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Justice L. Nageswara Rao

249 Supreme Court judgments with Justice L. Nageswara Rao on the bench, 2018 to 2022, 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
2022 41 2021 59 2020 39 2019 91 2018 19
Most often on the same bench
Justice Hemant Gupta 82Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 58Justice S. Ravindra Bhat 25Justice M.R. Shah 25Justice S.A. Bobde 20Justice B.V. Nagarathna 15Justice Sanjiv Khanna 13Justice Ajay Rastogi 11
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 19Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 11Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 8Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 4Constitution of India 3Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 3Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 3Indian Succession Act, 1925 3
V. Anantha Raju & Anr. vs T.M. Narasimhan & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 860 : 2021 INSC 669
Partnership – Share in the profit and loss – A partnership firm was constituted in the year 1986 – In 1992 the partnership firm was re- constituted and the plaintiff no.1/appellant No.1 was inducted as a partner with 50%…
Shaikh Ansar Ahmad Md. Husain vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 811 : 2021 INSC 614
Judgment/Order: Reasoned judgment – Requirment to give reasons in the judgment/order – Grievance of the appellants is that the reasoning for the impugned judgment was given and published long after its operative portion…
V. Senthur and Another vs M. Vijayakumar, Ias,secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and Another
SC · 1 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 200 : 2021 INSC 591
Contempt of Court – Service Law – Doctrine of Merger – Seniority List – Dispute w.r.t fixation of inter se seniority – Principle of law to be applied – Wilful/deliberate non-compliance of directions – Division Bench of t…
Rajendra Narottamdas Sheth & Anr. vs Chandra Prakash Jain & Anr.
SC · 30 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 838 : 2021 INSC 579
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s. 7 – Maintainability of – Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016 – Limitation Act – s.18 – Loans were granted by the Financial Creditor-resp…
The State of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. vs Shaheena Masarat & Anr.
SC · 29 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 7 : 2021 INSC 573
Service Law – Appointment – Respondent no.2 selected for appointment as Re-T (teaching guides) under Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) scheme of appellant-State – Challenged by respondent no.1 – Writ petition dismissed by Single Jud…
In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitationmiscellaneous Application No. 665 of 2021 in vs .
SC · 23 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1099 : 2021 INSC 536
Covid-19 Pandemic – Limitation, extension of – On 23.03.2020, this Court had directed extension of the period of limitation in all proceedings before the Courts/Tribunals including this Court w.e.f. 15.03.2020 till furth…
S. Karthik & Ors. vs N. Subhash Chand Jain & Ors.
SC · 23 September 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 1096 : 2021 INSC 534
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 – Section 13 – Enforcement of Security Interest – Notice to Sale – Rule 9 of the SARFAESI Rules – 30 days’ notice – The…
Rajendra Bajoria and Others vs Hemant Kumar Jalan and Others
SC · 21 September 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 607 : 2021 INSC 514
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.VII, r.11 – Rejection of Plaint – A partnership firm was constituted under deed of partnership dated 06.12.1943 – None of the original partners are alive – Plaintiffs and defendants are…
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Another vs Emta Coal Limited
SC · 21 September 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 772 : 2021 INSC 523
Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 – s.11 – In Manohar Lal Sharma v. Principal Secretary and Others reported as [2014] 8 SCR 446, Supreme Court held that the allotment of Coal Blocks between 1993 and 2011 was arbi…
Director of Income Tax, New Delhi vs M/s Mitsubishi Corporation
SC · 17 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 750 : 2021 INSC 495
Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.190, 201, 209 and 234B – Proviso to s.209(1)(d), inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 – Interpretation of s.209 (1)(d) – The Respondent- Assessee is a non-resident company incorporated in Japan, wi…
Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
SC · 9 September 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 984 : 2021 INSC 464
DELHI AIRPORT METRO EXPRESS PVT. LTD. v. DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 5627 of 2021) SEPTEMBER 09, 2021 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND S. RAVINDRA BHAT, JJ.] Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 34 – I…
K. N. Nagarajappa & Ors. vs H. Narasimha Reddy
SC · 9 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 109 : 2021 INSC 461
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.103 – High Courts’ jurisdiction to appreciate factual issues u/s.103 CPC – Held: High Courts are empowered to exercise limited factual review u/s.103 CPC – The rule that sans a substanti…
Kerala Public Service Commission vs K.N. Radhamani & Ors. Etc.Etc.
SC · 6 September 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 961 : 2021 INSC 446
Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 – ss. 80(3) and 109 – Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969 – rr.186 and 187 – Qualification criteria for appointment for the posts of clerk/cashier in different cooperative bank…
Sau. Sangeeta W/O Sunil Shinde vs The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
SC · 1 September 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 623 : 2021 INSC 434
Maharashtra Local Authority Members’ Disqualification Act, 1986 – Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Rules, 1987 – Selection of Gatneta (Group Leader/Party Leader) of INCPS Party – Appellant and respo…
Sanjay Ramdas Patil vs Sanjay and Others
SC · 1 September 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 640 : 2021 INSC 435
Municipal Corporations: Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Reservation of Offices of Mayors) Rules, 2006 – r. 3(2) – Constitution of India – Art. 243T – Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 – s. 19A – Reservatio…
Praveen Kumar C.P vs Kerala Public Service Commission & Ors.*
SC · 17 August 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 939 : 2021 INSC 404
Service Law –Appointment –Equivalency of degrees – Principle of “change in the rules of the game midway” – When not applicable – Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 – Clause 10 (a)(ii), 13 –Appointment to t…
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…
North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs Dr. Ram Naresh Sharma & Ors.
SC · 3 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 79 : 2021 INSC 376
Service law: Age of superannuation – Ayurvedic doctors covered under AYUSH – Benefit of enhanced superannuation age of 65 years along with renumeration like allopathic doctors – Entitlement to – Tribunal holding that the…
Madras Bar Association vs Union of India and Anr.
SC · 14 July 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 791 : 2021 INSC 332
Tribunals – Finance Act, 2017 – ss.184 and 186(2) [as amended by the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021] – Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance,…
In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic vs .
SC · 31 May 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 268 : 2021 INSC 302
IN RE: DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DURING PANDEMIC (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3 of 2021) MAY 31, 2021 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, L NAGESWARA RAO AND S RAVINDRA BHAT, JJ.] COVID-19 pandemi…
Lalit Kumar Jain vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 21 May 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 1075 : 2021 INSC 297
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.1(3), 2(e), 5(22), 60, 179, 234, 235, 238 and 243 – Vires and validity of notification dated 15.11.2019 issued by the Central Government – Whether the impugned notification was a…
Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil vs The Chief Minister & Ors.
SC · 5 May 2021
[2021] 15 S.C.R. 715 : 2021 INSC 284
Reservation – Constitution of India – Arts. 15 and 16 – Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment) Act, 2000 – Socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) – Reservation in favour of backward class citizens – On 16.11.199…
In Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic vs .
SC · 30 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 297 : 2021 INSC 280
COVID-19 Pandemic: Suo Motu cognizance of various issues relating to COVID-19 – Unprecedented humanitarian crisis following outbreak of COVID-19 pandamic – Issues as regards distribution of essential supplies and service…
Jharkhand State Electricity Board and Others vs M/s Ramkrishna Forging Limited
SC · 30 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 454 : 2021 INSC 278
JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS v. M/S RAMKRISHNA FORGING LIMITED (Civil Appeal No. 6145 of 2010) APRIL 30, 2021 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND VINEET SARAN, JJ.] Electricity: Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory C…
Commissioner of Income Tax-I vs M/s. Reliance Energy Ltd. (Formerly Bses Ltd.) through Its M.D.
SC · 28 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 190 : 2021 INSC 277
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-I v. M/s. RELIANCE ENERGY LTD. (FORMERLY BSES LTD.) THROUGH ITS M.D. (Civil Appeal No. 1327 of 2021) APRIL 28, 2021 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND VINEET SARAN, JJ.] Income Tax Act, 1961: s.80-IA – Dedu…
Rahul S Shah vs Jinendra Kumar Gandhi & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 279 : 2021 INSC 270
Constitution of India: Arts. 142, 141 and 144 – Delay in the execution proceedings and abuse of process of execution court – Frivolous attempts by unsuccessful litigants to putting up spurious objections and setting up t…
In Re: to Issue Certain Guidelines Regarding Inadequacies and Deficiencies in Criminal Trials vs The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 20 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 100 : 2021 INSC 260
IN RE: TO ISSUE CERTAIN GUIDELINES REGARDING INADEQUACIES AND DEFICIENCIES IN CRIMINAL TRIALS v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS. (Suo Moto Writ (Crl) No(s). 01 of 2017) APRIL 20, 2021 [S.A. BOBDE, CJI, L. NAGESWARA RA…
In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881 vs .
SC · 16 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 257 : 2021 INSC 257
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s. 138 – Expeditious trial/disposal of cases u/s. 138 – Pendency of matters u/s. 138 at various levels, having adverse effect in disposal of other criminal cases – Imminent need for reme…
Suman Devi & Ors. vs State of Uttarakhand and Ors.
SC · 25 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 297 : 2021 INSC 212
Uttar Pradesh Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare Health Worker and Health Supervisor (Male and Female) Service Rules, 1997: r.5 – Advertisement for recruitment of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) issued by St…
Patricia Mukhim vs State of Meghalaya & Ors.
SC · 25 March 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 65 : 2021 INSC 213
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.153A and 505(1)(c) – Brutal attack on non-tribals in State of Meghalaya with iron rods and sticks – Attackers allegedly belonged to tribal community of Meghalaya – Facebook post uploaded by Appellan…

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