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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
Ram Avatar Soni vs Mahanta Laxmidhar Das and Ors.
SC · 24 October 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 39 : 2018 INSC 988
Will – Will in question executed by one ‘MND’ was probated in favour of respondent no.1 – Appellant filed suit seeking revocation of the probate so granted – Application filed by the appellant u/Or. XXVI, r.10A CPC to se…
Bhagirath vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 23 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 604 : 2018 INSC 975
Penal Code, 1860 – Exception 4 to s.300 – Death caused in sudden fight without premeditation – Prosecution case was that victim was surrounded by the appellant-accused and other accused persons – In a verbal quarrel betw…
Uppala Bixam @ Bixmaiah vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 11 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 600 : 2018 INSC 953
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that a shepherd took his sheeps for grazing and did not return home – On basis of confessional statement of appellant, recovery of the dead body of the shephe…
Mohd. Sahid and Others vs Raziya Khanam (D) Thr. Lrs. and Another
SC · 10 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 963 : 2018 INSC 949
Suit – Respondent No.1(since dead) filed suit against the appellants inter alia for permanent injunction against them over the suit land – Appellants did not appear in the suit and it was decreed vide ex-parte order date…
Ram Lal vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 3 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 857 : 2018 INSC 918
Evidence – Extra-judicial confession – Evidentiary value of – Appellant-peon with the Bank was assigned the job of Cash Clerk – His job was to receive money from the account holders for depositing in their Saving Bank ac…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Chhaakki Lal and Another
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 184 : 2018 INSC 889
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Appeal against acquittal – Case of the prosecution that accused no.1 and 2 shot dead PW-1’s daughter and three other relatives while they were going along with PW-1 towards the fields to cut cr…
Kannan vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 12 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 650 : 2018 INSC 809
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – Prosecution case was that Deputy Commercial Tax Officer (PW-4) along with A-1, who was then working as Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, inspected a g…
C. R. Kariyappa vs State of Karnataka
SC · 5 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 150 : 2018 INSC 786
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 325 and 326 – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt – On facts, appellant-school teacher assaulted a second class student with wooden stick resulting in loss of eye sight on the left eye – Acquittal by…
Bir Singh vs Delhi Jal Board & Ors.
SC · 30 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 513 : 2018 INSC 766
Constitution of India – Arts. 16(4), 341(1) and 342(1) – Interplay and interaction amongst – Extent and nature of – Whether the Presidential Order issued u/Art.341(1) or Art.342(1) has any bearing on the State’s action i…
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Raja etc.
SC · 30 August 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 23 : 2018 INSC 771
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Gun shot – Murder of victim-deceased and injuries to his brother – Conviction by trial court on evidence of eye-witness who was victim’s lawyer-brotherPW1 – High Court set aside convic…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Preetam
SC · 29 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 627 : 2018 INSC 757
Penal Code, 1860 – s.376– Prosecutrix raped by respondentaccused– Trial court convicted the respondent– High Court reversed the conviction and acquitted the respondent– On appeal, held: In the present case evidence of pr…
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…
Krishan Kumar vs The State of Rajasthan & Anr.
SC · 28 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 869 : 2018 INSC 756
Criminal Law – By impugned order, High Court set aside the order of acquittal of appellant and remitted the matter to trial court for denovo trial only on the ground that the prosecutrix was not examined before the trial…
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…
State of Karnataka vs P. Ravikumar @ Ravi etc.
SC · 16 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 844 : 2018 INSC 716
Appeal: State’s appeal against acquittal – Prosecution case was that accused no.3, the wife of the victim-deceased had illicit relation with accused no.1 and on account of this accused no.1 and accused no.3 along with ac…
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…
State of Karnataka vs Srinivasa
SC · 14 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 919 : 2018 INSC 703
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Death caused by hanging – Prosecution case was that the accused-husband and deceased-wife used to have altercation on account of illicit relationship of accusedhusband with accused no.2 – On the…
State of Karnataka vs A. B. Mahesha etc.
SC · 14 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 922 : 2018 INSC 702
Appeal: State’s appeal against acquittal – Trial court convicted respondents/accused for offence of murder on the basis of circumstantial evidence – High Court set aside conviction and acquitted all the accused – On Stat…
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…
Babji vs State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 9 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 1060 : 2018 INSC 683
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.8 – Conviction under – When not sustainable – PW-4 complained that when he had approached Indian Airlines Office for reservation of a seat, an Airlines employee advised him to conta…
Siddaling vs The State, through Kalagi Police Station
SC · 9 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 906 : 2018 INSC 684
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498-A, 306 – Wife of appellant-accused committed suicide within four months of marriage – Prosecution alleged that such extreme step was taken by the victim due to dowry harassment and cruelty meted…
Shamanna and Another vs The Divisional Manager the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 8 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 486 : 2018 INSC 678
Compensation: Motor Vehicles Accident – Third party risk – Liability of insurer – Son of appellants/claimants was travelling in a Jeep which was driven in a negligent manner due to which he sustained injuries and died in…
Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai vs M/s. Dilip Kumar and Company & Ors.
SC · 30 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1191 : 2018 INSC 646
Tax/Taxation: Exemption Notification – Interpretation of – In case of ambiguity in such Notification, whether the benefit of ambiguity would go to assessee or Revenue – Held: Exemption Notification should be interpreted…
Bhaskar Shrachi Alloys Ltd. Etc.Etc. vs Damodar Valley Corporation & Ors. etc.
SC · 23 July 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 773 : 2018 INSC 629
Electricity – Supply/distribution of electricity generated by Damodar Valley Corporation – Determination of tariff for – Interplay between the provisions of 1948 Act and the 2003 Act – Corporation notified its own tariff…
The State of Gujarat vs Navinbhai Chandrakant Joshi etc.
SC · 17 July 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 329 : 2018 INSC 613
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 7 and 13(1)(d) – Illegal gratification – On facts, accused no. 1 demanded bribe from the complainant, trap arranged and tainted currency notes seized from accused no. 2 – Trial co…
Parakh Vanijya Private Limited vs Baroma Agro Product and Others
SC · 12 July 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 967 : 2018 INSC 602
Trademark – Appellant sold special Biryani Rice under the mark “MALABAR”– Suit filed by appellant against respondents for infringement and passing off special Biryani Rice under the mark ‘MALABAR GOLD’ or other mark dece…
Motiram Padu Joshi and Others vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 10 July 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 267 : 2018 INSC 594
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148 and 302 r/w s.149 – Faction rivalry – Murder – Appeal against conviction – On the fateful day, victim-deceased was lying on the cot in the courtyard and PWs 3 and 4 were sitting near him –…
Mukesh vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 9 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 898 : 2018 INSC 590
Review – Nirbhaya Case – Gang rape and murder of a young woman – All four accused convicted and sentenced to death by the trial Court – Death penalty confirmed by the High Court – Appeals dismissed by the Supreme Court –…
Vinay Sharma & Anr. vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 9 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 919 : 2018 INSC 591
Review – Nirbhaya Case – Gang rape and murder of a young woman – All four accused convicted and sentenced to death by the Trial Court – Death penalty confirmed by the High Court – Appeals dismissed by the Supreme Court –…
Selvi vs Gopalakrishnan Nair (D) Thr. Lrs. and Ors.
SC · 15 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 510 : 2018 INSC 513
Mortgage – Redemption of – Suit for redeeming the mortgaged properties, filed by plaintiffs inter alia against Respondent-Defendant No.2 – Respondent resisted the suit inter alia contending that property in old Survey No…

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