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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
Commissioner of Central Excise, Indore vs M/s Grasim Industries Ltd.Through Its Secretary
SC · 11 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1099 : 2018 INSC 500
Central Excise Act, 1944 – ss.3 and 4 – Whether s.4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (as substituted with effect from 1-7-2000) and the definition of “transaction value” in clause (d) of sub-section (3) of s.4 are subject…
Gurwinder Singh @ Sonu etc. vs State of Punjab and Anr.
SC · 8 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 362 : 2018 INSC 457
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 304 Part I, 300 Exception 4, 302 r/w 34 – Murder – Parties assembled to settle land dispute – Exchange of words resulting in scuffle between the parties – Appellant G brought axe from the room – Ap…
Lok Prahari through Its General Secretary vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 7 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1076 : 2018 INSC 455
Uttar Pradesh Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981 – s.4(3) (as inserted by the 2016 Amendment) – Under the provision, former Chief Ministers of the State were entitled to allotment of…
Ameet Lalchand Shah and Others vs Rishabh Enterprises and Another
SC · 3 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1001 : 2018 INSC 450
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.8 and 45 – First Respondent entered into four agreements in regard to commission of a Photovoltaic Solar Plant – Two agreements dated 01.02.2012 were with M/s. ‘JI’; one agreem…
Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-Iii vs Hcl Technologies Ltd.
SC · 24 April 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1079 : 2018 INSC 398
Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.10A, 80HHC and 80HHE – Claim of certain expenses attributable to the delivery of software outside India or in providing technical services from ‘total turnover’ by the Respondent u/s. 10A of the…
Dinesh Singh Thakur vs Sonal Thakur
SC · 17 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 469 : 2018 INSC 356
Specific Relief Act, 1963: s.41 – Injunction – Refusal of – When – Petition u/ss. 13 and 26 of Hindu Marriage Act – By husband – Pending adjudication, petition seeking divorce filed by wife in the Court in USA – Suit fil…
M/s Oswal Woollen Mills Ltd. vs M/s Oswal Agro Mills Ltd.
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1062 : 2018 INSC 337
Arbitration Act, 1940 – ss.3, 20, 30, 33 and Art.4 of the First Schedule – Disagreement between arbitrators – Reference to Umpire – Issue as to whether Umpire is to hear the matter de novo or from the stage of disagreeme…
K. K. Mishra vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 315 : 2018 INSC 341
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.199(2) and (4) – Prosecution case that appellant made defamatory statements against the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State in a press conference – Complaint was filed by the public p…
Commissioner of Central Excise vs Madhan Agro Industries (I) Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 387 : 2018 INSC 333
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 – Classification – Heading 1513 or 3305 – Coconut oil manufactured and packed in small containers by assessee – Whether classifiable under Heading 1513 or under Heading 3305 – Held: (Per R…
M. P. Power Management Company Ltd. vs Renew Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 5 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 829 : 2018 INSC 307
Contract – Termination of Contract – Appellant issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for long term procurement of 300 MV power from Grid connected Solar Energy Sources through tariff based competitive bidding – Respondent…
P. Meenakshisundaram vs P. Vijayakumar & Anr.
SC · 28 March 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 667 : 2018 INSC 289
Specific performance: Appellant had mortgaged the suit property with a bank and the bank had initiated recovery proceedings – Meanwhile, appellant entered into a sale agreement to sell the suit property to respondent no.…
Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. vs Bvg India Limited and Ors.
SC · 28 March 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 899 : 2018 INSC 268
Judgments/Orders – Typographic mistake – Clarification in Judgment delivered on 27 th March 2018 and reported in [2018] 6 SCR 861 – Clarification given pursuant to submission made by appellant – Para 52 of the said Judgm…
Anilkumar Jinabhai Patel (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. vs Pravinchandra Jinabhai Patel and Ors.
SC · 27 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 718 : 2018 INSC 273
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss. 31(5) and 34 – Arbitration award – Petition by appellant No. 1 u/s. 34 for setting aside the award, filed – Award set aside by District Judge for non-compliance of s. 31(5) – H…
Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. vs Bvg India Limited and Ors.
SC · 27 March 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 861 : 2018 INSC 268
Tenders – Appellant-Corporation issued NIT for appointment of agency to carry out “Municipal Solid Waste Door to Door Collection and Transportation” – Bids were invited following a two envelope system i.e. a technical bi…
Kerala State Electricity Board and Anr. vs Kurien E. Kalathil and Anr.
SC · 9 March 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 511 : 2018 INSC 224
Contract – Contract between appellant and respondent for construction of dam – Notification issued escalating minimum wages payable to workers – Writ petition filed by respondent claiming labour escalation charges with i…
The State of Himachal Pradesh vs Pardeep Kumar etc.
SC · 16 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 656 : 2018 INSC 166
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.20 r/w. s.29 – Conviction under – Propriety of – On 27.01.2009 a police party on patroling duty on National Highway 21 on ManaliKullu road, signaled a car to stop…
Shajahan vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 661 : 2018 INSC 158
Penal Code, 1860 – s.396 r/w s.34 – Dacoity with murder – Five accused – Dacoity in shop of PW1 – Deceased was sleeping inside the shop – A2 held the legs of deceased, while A4 sat on his chest and strangled him to death…
Steel Authority of India Ltd. vs Choudhary Tilotama Das & Ors.
SC · 12 February 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 460 : 2018 INSC 130
Service law – Voluntary Retirement Scheme – Allotment of quarters – Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) by a Steel Plant-unit of appellant – Respondents opted for VRS – Subsequently the Steel Plant floated a Scheme for all…
Maharashtra Housing Development Authority vs Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited & Ors.
SC · 12 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 261 : 2018 INSC 134
Tender – e-Tender – Appellant-Maharashtra Housing Development Authority (MHADA) issued e-Tender notice inviting proposals for work of “Technical designing, coordination and construction....and other various works in resp…
Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Rakhi Trading Private Ltd.
SC · 8 February 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 937 : 2018 INSC 119
SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003: Regns 3(a), (b), (c) and 4(1), (2)(a), (b) – Synchronized trading – Synchronization and reversal of trades, som…
Maya Devi (D) through Lrs & Ors. vs State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 25 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 225 : 2018 INSC 66
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss.23(1), 4(1) – Land acquisition – Determination of compensation – Relevant date – Land acquired by notification dated 12.02.1988 – Sale deed relied upon by claimants dated 27.12.1988 – High…
Issac @ Kishor vs Ronald Cheriyan and Ors.
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 217 : 2018 INSC 48
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.386(a) – Powers of Appellate Court – Robbery – Murder of widow – Appellant-accused no.1, who was living with deceased for helping her in agricultural work, was arrested – Appellant ga…
Dashrath @ Jolo & Anr. etc. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 368 : 2018 INSC 51
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.149 – Murder – Unlawful assembly – On facts, death of three persons and injuries to two by the appellants – Appellants found guilty of forming unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons, w…
State of Himachal Pradesh vs Raj Kumar
SC · 8 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 102 : 2018 INSC 9
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201 r/w.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Deceased was residing with PW1 (son), PW2 (daughter) and accused-respondent (brother-in-law) – On the fateful night, PW1 heard the cries of…
Union Territory, Chandigarh Administration and Ors. vs Pradeep Kumar and Another
SC · 8 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 112 : 2018 INSC 10
Service law: Appointment – Disciplined force – Post of constable – Whether the candidature of respondents who had disclosed their involvement in the criminal cases and also their acquittal could be cancelled by the Scree…

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