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Justice R. Banumathi

205 Supreme Court judgments with Justice R. Banumathi on the bench, 2018 to 2020, 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
2020 33 2019 101 2018 71
Most often on the same bench
Justice A.S. Bopanna 79Justice Indira Banerjee 40Justice Hrishikesh Roy 31Justice R. Subhash Reddy 30Justice Ranjan Gogoi 28Justice S. Abdul Nazeer 11Justice Vineet Saran 10Justice Ashok Bhushan 9
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 28Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 14Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 12Constitution of India 4Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 3Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 3Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 2Specific Relief Act, 1963 2
Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh vs State of Gujarat
SC · 18 June 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 360 : 2020 INSC 435
Penal Code, 1860 – s.307 r/w. s.114 – Arms Act – s.25(1)(B)(a) – Bombay Police Act – s.135(1) – Attempt to murder – Prosecution case that victim, who was going to his laboratory was shot on face in his car from a motorbi…
D. Devaraja vs Owais Sabeer Hussain
SC · 18 June 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 453 : 2020 INSC 436
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.197 r/w s.170 of Karnataka Police Act, 1963 – Scope and effect of – Held: Every offence committed by a police officer does not attract s.197 r/w s.170 – The provisions in ss.197 Cr.P.C…
Surendra Kumar Bhilawe vs The New India Assurance Company Limited
SC · 18 June 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 39 : 2020 INSC 434
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ss. 2(30) and 157 – Damage to the insured vehicle in road accident – FIR lodged regarding the accident – Spot survey by C Surveyor and Loss Assessor appointed by insurer – Insurance claim – Repu…
Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana & Anr. vs Sahidul Haq Chisti
SC · 18 June 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 324 : 2020 INSC 432
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Chapter IX- ss.125-128 – Petition u/s.125, by divorced Muslim woman – Converted to application u/s.3, 1986 Act by Family Court – Permissibility of – Appellant no.1 and respondent were m…
Patel Engineering Ltd. vs North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (Neepco)
SC · 22 May 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 156 : 2020 INSC 403
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 34 and 37 – The respondent-North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) filed three applications u/s. 34 of the Act, 1996 challenging the three arbitral awards dated…
Mohd. Asif Naseer vs West Watch Company through Its Proprietor
SC · 24 April 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 1173 : 2020 INSC 363
Uttar Pradesh Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972: s.21(1)(a) – Application under – For release of tenanted shop – Allowed by Prescribed Authority holding inter alia that the landlord had…
Dr. Thingujam Achouba Singh & Ors. vs Dr. H. Nabachandra Singh & Ors. etc.
SC · 17 April 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 332 : 2020 INSC 342
Service Law: Recruitment – The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal is registered society and running public health care institutions in the north east India – Advertisement dated 16.08.2016 was issued b…
Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 20 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 1055 : 2020 INSC 324
Constitution of India: Arts.32 and 72 – Writ petition challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India on the ground that the settled principles of consideration of mercy petition were not followed –…
Akshay Kumar Singh vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 546 : 2020 INSC 312
Nirbhaya Case – Order rejecting mercy petition by the President of India – Judicial review of – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the convict – Held: Exercise of power of judicial review of the decision taken by the…
Mukesh vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 550 : 2020 INSC 311
Nirbhaya Case – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the convict raising points on merits of the matter– Held: Petitioner was given sufficient opportunity and was convicted after consideration of the evidence – Convict…
Shyam Sahni vs Arjun Prakash and Others
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 117 : 2020 INSC 319
Contempt of Court – Deposit of passport to ensure presence and compliance of the order of the Court – Appellant filed a civil suit seeking declaration, possession, permanent injunction and also for partition of the suit…
Sajan vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 17 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 930 : 2020 INSC 302
Land Acquisition: Acquisition of land – Comprising of cultivable as well as non-agricultural land used for running sugar mill – Determination of compensation – Reference court enhanced the compensation amount treating th…
Mankastu Impex Private Limited vs Airvisual Limited
SC · 5 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 565 : 2020 INSC 284
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.9, 11 – International Commercial Arbitration seated outside India – Petitioner-company (incorporated in India) is in the business of supply of air purifiers, air quality monito…
Uco Bank vs National Textile Corporation Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 5 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 692 : 2020 INSC 282
Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995 – As per appellant-Bank, Shree Sitaram Mills Ltd. was taken over by respondent no.1 & nationalised w.e.f. 01.04.1994 – It enjoyed credit facilities with the appellant – Re…
Union of India and Others vs M. V. Mohanan Nair
SC · 5 March 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 851 : 2020 INSC 281
Service Law – Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme vis-à-vis Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme – ACP Scheme was withdrawn and superseded by MACP Scheme – Respondents given beneficial pay upgradation as…
N. C. Santhosh vs State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 4 March 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 1177 : 2020 INSC 273
Service Law: Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Cancelled on finding that the appointments were made de-hors the provisions of Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996 as amended…
Chief Information Commissioner vs High Court of Gujarat and Another.
SC · 4 March 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 465 : 2020 INSC 269
Right to Information Act, 2005 – s. 19 – Gujarat High Court Rules, 1993 – rr. 149 to 154 – An RTI application was filed by respondent no. 2 seeking information pertaining to certain cases along with all relevant document…
Additional Commissioner Revenue and Others vs Akhalaq Hussain and Another
SC · 3 March 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1001 : 2020 INSC 256
U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 – ss.157-B, 161, 166, 167 – Respondents entered into an exchange with a member of Scheduled Tribe by way of registered exchange deed – Respondents gave 4½ Muthi of land…
K. Virupaksha & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.
SC · 3 March 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1020 : 2020 INSC 261
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 – ss.13, 14, 17, 32 – Respondent No.2 was sanctioned credit facilities amounting to Rs.2.68 crores by Bank – Property…
Mangayarkarasi vs M. Yuvaraj
SC · 3 March 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1036 : 2020 INSC 259
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.9, 13 – Respondent-husband filed petition being H.M.O.P No.13/2010 (old No.532/2007) seeking dissolution of marriage – Appellant-wife filed petition for restitution of conjugal rights – Peti…
Chandigarh Construction Co. Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 14 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 825 : 2020 INSC 187
Arbitration Act, 1940: Award by arbitrator – Claimantcontractor and opposite party entered into an agreement for construction of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal and in that regard to carry out earth work, drainage behind lining…
Vinay Sharma vs Union of India and Others
SC · 14 February 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 393 : 2020 INSC 184
Constitution of India: Art.72 – Writ petition challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India and seeking commutation of death sentence inter alia on the grounds of non furnishing of relevant materi…
Balwant Singh (D) Thr. Lr. vs Dungar Singh (D) Thr. Lrs.
SC · 12 February 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 609 : 2020 INSC 172
Arbitration Act, 1940 – s.39(1)(6) – Disputes arose between appellant and respondent (brothers) after the death of their father, regarding partition of family properties – By an agreement they appointed three arbitrators…
Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel and Others etc. vs State of Gujarat and Another etc.
SC · 10 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 687 : 2020 INSC 160
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138 and 139 – Appellant no.1 is real brother of respondent-accused in a criminal case filed u/s.138 by their maternal uncle-appellant no.3 – Both the brothers are residents of UK – T…
Nitesh Kumar Pandey vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.
SC · 7 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 646 : 2020 INSC 151
Panchayat: Selection – To the post of ‘Gram Rojgar Sahayak’ – To be conducted under the guidelines dated 2.6.2012 – The Collector of District Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, by the revised time schedule dated 17.6.2014 provided fo…
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. & Ors. vs Shyam Kishore Singh
SC · 5 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 597 : 2020 INSC 136
Service Law – Respondent was appointed as trainee in appellant’s company – His date of birth in service record was 04.03.1950 – However, he claims that he had declared his date of birth as 20.01.1955 in terms of entry co…
Basheera Begam vs Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors.
SC · 31 January 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 562 : 2020 INSC 116
Penal Code, 1860 – s.120B & s.302 r/w s.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Case of prosecution that D2 (son of A4) and D1 (nephew of A3) were friends – Brother of A3 & A4 and uncle of D2, who lived in Malaysia,…
Mukesh Kumar vs Union of India and Others
SC · 29 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 761 : 2020 INSC 103
Constitution of India – Arts. 32, 72 and 161 – Rejection of mercy petition filed by a death-row convict – Judicial review of – Petitioner was convicted in Nirbhaya’s case which relates to the gang rape of the victim – Th…
Kashmira Devi vs State of Uttarakhand & Ors.
SC · 28 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 152 : 2020 INSC 99
KASHMIRA DEVI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 724 of 2019) JANUARY 28, 2020 [R. BANUMATHI AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss.304-B, 498-A – Case of the prosecution is that victim (since dec…
Sukhwinder Singh vs Jagroop Singh & Anr.
SC · 28 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 512 : 2020 INSC 100
SUKHWINDER SINGH v. JAGROOP SINGH & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 760 of 2020) JANUARY 28, 2020 [R. BANUMATHI AND A. S. BOPANNA, JJ.] Specific Relief Act, 1963 – s.20 – Agreement of sale dtd. 03.01.04 executed by defendant no.1…

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