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Justice Navin Sinha

170 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Navin Sinha on the bench, 2018 to 2021, 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
2021 10 2020 47 2019 60 2018 53
Most often on the same bench
Justice R.F. Nariman 67Justice Ashok Bhushan 36Justice Arun Mishra 20Justice Indira Banerjee 19Justice K.M. Joseph 16Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar 12Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 11Justice Ranjan Gogoi 11
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 12Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 5Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 5Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 5Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 5Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 5Income Tax Act, 1961 4Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 4
Reena Hazarika vs State of Assam
SC · 31 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 1108 : 2018 INSC 1029
S.C.R. 1108 REENA HAZARIKA v. STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 1330 of 2018) OCTOBER 31, 2018 [R. F. NARIMAN AND NAVIN SINHA, JJ.] Evidence: Circumstantial evidence – Links in the chain of circumstances – Determinatio…
Sushila N. Rungta (D) Lrs. vs The Tax Recovery Officer-16(2) and Ors.
SC · 30 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 1147 : 2018 INSC 1020
Gold (Control) Act, 1968: Repeal of the Act without the saving clause – Applicability of s.6 of the General Clauses Act – Held: The statement of objects and reasons makes it clear that over 22 years, the results achieved…
Star India Private Limited vs Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Ors.
SC · 30 October 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 128 : 2018 INSC 1022
Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017 – Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017 – Consti…
M/s. Caravel Shipping Services Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Premier Sea Foods Exim Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 29 October 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 289 : 2018 INSC 1008
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss.7(3), 7(4), 8 – Bill of lading – Suit for recovery by respondent-consignor in Kochi court – Application filed by appellant, who is agent to facilitate transport under s.8 of AC…
B. K. Educational Services Private Limited vs Parag Gupta and Associates
SC · 11 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 794 : 2018 INSC 956
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.238A (As inserted by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 w.e.f. 06.06.2018) – s.238A, if retrospective in nature – Held: s.238A being clarificatory of law…
Suzuki Parasrampuria Suitings Pvt. Ltd. vs The Official Liquidator of Mahendra Petrochemicals Ltd. (In Liquidation) and Others
SC · 8 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 906 : 2018 INSC 937
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 – Company Petition filed for winding up of one M/s. MPL – M/s. MPL was also referred for rehabilitation to the Board…
M/s Larsen and Toubro Limited Scomi Engineering Bhd vs Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
SC · 3 October 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 22 : 2018 INSC 922
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 2(1)(f)(ii), 2(1)(f)(iii) and 11 – International Commercial Arbitration – Contract for development of a Monorail system, between Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Autho…
Hemudan Nanbha Gadhvi vs State of Gujarat
SC · 28 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 672 : 2018 INSC 909
Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2)(f) – Sexual assault on minor – Accused-appellant was identified by prosecutrix in test identification parade – However, six months later, while deposing during trial, the prosecutrix and the ot…
Jagjit Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 405 : 2018 INSC 883
Constitution of India – Art.136 – Contours of jurisdiction under – Appellant’s wife died along with her child by way of drowning in a river within seven years of her marriage – Trial Court convicted the appellant u/s.304…
Smt. Shamim vs State (Gnct of Delhi)
SC · 19 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 677 : 2018 INSC 833
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/307/34 – Appellant-accused strongly opposed the marriage between her daughter (PW-4) and PW-1 – Brother and mother of PW-1 shot dead on the first floor of their house – Appellant’s acquittal rev…
Mathews Mar Koorilos (Dead) and Anr. etc. vs M. Pappy (Dead) and Another etc.
SC · 28 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 848 : 2018 INSC 750
Church: Suit filed by appellant no.1/Metropolitan of Quilon Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and appellant no.2/Vicar appointed by him for St.Mary’s Church against the Parishioners of the Church prayed for…
Mohanlal vs The State of Punjab
SC · 16 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 1006 : 2018 INSC 714
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Fairness and impartiality in investigation – Informant and investigator, if same person – Sanctity of such investigation – Whether in a criminal prosecution, it will…
Mohinder Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 14 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 910 : 2018 INSC 705
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s.50 – Prosecution case was that the appellant was carrying contraband substance in a bag – On search of bag in presence of DSP, the substance in bag was found to be…
M/s Popat & Kotecha Property & Ors. vs Ashim Kumar Dey
SC · 9 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 518 : 2018 INSC 680
West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 – sub-s.8 of s.5 (Incorporated vide Amendment Act No.14 of 2001) – Landlord filed application under the Act of 1997 for eviction of the respondenttenant on the ground that the tenan…
Central Board of Trustees vs M/s Indore Composite Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 26 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1130 : 2018 INSC 643
Practice and Procedure – Dismissal of writ petition by unreasoned order – Propriety of – Appellant issued summons to the respondent for non-payment of the Provident Fund contribution in the year 2005-2006 and ordered the…
Devidas Loka Rathod vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 767 : 2018 INSC 560
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 324 and 84 – Murder – Plea of unsound mind – Prosecution case that appellant assaulted few with sickle, which resulted in death of one – Appellant then tried to flee from the place of occurren…
M/s. Haryana Suraj Malting Ltd. vs Phool Chand
SC · 18 May 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 377 : 2018 INSC 537
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: ss. 16, 17 and 17A – Ex-parte award – Power to recall, by the Industrial Tribunal/Labour Court after it becomes enforceable – Held: Industrial tribunal/labour court is not functus officio a…
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation vs Baby P. P. & Ors.
SC · 16 May 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 747 : 2018 INSC 525
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Chapter VI – ss.99, 100, 103 and s.104 and its Proviso – Road Transport Service – Grant of temporary permit to private stage carriage operators on notified routes – When not permissible – Schem…
Sushila Aggarwal & Ors. vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
SC · 15 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 825 : 2020 INSC 106
Bail – Whether an anticipatory bail should be for a limited period of time – There are two divergent views: One are the line of Judgments in support that anticipatory bail should not be for a limited period and the other…
Chintalapati Srinivasa Raju vs Securities and Exchange Board of India
SC · 14 May 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 785 : 2018 INSC 510
SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992: Regn 2(e)(i), 2(c) – Insider trading – Satyam scam – Appellantco-brother of the Chairman of SCSL-Satyam Computer Services Limited, was executive director of SCSL f…
Ramsingbhai (Ramsangbhai) Jerambhai vs The State of Gujarat and Anr.
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1019 : 2018 INSC 405
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.28A – Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the court – Application u/s 28A for re-determination of the compensation within a period of 3 months from t…
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai vs T. Jayachandran
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 619 : 2018 INSC 401
Income Tax Act, 1961 – Additional interest – Respondent, an approved broker for Indian Bank – Case of revenue was that Indian Bank raised its funds by way of receiving amount from the PSU and making fixed term deposit on…
Reji Thomas & Ors. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 19 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 805 : 2018 INSC 379
Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 – s. 69 – Whether the High Court, in exercise of its power u/Art. 226 of the Constitution could extend the statutory period prescribed u/s.69(3), within which an election petition u…
Competition Commission of India vs Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 17 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 391 : 2018 INSC 352
Competition Act, 2002: ss.6(2) and 43A – Imposition of penalty u/s.43A for noncompliance of provision u/s.6(2) – Propriety of – The three respondent companies decided about de-merger/amalgamation – Share Subscription Agr…
Scm Solifert Limited & Anr. vs Competition Commission of India
SC · 17 April 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 302 : 2018 INSC 354
Competition Act, 2002 – ss.5(a)(i), (ii), 6(2), 43A – Appellants acquired shares of a company (‘MCFL’) on two occasions – First acquisition was for 24.46% paid up share capital and the second acquisition was for a furthe…
Tamil Nadu Medical Officers’ Association & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 541 : 2018 INSC 332
Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000: Regulation 9 (IV) and (VII) [after amendment dated 5-4-2018 – Regulation 9(4) and (8)] – Power of State to provide for reservation in favour of in-service candidates in…
Union Public Service Commission vs M. Sathiya Priya and Others
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 701 : 2018 INSC 335
Service Law – Appointment by promotion – Respondent was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the State – The names of the officers which were to be considered for appointment to the IPS included the name of re…
K. K Gupta & Ors. vs Himachal Pradesh Petroleum Dealers Association & Anr.
SC · 11 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1004 : 2018 INSC 327
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Contempt Proceedings – Scope of – Writ petitions filed by respondents – By order dtd. 17.5.12, High Court passed direction to frame guidelines and till the guidelines were framed, there was…
Raghunath Prasad Pande vs State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 6 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 560 : 2018 INSC 310
RAGHUNATH PRASAD PANDE v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3621 of 2018) APRIL 06, 2018 [MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR AND NAVIN SINHA, JJ.] Mysore Land Reforms Act, 1961 – s.14(5) – Resumption of land from tenants…
State Bank of Patiala vs Kanwal Nain Singh
SC · 3 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 858 : 2018 INSC 297
Service Law – Voluntary retirement scheme – Employee sought withdrawal of application for voluntary retirement – Denial of request and employee retired from service – Writ petition challenging voluntary retirement – High…

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