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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
The Director of Horticulture, Odisha vs Pravat Kumar Dash & Ors.
SC · 9 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 708 : 2019 INSC 888
THE DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, ODISHA v. PRAVAT KUMAR DASH & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 6227–28 of 2019) AUGUST 09, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Service Law : Appointment – Post of gardeners – Issuance of Ci…
Wainganga Bahuddeshiya Vikas Sanstha through President B.B. Karanjekar & Ors. vs Ku. Jaya & Ors.
SC · 9 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 718 : 2019 INSC 887
WAINGANGA BAHUDDESHIYA VIKAS SANSTHA THROUGH PRESIDENT B.B. KARANJEKAR & ORS. v. KU. JAYA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6226 of 2019) AUGUST 09, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Service law: Termination – Appoint…
Mahesh Kumar vs State of Haryana
SC · 7 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 587 : 2019 INSC 872
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304-B – Dowry death – When not – PW-3-father of the deceased stated that the appellant got married to his daughter on 26.05.91 – Soon after the marriage, she was illtreated by the appellant, father-i…
Amir Hamza Shaikh & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 7 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 597 : 2019 INSC 874
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.301, 302 – Permission to conduct prosecution – Respondent sought permission to prosecute in terms of s.302 Cr.P.C. for offences punishable u/ss. 498A, 406 r/w. 34 of IPC – Trial cour…
Dr. Sridip Chatterjee vs Dr. Gopa Chakraborty & Ors.
SC · 6 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 65 : 2019 INSC 867
Service Law – Appointment – Eligibility criteria – When cannot be interfered – Respondent-University published advertisement inviting applications from suitable candidates for the post of Assistant Professor in Physical…
Sunita vs State of Haryana
SC · 30 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 779 : 2019 INSC 828
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Prosecution case was that one dead body was found burning on ‘Bitora’ (conical storage of cow dung cakes) – Post-mortem of the remains of body was conducted – It was found to be a dead…
Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs State of Sikkim
SC · 25 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 754 : 2019 INSC 811
RANJIT KUMAR HALDAR v. STATE OF SIKKIM (Criminal Appeal No. 427 of 2014) JULY 25, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Murder – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased had gone wi…
State Bank of India & Ors. vs Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya & Anr.
SC · 25 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 769 : 2019 INSC 812
Doctrines/Principles: Principle of natural justice – Reasonable opportunity of hearing – On facts, writ petition by employee challenging his removal from service – High Court set aside the order of punishment as well as…
Randhir Kaur vs Prithvi Pal Singh & Ors.
SC · 24 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 776 : 2019 INSC 806
RANDHIR KAUR v. PRITHVI PAL SINGH & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5822 of 2019) JULY 24, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Punjab Courts Act, 1918 – s.41 – Second appeals – Scope of interference – Appellant-plaintif…
Kanta Yadav vs Om Prakash Yadav & Ors.
SC · 24 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 790 : 2019 INSC 808
KANTA YADAV v. OM PRAKASH YADAV & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5823 of 2019) JULY 24, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND HEMANT GUPTA, JJ.] Indian Succession Act, 1925 – ss.57, 213 – One ‘ZS’ owned certain immoveable property in New D…
Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs State Represented by Inspector of Police & Ors.
SC · 24 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1115 : 2019 INSC 802
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Fifteen accused – Prosecution case was that there was history of previous attack on complainant party – On the fateful day, all the accused armed with weapons surrounded PW-1, PW-2 and the decea…
Lucknow Development Authority & Anr. vs Gopal Das (Deceased) through Lrs & Ors.
SC · 24 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1133 : 2019 INSC 804
Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 – s. 17 proviso – Release of land from acquisition from State Government – Restoration order in favour of respondents as also order of payment of development fee – S…
State Bank of India & Ors. vs Mohammad Badruddin
SC · 16 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1016 : 2019 INSC 764
Service Law: Punishment of reversion – Propriety of – Disciplinary proceedings – Departmental enquiry – Punishment of compulsory retirement – Appellate Authority altered the punishment to one of reversion – Reviewing Aut…
Dr. S. Kumar & Ors. vs S. Ramalingam
SC · 16 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 531 : 2019 INSC 760
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – s. 48 – One CLR was the owner of big chunk of land on Mowbrays Road in the city of Chennai – He executed three separate sale deeds – First sale deed was in favour of defendant no.1 in res…
Pharez John Abraham (Dead) by Lrs. vs Arul Jothi Sivasubramaniam K. & Others
SC · 2 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 10 : 2019 INSC 713
Family Law – Christian Law – Adoption – Share of adopted child in the property – One ‘JDA’, died intestate leaving behind his wife (defendant no.1), two sons and two daughters, namely, the appellant-defendant no.2, ‘TKJ’…
Girish Kumar vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 10 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 881 : 2019 INSC 665
Maharashtra Zilla Parishads District Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1967 – Appendix IX – Maharashtra Civil Services (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1982 – r.5 – Appellant was promoted to the post of Office Superintendent…
Beemaneni Maha Lakshmi vs Gangumalla Appa Rao (Since Dead) by Lrs.
SC · 9 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 490 : 2019 INSC 656
BEEMANENI MAHA LAKSHMI v. GANGUMALLA APPA RAO (SINCE DEAD) BY LRS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 4537-4538 of 2017) MAY 09, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Specific performance: Agreement to sell – Execution of, by appe…
Mangathai Ammal (Died) through Lrs and Others vs Rajeswari & Others
SC · 9 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 619 : 2019 INSC 664
Benami transactions: Transactions, whether benami or not – Determination of – Held: Payment of part sale consideration cannot be the sole criteria to hold the sale/transaction as benami – Intention of the person who cont…
Khetri Vikas Samiti vs Director College Education, Government of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 9 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 638 : 2019 INSC 659
KHETRI VIKAS SAMITI v. DIRECTOR COLLEGE EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 4806 of 2019) MAY 09, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act,…
Rajesh & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 187 : 2019 INSC 613
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Scope and ambit of power of Magistrate under s.319 – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, the accused persons, ten in number, arrived at the place where the complainant…
Thulasidhara & Another vs Narayanappa & Others
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 212 : 2019 INSC 603
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.100 – Exercise of power under, scope – Suit for title and permanent injunction based on sale deed – Claim of defendants that suit property fell into share of husband of defendant no.1 and…
Union of India & Ors. etc. etc. vs S. Maadasamy and Anr. etc. etc.
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 234 : 2019 INSC 604
Service Law:Recruitment Rules – Post of Principal, Grade ‘A’ (Senior Scale) and Joint Chief Inspector of Factories – Amendment to the Rules by a Notification, equating the post of Principal, Grade ‘A’ (Senior Scale) with…
S. Subramanian vs S. Ramasamy etc. etc.
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 250 : 2019 INSC 606
Suit: Suits for injunction and for partition of suit property – Claiming that the suit property was joint family property – Suit defended by appellant on the ground that the suit property was self acquired property and n…
The State of Rajasthan vs Nemi Chand Mahela and Others
SC · 30 April 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 995 : 2019 INSC 588
Precedents – Law of precedents – “Scarecrow” of a litigation – Conflicting decisions that fail to respect and follow the precedent set by Supreme Court cause uncertainty and chaos – On facts, conflicting opinions in diff…
Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd. & Others vs The State of Haryana
SC · 29 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1086 : 2019 INSC 584
Minimum Wages Act, 1948: s. 5(2) – Fixing or revising the minimum rates of wages – Issuance of Notification dated 27.06.2007 and 21.10.2015 by the State Government fixing/revising the minimum rates of wages in respect of…
Sameer Kapoor and Another vs The State through Sub-Division Magistrate South, New Delhi and Others
SC · 29 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1104 : 2019 INSC 585
Succession Act, 1925: s. 276 – Applications for grant of probate or letters of administration – Applicability of Art. 137 – Held: Art. 137 is applicable to the applications for grant of probate or letters of administrati…
The State Bank of India & Others vs P. Soupramaniane
SC · 26 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1064 : 2019 INSC 579
Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – s.10(1)(b)(i) – Respondent, working as Messenger in the State Bank of India stabbed one ‘K’ and one ‘S’ with a broken soda bottle – Trial court convicted the Respondent u/s.324, IPC – Convi…
Bikash Ranjan Rout vs State through the Secretary (Home) Government of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi
SC · 16 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 82 : 2019 INSC 536
BIKASH RANJAN ROUT v. STATE THROUGH THE SECRETARY (HOME) GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI, NEW DELHI (Criminal Appeal No. 687 of 2019) APRIL 16, 2019 [L. NAGESWARA RAO AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.…
The State of Rajasthan vs Kanhaiya Lal
SC · 10 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 569 : 2019 INSC 510
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 304 Part I – Murder – Victim attacked by accused on his head by an axe, succumbed to his injuries – Conviction and sentence of the accused for the offence punishable u/s. 302 by the trial co…
Vijay Mohan Singh vs State of Karnataka
SC · 10 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 994 : 2019 INSC 509
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w. 34, 498-A, 304-B r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that appellant-accused (husband of victimdeceased) poured kerosene on the victim and lit fire and ran away from the spot – Consequent to which,…

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