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Justice R.F. Nariman

237 Supreme Court judgments with Justice R.F. Nariman 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 39 2020 55 2019 74 2018 69
Most often on the same bench
Justice Navin Sinha 67Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 36Justice V. Ramasubramanian 30Justice Surya Kant 30Justice Vineet Saran 23Justice Indu Malhotra 21Justice K.M. Joseph 20Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel 20
Acts most often in these headnotes
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 23Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 18Indian Penal Code, 1860 13Income Tax Act, 1961 7Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 6Constitution of India 6Companies Act, 1956 5Companies Act, 2013 4
Government of Kerala & Anr. vs Mother Superior Adoration Convent
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 26 : 2021 INSC 129
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA & ANR. v. MOTHER SUPERIOR ADORATION CONVENT (Civil Appeal No. 202 of 2012) MARCH 01, 2021 [R. F. NARIMAN AND B. R. GAVAI, JJ.] Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975 – s.3(1)(b) – Exemption from building tax…
A. Navinchandra Steels Private Limited vs Srei Equipment Finance Limited & Ors.
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 597 : 2021 INSC 128
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.7, 9 – Companies Act, 1956 – ss.391-393, 446 – Companies Act, 2013 – ss.230(1), 279, fifth proviso to s.434(1)(c) – Winding up proceedings pending – Petition u/s.7 filed before N…
P. Mohanraj & Ors. vs M/s. Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 204 : 2021 INSC 133
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.14 – Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 – Chapter XVII – ss.138, 141 – Institution/continuation of proceeding u/s.138/141, NI Act, if covered by the moratorium provision i.e. s.14, I…
Ram Vijay Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh Criminal Appeal No. 175 of 2021
SC · 25 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 566 : 2021 INSC 120
RAM VIJAY SINGH v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 175 OF 2021 FEBRUARY 25, 2021 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, HEMANT GUPTA AND B. R. GAVAI, JJ.] Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: Importa…
Vinod Krishan Khanna & Ors. vs Amritsar Swadeshi Woollen Mills Private Limited
SC · 23 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 708 : 2021 INSC 110
VINOD KRISHAN KHANNA & ORS. v. AMRITSAR SWADESHI WOOLLEN MILLS PRIVATE LIMITED (Civil Appeal No. 5087 of 2019) FEBRUARY 23, 2021 [R.F. NARIMAN AND B.R. GAVAI, JJ.] Companies Act, 1956 – ss.397 and 398 – Company Petition…
Chintels India Ltd. vs Bhayana Builders Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 11 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 829 : 2021 INSC 76
Arbitration and Conciliation, 1996 – s. 37(1)(c) and s.34 – Whether order of the Single Judge of the High Court refusing to condone the Appellant’s delay in filing an application u/s. 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliati…
Ragini Dwivedi @ Gini @ Rags vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 21 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 264 : 2021 INSC 38
RAGINI DWIVEDI @ GINI @ RAGS v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (Criminal Appeal No. 62 of 2021) JANUARY 21, 2021 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA AND K. M. JOSEPH, JJ.] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Bail applicati…
Manish Kumar vs Union of India and Another
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 895 : 2021 INSC 28
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020 – s.3 –s.3 of the impugned amendment, amended s.7(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, incorporating three provisos to s.7(1) – Under the second proviso, a…
The Mavilayi Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. & Ors. vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Calicut & Anr.
SC · 12 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 78 : 2021 INSC 17
THE MAVILAYI SERVICE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. & ORS. v. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CALICUT & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos.7343-7350 of 2019) JANUARY 12, 2021 [R. F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA AND K. M. JOSEPH, JJ.] Income Tax Act, 196…
M/s. Galaxy Transport Agencies, Contractors, Traders, Transports and Suppliers vs M/s. New J.K. Roadways, Fleet Owners and Transport Contractors & Ors.
SC · 18 December 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 1090 : 2020 INSC 712
Tenders – Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone invited online tenders from reputed transporters, registered firms/associations for the supply of various types of commercial vehicles (without fuel) for the carriage o…
Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd. vs Mmtc Ltd.
SC · 17 December 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 510 : 2020 INSC 705
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: International commercial arbitration – The present case is that of an international commercial arbitration, the Majority Award being delivered in New Delhi on 12.05.2014 – Case was…
Seelan @ Jeyaseelan vs The Inspector of Police
SC · 16 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1235 : 2020 INSC 703
Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2) - Plea of petitioner that the charge was under s.376(1) and not under s.376(2) - On facts, charge was framed under s.376 which would include s.376(2) - There was concurrent finding of fact that…
Action Ispat and Power Pvt. Ltd. vs Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd.
SC · 15 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 783 : 2020 INSC 699
Companies Act, 2013: s.434(1)(c), fifth proviso; s.290 – Transfer of winding up proceedings from Company Court to NCLT – Permissibility of, at the stage of post admission of winding up petition – Held: In a winding up pr…
Samir Agrawal vs Competition Commission of India & Ors.
SC · 15 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1044 : 2020 INSC 700
Competition Act, 2002: ss. 3, 19 and 26 – Application u/s. 26(2) – Seeking initiation of inquiry – Alleging violation of s. 3 – Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissed the case holding that no case of contraventi…
The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. vs U.P. State Bridge Corporation Ltd.& Anr.
SC · 8 December 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 821 : 2020 INSC 686
Tender – Rejection of bid on ground of omission and suppression of relevant fact – Public Works Department of the State issued a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for the construction of an Elevated Corridor (Flyover) of a le…
Paramvir Singh Saini vs Baljit Singh & Ors.
SC · 2 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 770 : 2020 INSC 672
PARAMVIR SINGH SAINI v. BALJIT SINGH & ORS. (Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 3543 of 2020) December 02, 2020 [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, K. M. JOSEPH AND ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ] CCTV camera footages: Use of photography and…
Sandeep Kumar and Others vs State of Uttarakhand and Another
SC · 2 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 848 : 2020 INSC 671
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304B – Dowry Death – Poisoning alleged – Appellants (husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law) acquitted by trial court – Acquittal set aside by High Court – On appeal, held: PW1 (father of the victi…
Vetindia Pharmaceuticals Limited vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
SC · 6 November 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 607 : 2020 INSC 639
Drugs: Blacklisting of drug – Propriety of – Drug in question manufactured by appellant-company (a valid licence-holder) – Supplied to respondent-State – By a supplier as per a Tender – Order of Blacklisting of the drug…
Thomas Lawrence vs The State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 325 : 2020 INSC 617
Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 – Original application filed before National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Destruction of Wetlands and 10 acre Pond inside Technopark Region, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala al…
Tofan Singh vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 583 : 2020 INSC 620
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 42, 53 and 67 – Power under s. 67 – Extent, nature, purpose and scope of – Confession made under – Before the officers designated u/ss. 42 or 53 – Whether admissi…
State of U.P. vs Sudhir Kumar Singh and Ors.
SC · 16 October 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 571 : 2020 INSC 603
Principles of Natural Justice – audi alteram partem – Breach of – U.P. State Warehousing Corporation issued e-tender inter alia for unloading/loading of foodgrains/fertilizer bags from/into railway wagons, trucks etc.; t…
Bikramjit Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 875 : 2020 INSC 589
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 167 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 307, 452, 427, 341, 34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.25 – Explosive Substances Act, 1908 – ss. 3,4,5,6 – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – s. 13 –…
Ferrodous Estates (Pvt.) Ltd. vs P. Gopirathnam (Dead) & Ors.
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 673 : 2020 INSC 586
Specific Relief Act, 1963 – Agreement to sell entered into between appellant and defendants (represented by respondents) in 1980 – Necessary permissions from the competent authority under the 1978 Act (later repealed by…
Subed Ali and Others vs The State of Assam
SC · 30 September 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 731 : 2020 INSC 566
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/34 – The prosecution alleged that two persons were assaulted while they were returning from the market on bicycles along with others – One of them died on the spot and the other one died in the…
Maheshwar Tigga vs The State of Jharkhand
SC · 28 September 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 482 : 2020 INSC 564
Penal Code, 1860: ss.376, 323 and 341 – Prosecution under – Alleging that the accused raped the prosecutrix at the point of knife 4 years ago when she was 14 years old and had continued to establish physical relations wi…
State of Kerala & Anr. etc. etc. vs M/s Rds Project Limited & Ors. etc. etc.
SC · 22 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 837 : 2020 INSC 559
Administrative Law: Judicial review – Project of flyover on National Highway constructed by respondent no.1 – After a year of its use, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways found it to be in a distressed condition…
Neetu Kumar Nagaich vs The State of Rajasthan and Others
SC · 16 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1015 : 2020 INSC 549
Investigation: De novo investigation – Writ Petition before Supreme Court seeking transfer of criminal case from State Police to CBI – Alleging several deficiencies in the investigation – On direction by Supreme Court to…
Jugut Ram vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1140 : 2020 INSC 547
Penal Code, 1860: s. 304 (Part II) – Assault by Lathi – Resulting in death of the victim after one day – Conviction u/s. 302 IPC and life imprisonment by Courts below – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: ‘Lathi’ is a common…
M/s Bangalore Club vs The Commissioner of Wealth Tax & Anr.
SC · 8 September 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 488 : 2020 INSC 536
M/S BANGALORE CLUB v. THE COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH TAX & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos. 3964-71 of 2007) SEPTEMBER 08, 2020 [R. F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA AND INDIRA BANERJEE, JJ.] Wealth Tax Act, 1957 – ss.3, 21AA – Liability of Ba…
Shridhar C. Shetty (Deceased) Thr. Lrs. vs The Additional Collector and Competent Authority and Ors.
SC · 2 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1003 : 2020 INSC 529
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976: ss. 2(d), 20, 21 and 38(4) – Failure of landowner to handover seven tenements to Government nominees as required under the conditions of exemption granted u/ss. 20 and 21 –…

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