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Justice M.M. Sundresh

137 Supreme Court judgments with Justice M.M. Sundresh 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 3 2025 11 2024 13 2023 35 2022 61 2021 14
Most often on the same bench
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul 40Justice M.R. Shah 38Justice Sanjiv Khanna 9Justice Aravind Kumar 6Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti 6Justice A.S. Bopanna 6Justice Rajesh Bindal 5Justice Surya Kant 5
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 12Indian Penal Code, 1860 11Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 9Constitution of India 8Land Acquisition Act, 1894 5Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 4Income Tax Act, 1961 4Consumer Protection Act, 1986 3
Case Details Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 13 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1157 : 2023 INSC 907
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order of acquittal and convicting the appellant for murder and attempt to rape relying on the testimony of the prosecution witness despite contradictions, only be…
Case Details M/s. Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited vs M/s. Gayatri Shakti Paper and Board Limited and Another, etc.
SC · 9 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 344 : 2023 INSC 886
Eligibility criteria for a Captive Generating Plant (CGP)/captive user u/r.3(1)(a) of the Electricity Rules, 2005; Interpretation of the second proviso u/r.3(1)(a) of the Rules and the words “association of persons”; Whe…
Case Details Ranjan Kumar Chadha vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 289 : 2023 INSC 878
The contention raised was that the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as Section 50 of the NDPS…
Case Details Batliboi Environmental Engineers Limited vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Another
SC · 21 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 441 : 2023 INSC 850
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in allowing the appeal filed by the respondents u/s. 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and thereby setting aside the arbitral award.
Sita Soren vs Union of India
SC · 20 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 753 : 2023 INSC 856
Issue pertains to whether an MP or MLA can claim immunity from criminal prosecution for taking bribery for making a speech or voting in a particular manner in the House; and as to correctness of PV Narasmiha Rao’s case.
Case Details Smt. Roopa Soni vs Kamalnarayan Soni
SC · 6 September 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 871 : 2023 INSC 814
Whether the trial Court and High Court were justified in adopting a hyper-technical and pedantic approach in declining the decree of divorce, when both the parties had made serious allegations against each other and were…
Mukesh Singh vs The State (NCT of Delhi)
SC · 24 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 886 : 2023 INSC 765
Issues for consideration: (i) Whether the High Court committed any error in dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant convict and thereby affirming the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the Trial…
Case Details Hind Offshore Pvt. Ltd. vs Iffco – Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd.
SC · 9 August 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 959 : 2023 INSC 697
NCDRC whether justified in passing the impugned order holding that the respondent-insurance company was under no contractual or legal obligation to reimburse the appellant for the loss suffered by it on account of sinkin…
V. Senthil Balaji vs The State Represented by Deputy Director and Ors.
SC · 7 August 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 853 : 2023 INSC 677
Issues for consideration: (i) When an arrestee is forwarded to the jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 19(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, whether writ of Habeus Corpus would lie; (ii) Whether s.41…
The State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Sharwan Kumar Kumawat etc. etc
SC · 1 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 661
Issue pertains to constitutionality of rr. 4(10) and 7(3) of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 as regards restriction on grant and renewal of mining leases, and the procedure for grant of lease; whether…
Mangilal vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 517 : 2023 INSC 634
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 – s.52A – Non-compliance of – Held: – In the present case, search warrant under Exhibit P-4 acknowledged the fact that procedure contemplated under the NDPS Act was not…
Davinder Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 22 June 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 986 : 2023 INSC 585
S.C.R.REPORTS 986 : 2023 INSC 585 SUPREME COURT DAVINDER SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal No. 12 of 2015) JUNE 22, 2023 [SURYA KANT AND M. M. SUNDRESH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376, 452 and 506 – Acquittal un…
Alpha G184 Owners Association vs Magnum International Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 15 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 861 : 2023 INSC 536
Consumer Protection Act, 1986: ss. 12(1)(a), 13(6) – Procedure on admission of a complaint – Joint complaint by numerous consumers without representative capacity – Permissibility of – On facts, appellant-association of…
The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. vs Varla Ramaiah etc.
SC · 3 May 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 1118 : 2023 INSC 485
Government orders: Misinterpretation of – High Court stayed all the further proceedings pursuant to the GO’s – Correctness of – On facts, by virtue of G.O., the State Government appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to exami…
Union of India and Another vs Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP & Anr.
SC · 3 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 949 : 2023 INSC 484
Companies Act, 2013 – s.140(5) – Analysis and Interpretation of – Maintainability of proceedings u/s.140(5) after resignation of the auditors – s.140(5) empowers the Tribunal (NCLT), either suo motu or on an application…
The Commissioner of Income Tax Jaipur vs Prakash Chand Lunia (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr.
SC · 24 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 85 : 2023 INSC 416
Income Tax Act, 1961 – Explanation to s.37(1) – ‘any expenditure’ in s.37 – Expenditure/loss incurred for any purpose which is an offence or prohibited by law, not deductible in terms of Explanation 1 to s.37 – High Cour…
Sap Labs India Private Limited vs Income Tax Officer, Circle 6, Bangalore
SC · 19 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 430 : 2023 INSC 394
Income Tax Act, 1961 : ss. 92, 92A to 92CA, 92D, 92E, 92F and 260 A – Transfer pricing matters – Arm length price, determination of – Arm length price, determined by the tribunal – Thereafter, determination of the arm’s…
State of Rajasthan vs Asharam @ Ashumal
SC · 17 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 383
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.391 – High Court allowed the application filed by the respondent u/s.391 of Cr.P.C., directing summoning and recording of evidence of one DCP, who wrote a book “Gunning for the Godman…
M/s South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors. vs Naveen Mathew Philip & Anr. etc. etc.
SC · 17 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 18 : 2023 INSC 379
M/S SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD. & ORS. v. NAVEEN MATHEW PHILIP & ANR. ETC. ETC. (Civil Appeal Nos. 2861-62 of 2023) APRIL 17, 2023 [SANJIV KHANNA AND M. M. SUNDRESH, JJ.] Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets…
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited & Ors. vs Renew Wind Energy (Rajkot) Private Limited & Ors.
SC · 13 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 670 : 2023 INSC 366
GUJARAT URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED & ORS. v. RENEW WIND ENERGY (RAJKOT) PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 3480-3481 of 2020) APRIL 13, 2023 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, S. RAVINDRA BHAT AND M.M. SUNDRESH, JJ.] Electricity…
Indian Railway Construction Company Limited vs M/s National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
SC · 17 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 713 : 2023 INSC 248
Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 34, 37 – AppellantIRCON and the respondent-NBCC entered into an agreement under which NBCC was awarded the work of construction of railway station cum commercial complex – NBCC…
Prakash Kumar Jena & Ors. vs The State of Odisha & Ors.
SC · 17 March 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 490 : 2023 INSC 254
Service Law – Home Guards – Disbursal of salary – Writ petition was filed by original writ petitioners, who were working as Home Guards for more than 10 to 15 years, seeking disbursal of their salary as per direction of…
The Secretary Ministry of Consumer Affairs vs Dr. Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye & Ors.
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 289 : 2023 INSC 209
Consumer Protection (Qualification for appointment, method of recruitment, procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal of President and Members of State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 20…
Sureshkumar Lalitkumar Patel & Ors. vs State of Gujarat & Ors.
SC · 20 February 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 543 : 2023 INSC 145
Service Law – Modification of selection process – Cut-off marks reduced after results were published to facilitate the inclusion of candidates constituting horizontal reservation – Impermissibility of – Held: An advertis…
Manubhai Sendhabhai Bharwad & Anr. vs Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 20 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 1021 : 2023 INSC 61
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Constitution of India – Art. 300A – The subject land was under temporary acquisiti…
Rajaram S/O Sriramulu Naidu (Since Deceased) through L.Rs. vs Maruthachalam (Since Deceased) through L.Rs.
SC · 18 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 809 : 2023 INSC 51
Money Lending – The appellant’s wife subscribed to chit funds (1992 and 1995) with the respondent for which two signed blank cheques were submitted as security – After maturity of the chit funds, appellant and his wife s…
Boby vs State of Kerala
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 335 : 2023 INSC 23
Evidence Act, 1872 – s.27 – Discovery of Fact – Criminal trial – Three accused – Disclosure statement allegedly made by accused no.3-appellant – Recovery of dead body of complainant’s husband – Appreciation of evidence –…
Mohinder Pal and Others vs State of J & K
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 375 : 2023 INSC 26
Ranbir Penal Code – s.300 Exception I, s.302 and Part I of s.304 – Grave and sudden provocation – Death of two persons, ‘J’ and ‘M’ – Seven accused – Allegation that accused No.1 and his sons forcibly detained ‘J’ and ‘M…
Prakash Nayi @ Sen vs State of Goa
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 823 : 2023 INSC 24
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and s.84 – Plea of Insanity – “Schizophrenia” – Accused-appellant was convicted and sentenced u/s. 302 IPC for having caused the death of the victim-deceased by attacking him at a store in whic…
Ranvir Singh etc. etc. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 841 : 2023 INSC 25
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149, 304 Part-II – Acquittal under – Appellants-accused persons were charged of having committed an offence u/ss. 148, 302/149, 324/149 – Dehati Nalishi (Ex. P-28) was recorded as…

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