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Justice R Mahadevan

181 Supreme Court judgments with Justice R Mahadevan on the bench, 2024 to 2026, 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
2026 15 2025 123 2024 43
Most often on the same bench
Justice J.B. Pardiwala 148Justice Sanjiv Khanna 8Justice Pankaj Mithal 8Justice Sanjay Kumar 7Justice B.V. Nagarathna 6Justice Sandeep Mehta 3Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah 2Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha 2
Acts most often in these headnotes
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 28Indian Penal Code, 1860 17Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 16Constitution of India 14Specific Relief Act, 1963 10Limitation Act, 1963 9Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 7Indian Evidence Act, 1872 6
The State of Jharkhand & Ors. vs Ranjan Kumar & Ors.
SC · 8 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 522 : 2026 INSC 466
Issue arose for consideration whether the disciplinary action taken against respondent No.1, culminating in his removal from service, suffers from any legal infirmity warranting interference.
Sri M.V. Ramachandrasa Since Deceased Represented by Legal Heirs vs M/s Mahendra Watch Company Represented by its Partners & Ors.
SC · 10 April 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 508 : 2026 INSC 348
Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the findings of fact recorded by the trial Court while exercising its revisional jurisdiction u/s.46 of the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999; whether the burden of proving…
Canara Bank Overseas Branch Rep. by Senior Manager vs Archean Industries Private Limited and Another
SC · 17 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 151 : 2026 INSC 247
(i) Whether there is a valid undertaking by way of a guarantee executed by Defendant No.1 and whether Defendant No.1 can absolve from its liability; (ii) Whether the reasons adopted by the Division Bench of the High Cour…
Mizo Chief Council Mizoram, Thr. President Shri L. Chinzah vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 13 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 58 : 2026 INSC 236
The present writ petition has been filed by the Mizo Chief Council, through its President, on behalf of the tribal chieftains. The primary grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents seized/acquired the lands of…
Union of India and Others vs Rohith Nathan and Another, Etc.
SC · 11 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 1 : 2026 INSC 230
Whether the clarificatory letter dated 14.10.2004 can have any overriding or superseding effect over the Office Memorandum dated 08.09.1993, which expressly lays down the criteria for exclusion from the benefit of reserv…
Manoj vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 13 February 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 144 : 2026 INSC 152
In the absence of any subsisting statutory control or saving provision operative on the date of the alleged incident, whether the prosecution of the appellants under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is legally tenable…
Amit Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 6 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 402 : 2026 INSC 128
Interlocutory application was filed seeking direction as regards the appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for comprehensive and scientifi…
Jane Kaushik vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 6 February 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 176 : 2026 INSC 129
Miscellaneous Application was filed seeking inclusion of Ms. Aparna Mehrotra, Senior Associate, Centre for Law and Policy Research as a member of the Advisory Committee formed by this Court vide judgment dated 17.10.2025…
State of Himachal Pradesh vs Chaman Lal
SC · 15 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 821 : 2026 INSC 57
Matter pertains to the credibility of the dying declaration of the wife, and the correctness of the order passed by the High Court acquitting the respondent-husband by extending to him the benefit of doubt.
Elegna Co-op. Housing and Commercial Society Ltd. vs Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited & Anr.
SC · 15 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 850 : 2026 INSC 58
Issue arose whether the NCLAT was correct in admitting Corporate Debtor into the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process; and whether the NCLAT was correct in rejecting the Intervention application filed by the Society.
X vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Another
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 484 : 2026 INSC 44
Issue arose whether the High Court erred in granting bail to respondent no. 2-accused without due consideration of the heinous nature of the acts alleged to have been committed against the minor victim-gang-rape and sexu…
M/s Jindal Equipment Leasing Consultancy Services Ltd. vs Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi – II, New Delhi
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 517 : 2026 INSC 46
Issue arose as regards taxability of gains said to arise on amalgamation, where shares of the amalgamating company held by the assessees as stock-in-trade, stand substituted by shares of the amalgamated company; whether…
The Property Company (P) Ltd. vs Rohinten Daddy Mazda
SC · 7 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 227 : 2026 INSC 33
Issue arose whether the Company Law Board-CLB, being a quasi-judicial body, could be said to have the power to condone the delay in filing an appeal u/s.58(3) of the Companies Act, 2013; that even if s.5 of the Limitatio…
Dalsukhbhai Bachubhai Satasia & Others vs State of Gujarat & Others
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 332 : 2026 INSC 21
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the writ petitions by not applying s.4 of the Repealing Act and thereby not granting relief to the appellants; was the delivery of notice u/s.10(5) of the UL…
Golden Food Products India vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 47 : 2026 INSC 22
The authority conducting the auction expected a higher bid than what the highest bidder had bid, whether it can be a reason to discard the highest bid.
K.S. Manjunath and Others vs Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa Batil, Since Deceased by His Lrs and Other
SC · 10 November 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 43 : 2025 INSC 1298
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment whereby it allowed the appeals filed by the vendees and set aside the decree passed by the Trial Court, while granting the relief of specific pe…
Zainul vs The State of Bihar
SC · 7 October 2025
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 60 : 2025 INSC 1192
The High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the appellants herein and thereby affirmed the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Trial Court in Sessions Case No. 124 of 1989 holding the appellants herein gu…
Anukul Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 24 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1401 : 2025 INSC 1153
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the application seeking quashing of the charge sheet as well as the consequential proceedings arising out of the FIR registered for offences punishable u/ss.4…
ITC Limited vs State of Karnataka & Anr.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 764 : 2025 INSC 1111
Whether the inspection and seizure conducted by Respondent No.2 u/s.15, Legal Metrology Act, 2009 without obtaining a prior warrant, was unlawful and violative of the principles of natural justice, thereby justifying inv…
Shanti Devi (Since Deceased) Through LRs. Goran vs Jagan Devi & Ors.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 825 : 2025 INSC 1105
Whether the plaintiff’s suit was time-barred or not. Whether it is Article 65 or Article 59 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, which would apply to the present facts in hand.
M.S. Patter vs State of NCT of Delhi and Others
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 895 : 2025 INSC 1115
Reforms in Beggars’ Homes.
Anna Waman Bhalerao vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 982 : 2025 INSC 1114
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the anticipatory bail applications of the appellants; issue of inordinate delay by Courts in deciding the bail and anticipatory bail applications.
Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) vs Union of India & Others
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 94 : 2025 INSC 1112
Whether the General Conditions (GC) under the EIA 2006 Notification, are applicable to Item 8(a) (Building and Construction Projects) and Item 8(b) (Township and Area Development Projects) of the Schedule thereto, and, i…
Mamman Khan vs State of Haryana
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 131 : 2025 INSC 1113
Issue arose whether the orders of the trial court, as affirmed by the High Court, directing segregation of the appellant’s trial from that of the co-accused and requiring the filing of a separate charge sheet solely on t…
Mansi Brar Fernandes vs Shubha Sharma and Anr.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 169 : 2025 INSC 1110
Whether the appellants, fall within the category of “speculative investors” so as to disentitle them from initiating proceedings u/s.7 of the IBC; whether the Ordinance/Amendment Act introducing threshold requirements fo…
Maniklal Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 212 : 2025 INSC 1107
Whether the High Court committed any error in bringing the case within the ambit of “attempt to commit murder” punishable u/s.307 IPC on the ground that the deceased-R died after a period of nine months from the date of…
Devendra Kumar vs The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
SC · 20 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1095 : 2025 INSC 1009
High Court affirmed the order passed by the CMM directing registration of the FIR against the petitioner for offences punishable u/ss.186 and 341, Penal Code, 1860. Whether the CMM erred in involving the police in a comp…
Pernod Ricard India Private Limited & Another vs Karanveer Singh Chhabra
SC · 14 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 805 : 2025 INSC 981
Appellants, engaged in the manufacture and distribution of wines, liquors, and spirits, sell whisky under the brand names ‘BLENDERS PRIDE’ and ‘IMPERIAL BLUE’, both of which are registered trademarks. The appellants also…
M/s Armour Security (India) Ltd. vs Commissioner, CGST, Delhi East Commissionerate & Anr.
SC · 14 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1727 : 2025 INSC 982
The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner herein, and declined from interdicting the summons dated 16.01.2025 and 23.01.2025 respectively, issued to the petitioner u/s.70 of the Central Goods and…
State of Karnataka vs Sri Darshan Etc.
SC · 14 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 194 : 2025 INSC 979
Whether the order of the High Court granting bail to the respondents-accused persons in a case involving serious charges u/ss.302, 120B, and 34 IPC is perverse and legally unsustainable, warranting cancellation of bail.

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