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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 & Others vs Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath
SC · 17 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 63 : 2025 INSC 79
Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand, making intra-State transfer of the respondent herein from Lok Nayak Jai Prakas…
U. Sudheera & Others vs C. Yashoda & Others
SC · 17 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 92 : 2025 INSC 80
Whether the High Court can pass any ad interim order for a limited period, before framing substantial question(s) of law, while dealing with a second appeal filed under Order XLI r/w Section 100 CPC.
Vijay @ Vijayakumar vs State Represented by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 869 : 2025 INSC 90
Whether the appellant's act of causing the death of the deceased fell within the scope of "grave and sudden provocation" under Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Penal Code (IPC), thereby reducing the offence from murder…
Om Prakash Ambadkar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1469 : 2025 INSC 139
Magistrate passed an order under Section 156(3), Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973 directing registration of FIR against the appellant-accused for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 294, 500, 504 & 506, Penal…
Rakesh Kumar Raghuvanshi vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 2008 : 2025 INSC 96
Whether the High Court erred in upholding the judgment of the trial court, thereby upholding the appellant guilty of conscious possession of poppy husk.
Rajeeb Kalita vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 15 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 27 : 2025 INSC 75
Writ petition filed seeking issuance of Writ directing the States and Union Territories to ensure basic toilet facilities in Courts/Tribunals in the country for all including, persons with disabilities and transgender pe…
Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd vs M/s Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited and Anr.
SC · 15 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 123 : 2025 INSC 73
Whether the principles enumerated u/Ord. II r. 2 CPC would bar the institution of a second suit and warrant rejection of the plaint filed by the respondent no. 1-buyer.
State of Uttar Pradesh and Another vs R.K. Pandey and Another
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 403 : 2025 INSC 48
Matter pertains to the enforceability of the ex-parte awards against the employer-State Government and the principal of the medical college, when the employer objected the authenticity of the arbitration agreement relied…
Ram Pyarey vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 484 : 2025 INSC 71
Correctness of the order of conviction against the brother-in-law for the offences punishable u/ss.306, 498-A IPC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, in the absence of any cogent evidence.
Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 592 : 2025 INSC 93
Issue arose whether Village Police Patil is a Police Officer in terms of s. 25 of the Evidence Act; and whether the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of the offence of murder.
Central Bank of India & Anr. vs Smt. Prabha Jain & Ors.
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 263 : 2025 INSC 95
Whether the jurisdiction of civil court to try a suit is completely barred by s.34 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.
Vijay Prabhu vs S.T. Lajapathie & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 718 : 2025 INSC 52
Whether the High Court was justified in finding that the original plaintiff was not entitled to discretionary relief of specific performance under Section 12 of the Specific Relief Act; whether the relinquishment of clai…
H. Guruswamy & Ors. vs A. Krishnaiah Since Deceased By LRs.
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 764 : 2025 INSC 53
Order dated 05.08.2014 passed by the trial court rejecting application filed under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC came to be set aside by the High Court, which was challenged in the present appeal; The appellants submitted that the…
Bharat Aambale vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 6 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1524 : 2025 INSC 78
Appellant had been convicted by the Courts below under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The issue was whether the conviction could be said to have been vitiated because of non…
Omi @ Omkar Rathore & Anr. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 3 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 266 : 2025 INSC 27
Issue arose as regards summoning a person as accused for facing the trial, when the said person was named in the FIR but not chargesheeted.
Chief Revenue Controlling Officer Cum Inspector General of Registration, & Ors. vs P. Babu
SC · 3 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 576 : 2025 INSC 44
Matter referred by Joint Sub-Registrar to the Special Deputy Collector (Stamps) for determining the correct market value of the property. When both the authorities viz., the Registering Authority and the Collector are ve…
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-4 & Anr. vs M/s Jupiter Capital Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 2 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 431 : 2025 INSC 38
Whether reduction in share capital is covered under “sale, exchange or relinquishment of the asset” used in Section 2(47) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Sanjay Dutt & Ors. vs The State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 2 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 446 : 2025 INSC 34
According to the Range Forest Officer, the appellants (director and office bearers of the company) had illegally uprooted trees with JCB, destroyed them, and violated the section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 19…
Parswanath Saha vs Bandhana Modak (Das) and Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1186 : 2024 INSC 1022
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment setting aside the decree of specific performance passed by the Trial Court in favour of the plaintiff-appellant.
Mukesh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1210 : 2024 INSC 1026
Whether the High Court was right in holding that the compromise decree in favor of the appellant needed registration and stamp duty was also required to be paid for mutation of the subject land.
Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust and Ors. vs Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhonsle and Another
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1445 : 2024 INSC 1025
Whether the High Court erred in affirming the order of the trial Court dismissing the application filed by the appellants under Order VII Rule 11(d), Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for rejection of plaint being barred by…
Mallavva and Anr. vs Kalsammanavara Kalamma (Since Dead) by Legal Heirs & Ors.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1884 : 2024 INSC 1021
Whether the original suit filed by the plaintiffs even after the amendment of the plaint at the stage of first appeal seeking possession of the suit property could be said to be time barred. In other words, whether the s…
Abdul Rejak Laskar vs Mafizur Rahman & Ors.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1911 : 2024 INSC 1023
The High Court held that the s.154(1)(e) of the the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 bars the civil court from exercising its jurisdiction; whether the High Court committed any error in taking view that the suit f…
Bijoy Kumar Moni vs Paresh Manna & Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1946 : 2024 INSC 1024
The dishonoured cheque in question was signed by respondentaccused, in his capacity as Director and Authorised Signatory of the Company Shilabati Hospital Pvt. Ltd., on the account maintained by the Company with Standard…
Giriyappa & Anr. vs Kamalamma & Ors.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 2095 : 2024 INSC 1043
When can the protection u/s.53A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 be granted in a suit filed for declaration of title and recovery of possession.
Commissioner of Central Excise, Salem vs M/s Madhan Agro Industries (India) Private Ltd.
SC · 18 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 893 : 2024 INSC 1002
Issue arose whether pure coconut oil, packaged and sold in small quantities ranging from 5 ml to 2 litres, would be classifiable as ‘Edible oil’ under Heading 1513, titled ‘Coconut (Copra) oil, etc.’, in Section III-Chap…
Pawan Kumar vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 18 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1253 : 2024 INSC 1041
Pursuant to an advertisement published by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (“BPCL”), the appellant made an online application for being appointed/ allotted a regular and rural retail outlet. The appellant was sel…
Rajendra Kumar Barjatya and Another vs U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1320 : 2024 INSC 990
Respondent Nos.5 (original allottee of the plot) and 6 (Respondent No.5’s power of attorney) without any approval from the competent authority, unauthorizedly constructed commercial shops on the subject property which wa…
Jaichand (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs Sahnulal & Anr.
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 719 : 2024 INSC 996
Issue arose as regards the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court in second appeal u/s.100 CPC.
Ajay Kumar Jain vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 9 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 478 : 2024 INSC 958
Whether miscellaneous application is maintainable in a writ petition to revive proceedings in respect of subsequent events.

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