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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
C.T. Kochouseph vs State of Kerala and Another Etc.
SC · 9 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 310 : 2025 INSC 661
Issue arose whether the purchase tax, as imposed by s.5A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 or s.7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, is a tax in the nature of manufacture or consignment tax or an int…
Tata Steel Ltd. vs Raj Kumar Banerjee & Ors.
SC · 7 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 814 : 2025 INSC 639
(i) Whether the additional condonable period of 15 days as provided under section 61(2) IBC commences from the end of the prescribed limitation period of 30 days, in case the prescribed limitation period for filing the a…
M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bansal Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 7 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1263 : 2025 INSC 640
Appellants issued work order to 1st respondent for construction of flats and paid advance. Bank guarantee equivalent to the advance money was furnished by 1st respondent to secure the amount. When the work got delayed an…
Shubhkaran Singh vs Abhayraj Singh & Ors.
SC · 5 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 601 : 2025 INSC 628
Whether the petition filed by the petitioner herein u/Or.18 Rule 17, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was rightly rejected by the High Court.
ASF Buildtech Private Limited vs Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1565 : 2025 INSC 616
Whether an arbitral tribunal has the authority or power to implead or join a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement as a party to the arbitration proceedings.
K.R. Suresh vs R. Poornima & Ors.
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 22 : 2025 INSC 617
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below dismissing the suit instituted by the appellantpurchaser for specific performance of contract; and whether the appellant entitled to the refu…
Aman Bhatia vs State (GNCT of Delhi)
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 64 : 2025 INSC 618
Issue arose whether the High Court was right in holding that a licensed stamp vendor falls within the ambit of a public servant for the purposes of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; and whether the conviction of the ap…
Santosh Devi vs Sunder
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 156 : 2025 INSC 627
Whether the High Court rightly dismissed the second appeal filed by the petitioner herein (plaintiff) affirming the judgment passed by the First Appellate Court which had upheld the decree passed by the trial court dismi…
Kaniz Ahmed vs Sabuddin & Ors.
SC · 30 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2467 : 2025 INSC 610
Whether the High Court has exercised its jurisdiction in public interest by directing the KMC to initiate demolition of the unauthorised construction.
Pragya Prasun & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 30 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2851 : 2025 INSC 599
1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities (RBI, SEBI, TRAI, PFRDA, IRDAI, DoT) have failed to ensure reasonable a…
Visa Coke Limited vs M/s Mesco Kalinga Steel Limited
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1950 : 2025 INSC 597
Issue arose whether the notice served by the appellant-Operational Creditor upon the Key Managerial Personnel-KMP of the respondent-Corporate Debtor at their registered office constitutes valid service of the statutory d…
P. Kumarakurubaran vs P. Narayanan & Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2006 : 2025 INSC 598
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the plaint filed by the appellant under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on the ground that the suit was barred by limitation.
State of U.P. & Another vs Miss Bhavna Tiwari & Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2687 : 2025 INSC 747
Streamlining of the counselling process in NEET-PG; curbing the malpractice of seat blocking to ensure transparency and fairness in the admission process; compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- awarded by the High Court to the r…
Hussain Ahmed Choudhury & Ors. vs Habibur Rahman (Dead) Through LRs & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2320 : 2025 INSC 553
Whether the High Court was right in taking the view that the suit of the plaintiff for declaration of his title based on a valid Gift Deed should fail as the plaintiff omitted to pray for the consequential relief of canc…
Angadi Chandranna vs Shankar & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1417 : 2025 INSC 532
The main dispute in the lis is, whether the suit property was ancestral or self-acquired property of defendant no.1.
Amruddin Ansari (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs Afajal Ali & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2650 : 2025 INSC 566
i) Whether after the dismissal of the petition for restoration of suit u/Or. IX R.4 of the CPC a fresh suit is maintainable; ii) Whether after dismissal of suit in default u/R.2 and R.3 of Or. IX of the CPC, a fresh suit…
M/s J N Real Estate vs Shailendra Pradhan & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2663 : 2025 INSC 611
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order passed by the Trial Court impleading the appellant as one of the defendants in the suit instituted by the original plaintiff for specific performance of the…
Nafees Ahmad & Anr. vs Soinuddin & Ors.
SC · 16 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1403 : 2025 INSC 520
The High Court in the impugned judgment took the view that Order 41 Rule 31 is mandatory and the failure on the part of the First Appellate Court to frame the points for determination as per Order 41 Rule 31 vitiated the…
The Correspondence, RBANMS Educational Institution vs B. Gunashekar & Another
SC · 16 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 94 : 2025 INSC 490
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court and the trial court rejecting the application filed by the appellant u/Ord.VII r.11(a) and (d) CPC for the rejection of plaint.
Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
SC · 15 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1646 : 2025 INSC 533
The High Court rejected the Interim Application No. 11269 of 2024 filed by the petitioner herein u/s.5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and thereby declined to condone the delay of 301 days in filing the main appeal u/s.13(1-…
Pinki vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 15 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 522 : 2025 INSC 482
Whether the High Court erred in passing various orders granting bail to accused persons in matters involving offences of serious nature of child trafficking.
R. Nagaraj (Dead) through LRs. and Another vs Rajmani and Others
SC · 9 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 734 : 2025 INSC 478
Whether the High Court was justified in remanding the matter to the trial Court for a fresh trial on the issue of limitation, despite the existence of concurrent findings, when section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure,…
The State of Tamil Nadu vs The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
SC · 8 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 985 : 2025 INSC 481
a. What courses of action are available to the Governor in exercise of his powers under Article 200 of the Constitution. b. Whether the Governor can reserve a Bill for the consideration of the President when it is presen…
Neha Chandrakant Shroff & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 8 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 616 : 2025 INSC 484
Issue arose as regards the order passed by the High Court, rejecting the writ petition filed by the appellants u/Article 226 of the Constitution praying for the possession of property given for temporary occupation to po…
Rajiv Ghosh vs Satya Naryan Jaiswal
SC · 7 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 458 : 2025 INSC 467
In view of the unequivocal admission made by the defendant in his written statement, whether the High Court was right in decreeing the suit for recovery of possession applying Or.XII r.6 of the CPC thereby, affirming the…
Rakesh Bhanot vs M/s. Gurdas Agro Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 1 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 573 : 2025 INSC 445
Issue arose whether the proceedings initiated against the appellants u/s.138 rw s.141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be stayed in view of the interim moratorium u/s.96 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 201…
I.K. Merchants Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 1 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2753 : 2025 INSC 418
Issue arose as regards the appropriate rate of interest to be awarded on the enhanced valuation of shares sold by the appellants to the Respondent No.1-State in 1973 as determined by the High Court and affirmed by Suprem…
N.P. Saseendran vs N.P. Ponnamma & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 957 : 2025 INSC 388
The question to be decided herein is twin fold, whether the document of the year 1985 is a gift or Settlement or Will and whether the requirements under law or conditions in the deed have been satisfied to vest a legal r…
Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1011 : 2025 INSC 383
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’.
Amit Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1579 : 2025 INSC 384
(i) What is the scope of section 174 CrPC and how is it different from investigation pursuant to filing of FIR under section 154 CrPC. (ii) Whether recourse to inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC by the Pol…

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