Rules, 1969 – In the instant case, fire incident took place in godown of distillery of the respondent company in whic…
Sandoz Private Limited vs Union of India & Others
SC · 4 January 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 601 : 2022 INSC 8
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992: FTP 2009-2014 – Chapter 6 and 8 – Claim for refund of TED paid by DTA unit on goods supplied by DTA unit to EOU unit for manufacturing goods cleared for export – Held…
Shri K. Jayaram & Ors. vs Bangalore Development Authority & Ors.
SC · 8 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 359 : 2021 INSC 842
Land Acquisition – Administration of Justice – Abuse of process of law – Suppression of material facts – Appellants’ father was in possession of 1 acre 26 guntas of land in the two survey numbers in a village – The said…
Rasmita Biswal & Ors. vs Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr.
SC · 8 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 433 : 2021 INSC 844
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Fatal accident – Compensation – Victim-deceased aged 33 years died in motor accident – Evidence on record that he was working as supervisor and his monthly salary was Rs.15,000 – Tribunal adopte…
Satish Chand Surana vs Raj Kumar Meshram
SC · 6 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 586 : 2021 INSC 829
SATISH CHAND SURANA v. RAJ KUMAR MESHRAM (Civil Appeal No. 7446 of 2021) DECEMBER 06, 2021 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XLI, r.27 and s.107 – Dismissal of main appeal by Fi…
Hasmat Ali vs Amina Bibi & Ors.
SC · 29 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 42 : 2021 INSC 800
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.100 and Or.XLII, rr.1to 3 – A suit was filed to seek a declaration that the defendant was a tenant of the plaintiff till 31.03.2003, eviction of the defendant from the suit scheduled pro…
Devender Bhaskar & Ors. vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 24 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 506 : 2021 INSC 783
Judicial Review – Equivalence of qualification – Determination of – Held: Equivalence of qualification is a matter for the State, as recruiting authority to determine – Judicial review can neither expand the ambit of the…
Mitesh Kumar J. Sha vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 875 : 2021 INSC 675
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Complaint by respondent no.2 against appellant alleging that the appellant-builder company had sold four excess flats beyond its share, in terms of the agreements entered into be…
N. Jayasree & Ors. vs Cholamandalam Ms General Insurance Company Ltd.
SC · 25 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1001 : 2021 INSC 666
Motor Vehicles Act,1988: Legal representative – Meaning of – Mother in law of deceased – Claim petition, maintainability – The term ‘legal representative’ should be given a wider interpretation for the purpose of Chapter…
Geo Varghese vs The State of Rajasthan & Anr.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 393 : 2021 INSC 618
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Allegation against appellant was that the son of the complainant committed suicide due to mental harassment meted out by the appellant – Appellant was physical Training Teacher i…
Garg Builders vs Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
SC · 4 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 82 : 2021 INSC 606
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.31(7)(a) – Pendente lite interest on the award amount – Interest barring clause in the contract – Claim for pre-reference pendente lite and future interest – Held: It is clear fr…
D.K. Agrawal vs Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
SC · 23 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1043 : 2021 INSC 535
Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 – ss.9, 17, 21, 22-A – Complaints against appellant-Chartered Accountant received by respondent-Institute – Council of the Institute prima facie opined that the appellant was guilty of pro…
Gumansinh @ Lalo @ Raju Bhikhabhai Chauhan & Anr. vs The State of Gujarat
SC · 3 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 24 : 2021 INSC 443
GUMANSINH @ LALO @ RAJU BHIKHABHAI CHAUHAN & ANR. v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT (Criminal Appeal Nos. 940-941 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 03, 2021 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498A and 306 – Married w…
Neelima Srivastava vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 17 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 167 : 2021 INSC 410
Service law: Regularisation of service – Entitlement to – Appellant appointed as temporary Music Teacher on a leave vacancy – Appointment was to last till the permanent incumbent re-joined the service – Incumbent employe…
Hemraj Ratnakar Salian vs Hdfc Bank Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 17 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 529 : 2021 INSC 408
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002: ss. 14, 13(2) and 13(13) – Taking of possession of secured asset by the secured creditor – Tenant restraining from tak…
Abdul Ahad and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 17 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 1006 : 2021 INSC 411
Education/Educational Institutions: Admission to MBBS/BDS Courses – Conduct of centralized counselling – On facts, admission of students to 1st year Professional MBBS Course for Academic Session 2016-17 in the Medical Co…
Union of India & Ors. vs M/s. Raj Grow Impex LLP & Ors.
SC · 17 June 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 371 : 2021 INSC 307
Customs Act, 1962 – ss.2(33), 11(1) and 111(d) – Import – ‘prohibited goods’ – Appellants aggrieved of directions issued by High Court in its writ jurisdiction for compliance of orders-inoriginal dated 28.08.2020 passed…
Jigya Yadav (Minor) (Through Guardian/Father Hari Singh) vs C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education) & Ors.
SC · 3 June 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 1100 : 2021 INSC 303
Education/Educational Institutions: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – Examination Byelaws of the Board, if having the force of law – Held: The CBSE Examination Byelaws are couched in the form of a code – They…
Laxmi Pat Surana vs Union Bank of India & Anr.
SC · 26 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 924 : 2021 INSC 220
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: s. 7 - Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process by financial creditor – Application for initiating CIRP by Financial Creditor-Bank u/s. 7 against a corporate person (bei…
The State of Kerala vs Mahesh
SC · 19 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 964 : 2021 INSC 195
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Appeal against grant of bail – Accused-respondent was accused of a heinous and shocking murder of a lady doctor aged about 30 years – Incident alleged to have taken place in the…
Aman Lohia vs Kiran Lohia
SC · 17 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1131 : 2021 INSC 190
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890: s. 7 - Family Courts Act, 1984 - s. 7(g) – Power of the Court to make order as to guardianship in respect of a minor – Guardianship petition by the father-appellant seeking declaration as g…
Kalpraj Dharamshi & Anr. vs Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 677 : 2021 INSC 173
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: ss. 10, 61, 238A – Proceedings or appeals before the adjudicating Authority, appellate tribunal etc – Application of Limitation Act – On facts, application u/s. 10 by Corporate Debto…
Hampshire Hotels and Resorts (Noida) Pvt. Ltd. vs Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
SC · 9 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 238 : 2021 INSC 170
HAMPSHIRE HOTELS AND RESORTS (NOIDA) PVT. LTD. v. RITU MAHESHWARI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NOIDA) (Contempt Petition (Civil) No.413 of 2019) in (Civil Appeal No.4564 of 2008)…
V. N. Public Health and Educational Trust etc. vs State of Kerala & Ors. etc.
SC · 24 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 1013 : 2021 INSC 117
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 – Appellant sought grant of Essentiality Certificate (EC) for Academic Year 2020-2021 – Application rejected by State Government – Eventually, Single Judge inter alia set aside the said o…
Hari Om @ Hero vs State of U.P.
SC · 5 January 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 49 : 2021 INSC 1
Penal Code, 1860: ss.396, 412 – Six accused persons tried for committing offences u/ss.396 and 412 IPC, s.3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and s.25 of Arms Act…

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