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Justice M.R. Shah

829 Supreme Court judgments with Justice M.R. Shah on the bench, 2018 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 162 2022 271 2021 174 2020 96 2019 100 2018 26
Most often on the same bench
Justice B.V. Nagarathna 188Justice C.T. Ravikumar 115Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 98Justice Ashok Bhushan 93Justice Arun Mishra 63Justice Krishna Murari 58Justice R. Subhash Reddy 49Justice A.S. Bopanna 45
Acts most often in these headnotes
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 69Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 52Indian Penal Code, 1860 44Land Acquisition Act, 1894 32Constitution of India 32Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 26Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 19Income Tax Act, 1961 18
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Subhash @ Pappu
SC · 1 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 832 : 2022 INSC 382
Penal Code, 1860: ss.146, 148, 149,302, 304 – Prosecution case was that six (out of which three persons were unknown) persons came to a shop and attacked the servant (deceased) of the shop with knife and hockey for refus…
M/s Frost International Limited vs M/s Milan Developers and Builders (P) Limited & Anr.
SC · 1 April 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 1100 : 2022 INSC 380
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 : ss. 96, 115 and Or.VII r.11 Negotiable Instruments Act - ss. 118, 138 - Specific Relief Act - ss. 34, 41 – Suit for declaration – Rejection of plaint - Respondent no.1 engaged in business…
Delhi Development Authority vs Rajan Sood & Ors.
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 1060 : 2022 INSC 362
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – s.24(2) – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.48 – High Court relying on the decision in Pune Municipal Corporation…
Mekha Ram and Others etc. etc. vs State of Rajasthan and Others etc. etc.
SC · 29 March 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 287 : 2022 INSC 360
Service Law: Rajasthan Medical & Health Subordinate Service Rules, 1965 – Restitution – Appellants, working as Auxiliary Nursing & Midwifery or Lab Technician, Multi-Purpose Worker, Accounts Clerk and other similarly sit…
Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur and Anr. vs Mukesh Sharma etc. etc.
SC · 28 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 842 : 2022 INSC 351
Service Law – Regularization – Consequential benefits – Respondents-writ petitioners, were working on different posts in appellant-University for 15 to 30 years, on contractual / daily wage basis – They prayed for regula…
Vishal Ashwin Patel vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 25(3) & Ors.
SC · 28 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 814 : 2022 INSC 353
Judgment/Order: Reasoned/Speaking order – Reopening of assessment challenged by the appellant-assessee by filing writ petitions – High Court dismissed the writ petitions – From the writ petitions produced on record, it a…
M/s. Vaishno Enterprises vs Hamilton Medical Ag & Anr.
SC · 24 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 771 : 2022 INSC 341
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Act, 2006 – s.18 and s.2(n) r/w s.8 – Contract / agreement between appellant- a firm engaged in consultancy services to foreign medical equipment companies, and respondent No.1- a comp…
The State of Gujarat and Others vs R.J. Pathan and Others
SC · 24 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 780 : 2022 INSC 342
Service Law – Regularisation – Respondents were appointed in a temporary project – Initial appointment was for eleven months on a fixed salary, which was continued from time to time – However, as the said unit was requir…
Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 568 : 2022 INSC 343
COVID-19 Pandemic – Ex Gratia compensation, grant to the family members on the death of covid patient – Time Limit – False claims – Application by Union of India praying for modification of Order of this Court dated 30.0…
Premlata @ Sunita vs Naseeb Bee & Ors.
SC · 23 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 826 : 2022 INSC 335
Approbate and reprobate – Plaintiff-appellant instituted proceedings before the Revenue Authority under s.250 of the MP Land Revenue Code, 1959 (MPLRC) – Defendants-respondents disputed jurisdiction of Revenue Authority…
State of Karnataka & Anr. etc. vs State of Meghalaya & Anr. etc.
SC · 23 March 2022
[2022] 18 S.C.R. 516 : 2022 INSC 331
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 246 – Seventh Schedule – Entry 40 of List 1 – Entry 34 of List II – Entry 62 of List II – Karnataka Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004 – Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 - Division Be…
The State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. vs Rajit Singh
SC · 22 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 790 : 2022 INSC 327
Service law: Misconduct – Financial irregularity – Disciplinary proceedings – Doctrine of equality – Applicability of – In the instant case, the Enquiry Officer held the delinquent officer (respondent) guilty for miscond…
Kirpal Kaur and Another vs Ritesh and Others
SC · 22 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 798 : 2022 INSC 323
Specific Relief Act, 1963: s.20 – Applicability of – Specific performance – Concurrent findings of facts recorded by all the courts below on the execution of agreement to sell and on the payment of part sale consideratio…
Special Land Acquisition Officer and Ors. vs N. Savitha
SC · 22 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 807 : 2022 INSC 330
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Compensation – Determination of – s.4 Notification issued in the year 2008 for acquisition of land for improvement of Bird Sanctuary– Award of compensation – Dissatisfied with quantum of compe…
The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Bangalore vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 22 March 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 309 : 2022 INSC 325
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013: s.24(2) – Lapse of Proceedings – Award not passed due to interim order – If there is delay in the passing of the…
Sri Biswanath Banik & Anr. vs Smt. Sulanga Bose & Ors.
SC · 14 March 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 302 : 2022 INSC 300
SRI BISWANATH BANIK & ANR. v. SMT. SULANGA BOSE & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 1848 of 2022) MARCH 14, 2022 [M. R. SHAH AND B. V. NAGARATHNA, JJ.] Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or.VII r.11 – Rejection of plaint – Suit of decl…
Shobha & Ors. vs The Chairman, Vithalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 11 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 761 : 2022 INSC 298
Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923: ss. 4, 4A – Award of compensation under – Entitlement to interest, from the date of the order passed by the Commissioner or from the date of accident – Held: Liability to pay the compen…
Jai Parkash etc etc vs Union Territory, Chandigarh etc etc
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 767 : 2022 INSC 290
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4 and 6 – Acquisition of land – Determination of fair market value – Just compensation – Land Acquisition Officer assessed market value of the acquired lands @ Rs.6,87,837/- per acre – Ref…
Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund vs Dharmesh S. Jain and Anr.
SC · 10 March 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 1148 : 2022 INSC 296
Contempt of Courts Act,1971 – Civil contempt – Wilful disobedience of orders passed by Court – High Court stayed arbitral award passed in arbitral proceedings filed by petitioner against respondents-alleged contemnors su…
State of M.P. vs Ramji Lal Sharma & Anr.
SC · 9 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 754 : 2022 INSC 285
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common Intention – Trial Court held that all the four accused shared the common intention to kill the deceased, and convicted them u/s.302 r/w s.34 – High Court allowed appeal…
M. Nageswara Reddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others
SC · 7 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 501 : 2022 INSC 266
Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – In the instant case, eleven accused were tried together for the offences under ss.147,148, 324, 326, 307, 427 and 302 r/ws.149 IPC– Trial Court convicted accused no.1 to 3 u/ss. 148 and…
Dr. A. Selvaraj vs C.B. M. College and Ors.
SC · 4 March 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 749 : 2022 INSC 264
Retirement dues: Interest on delayed payment of retirement dues – Delay in payment of retirement dues to the Appellant-Assistant Professor working in the respondent- college despite various correspondence and representat…
Padhiyar Prahladji Chenaji (Deceased) through L.R.S vs Maniben Jagmalbhai (Deceased) through L.R.S and Ors.
SC · 3 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 455 : 2022 INSC 258
Permanent Injunction – Registered Sale Deed – Suit seeking cancellation of sale deed, declaration and permanant injunction – Trial court partly allowed the suit by granting the relief of permanent injunction and refusing…
Amit Katyal vs Meera Ahuja and Others
SC · 3 March 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 389 : 2022 INSC 260
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: s.7 – Respondent no. 4-corporate debtor came out with a housing project – However, could not complete the project even after a period of eight years – Respondent nos.1 to 3 (original…
Gambhirdan K Gadhvi vs The State of Gujarat & Ors.
SC · 3 March 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 406 : 2022 INSC 259
Universities: Appointment of Vice Chancellor – Writ of quo warranto – Writ petition alleging that eligibility criteria was diluted and UGC Regulations, 2018 were violated – Held: Being a subordinate legislation, UGC Regu…
Surjeet Singh Sahni vs State of U.P. and Ors.
SC · 28 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 728 : 2022 INSC 245
Delay / Laches – Belated representation before appropriate authority – Delayed writ petition – Effect of – Held: Mere representation before the authority does not extend the period of limitation and the aggrieved person…
Municipal Council Gondia vs Divi Works & Suppliers, Huf & Ors.
SC · 28 February 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 426 : 2022 INSC 244
Constitution of India: Art. 226 – Appellant-Municipal Council is running educational institutions – A resolution was passed for purchasing school furniture – Original writ petitioner no. 1 (respondent No.1) was declared…
Sri. Benson George vs Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.& Anr.
SC · 25 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 653 : 2022 INSC 235
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Compensation – In a motor accident, claimant aged 29 years sustained grievous brain injury – He underwent brain surgeries – Even after discharge from hospital, he remained in coma – At t…
State of Odisha & Ors. vs M/s Panda Infraproject Limited
SC · 24 February 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 183 : 2022 INSC 232
Administrative Law: Government contracts – Blacklisting of contractor – Principle of natural justice – Judicial review – Respondent was awarded contract to construct a flyover over the railway level crossing – Post const…
Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, New Mandi Yard, Alwar vs Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Alwar
SC · 23 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 700 : 2022 INSC 224
Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961: s.9(2) – Liability of Market Committees to pay service tax on market fees received for allotting/renting/leasing the shop/shed/platform/land – Held: Exemption circular No…

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