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Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

250 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on the bench, 2018 to 2023, 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
2023 44 2022 35 2021 53 2020 32 2019 49 2018 37
Most often on the same bench
Justice K.M. Joseph 41Justice M.M. Sundresh 40Justice Abhay S. Oka 25Justice Hrishikesh Roy 25Justice Jasti Chelameswar 16Justice Hemant Gupta 14Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia 13Justice Vikram Nath 13
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 30Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 16Constitution of India 13Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 6Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 4Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 4Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 3Advocates Act, 1961 3
Bijay Kumar Sharma & Ors. vs Ranchi University & Ors.
SC · 17 March 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 250 : 2021 INSC 191
Service Law – Merger of pay scales – Permissibility – D.O. letter dated 28.07.1981 of the State Government provided for merger of pay scales only of Lower Division and Upper Division Assistants/Clerks in the Patna Univer…
Fakhrey Alam vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1000 : 2021 INSC 183
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167 – Default bail – FIR against appellant under provisions of IPC, Arms Act and the UAPA Act –Appellant, if entitled to default bail under s.167(2) CrPC in the facts of the case – He…
The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs K. Shobana etc. etc.
SC · 5 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1164 : 2021 INSC 154
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 – s.27(f) – Reservation for appointment – Manner of filling up the seats – Direct recruitment – Post Graduate Assistants in Chemistry – 356 posts notified…
Union of India and Ors. vs P. Balasubrahmanayam
SC · 4 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 160 : 2021 INSC 151
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS v. P. BALASUBRAHMANAYAM (Civil Appeal Nos. 3592-3593 of 2020) MARCH 04, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Service Law: Compulsory retirement – Punishment – Correctness of – Discipli…
Joydeep Majumdar vs Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar
SC · 26 February 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 117 : 2021 INSC 123
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Divorce on the ground of mental cruelty – When reputation of spouse is sullied amongst his colleagues, his superiors and society at large, he cannot be expected to condone such conduct and cont…
Enforcement Directorate, Government of India vs Kapil Wadhawan & Anr. etc.
SC · 23 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 721 : 2021 INSC 113
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2)(a)(ii) – Default bail – Issue as to whether while computing the period of 90 days or 60 days as contemplated in s.167(2)(a)(ii) CrPC, the day of remand is to be included or exc…
Nawal Kishore Sharma vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 10 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 819 : 2021 INSC 73
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 –Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – Claim for disability compensation – Appellant-seaman joined a crew o…
Laxmibai Chandaragi B & Anr. vs The State of Karnatka & Ors.
SC · 8 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 518 : 2021 INSC 67
LAXMIBAI CHANDARAGI B & ANR. v. THE STATE OF KARNATKA & ORS. (Writ Petition [Criminal] No. 359/2020) FEBRUARY 08, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Constitution of India – Article 21 – Right to choose lif…
In Re: Advocate on Record Includes a Proprietary Firm etc. vs .
SC · 20 January 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 308 : 2021 INSC 34
IN RE: ADVOCATE ON RECORD INCLUDES A PROPRIETARY FIRM ETC. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1107/2020) JANUARY 20, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH MAHESHWARI AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Legal Profession – Advocate-on-Record – Le…
Bajranga (Dead) by Lrs. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 130 : 2021 INSC 26
BAJRANGA (DEAD) BY LRS. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6209 of 2010) JANUARY 19, 2021 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH MAHESHWARI AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdin…
Lakhvir Singh etc. vs The State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 269 : 2021 INSC 30
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Object of legislation – Held: To give the benefit of release of offenders on probation of good conduct instead of sentencing them to imprisonment – Thus, increasing emphasis on the refor…
Venigalla Koteswaramma vs Malempati Suryamba & Ors.
SC · 19 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 725 : 2021 INSC 27
Partition: Suit for partition – Maintainability of – Plaintiff and defendants Nos. 1 to 3 were co-sharer – Claim for partition was in respect of property of their step-mother – Defendant no.4 was brother of step mother –…
Indian Commodity Exchange Limited vs Neptune Overseas Limited & Ors.
SC · 27 November 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 129 : 2020 INSC 663
Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 – ss.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 – Respondent No.1 is Company (NOL) and respondent No.2 is the founder and CEO of National Multi Commodity Exchange India Limited (NMCE) as well as Managin…
Jayantilal Verma vs State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh)
SC · 19 November 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 411 : 2020 INSC 649
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Death caused by strangulation – In matrimonial house of the deceased – Chargesheet against the husband (appellantaccused) and father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased – Trial Court relyi…
Chunthuram vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 1071 : 2020 INSC 616
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Murder – The prosecution case is that when the victim-deceased was returning from market to village, the appellant and the co-accused assaulted him with axe and stick, and the victim died…
Dharmendra Kumar Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 28 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 557 : 2020 INSC 614
Uttar Pradesh Mining Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963: Rules 68 and 40(h) – Mining lease – Extension of – Sought by the lease-holders – For the obstructed period of lease, due to judicial pronouncements – Held: The prop…
Raghunath (D) by Lrs. vs Radha Mohan (D) Thr. Lrs & Ors.
SC · 13 October 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 462 : 2020 INSC 590
Rajasthan Pre-Emption Act, 1966 – ss.3, 6, 8 , 9 and 21 – Exercise of right of Pre-emption – Limitation for – Plaintiff ’s suit for pre-emption over a transaction effected on 21.01.1974 – Three sale transactions involvin…
Amar Singh vs The State (NCT of Delhi)
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 751 : 2020 INSC 587
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s. 34 – Murder – Prosecution case is that when the victim/deceased along with his two brothers, PW-1 and PW-11 was moving on foot towards a taxi stand at about 10.00 pm. – Three accused pers…
Anand Yadav & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 925 : 2020 INSC 588
Education/Educational Institutions – Advertisement issued by respondent no.2-Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Selection Commission inviting applications for the post of Assistant Professors in various subjects, inc…
Amit Sahni vs Commissioner of Police & Ors.
SC · 7 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 151 : 2020 INSC 579
Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(a), (b) – Right to protest, subject to reasonable restrictions – Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 – Protests in different parts of the country – Kalindi KunjShaheen Bagh stretch, inclu…
State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs Amit Shrivas
SC · 29 September 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 46 : 2020 INSC 565
Service Law: Appointment – Compassionate appointment – Claim for – Rejected on the ground that as per existing policy there was no provision for compassionate appointment, where Government Servant was getting salary from…
Beli Ram vs Rajinder Kumar & Anr.
SC · 23 September 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 31 : 2020 INSC 560
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – The first respondent was driving the vehicle as the driver of the appellant for almost three years without renewing licence – The first respondent-driver met with an accident while driv…
National Co-Operative Development Corporation vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-V
SC · 11 September 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 517 : 2020 INSC 544
Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.37(1)– Taxable income of appellantCorporation– Interest earned on funds received u/s.13(1), 1962 Act and disbursed by way of grants to national/state level cooperative societies – If eligible for…
Union of India vs Ashok Kumar Sharma and Others
SC · 28 August 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 923 : 2020 INSC 517
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – ss.22(1)(d), 32 – Cognizable offences under Chapter IV – Prosecution and arrest – Held: In view of s.32 and the scheme of CrPC, Police Officers cannot prosecute offenders in regard to such…
V. Sukumaran vs State of Kerala & Anr.
SC · 26 August 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 991 : 2020 INSC 510
Service Law: Pension – Pensionary benefit granted to Casual labour Roll (CLR) workers after their absorption on Seasonal labour Roll (SLR) posts by different Government Orders – Claim by the appellant for counting the pe…
Narasamma & Ors. vs A. Krishnappa (Dead) through Lrs.
SC · 26 August 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 528 : 2020 INSC 509
Suit – Possession – Predecessor-in-interest of the respondents (original plaintiff) filed a suit against the predecessor-in-interest of the appellants (original defendant) in respect of a schedule property – Original pla…
Government of India & Ors. vs Isro Drivers Association
SC · 10 August 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 941 : 2020 INSC 484
Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993: rr. 5(c) and 5(d)(i) – Service Association – Based on the job description (drivers) – By the employees of Department of Space – Recognition under t…
Rama Nand and Ors. vs Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
SC · 6 August 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 19 : 2020 INSC 481
Service Law: Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme – Entitlement – To Telephone Operators who were sought to be deployed as Radio Telephone Operators (RTOs) in the higher pay as per re-organisation Scheme – Held: The c…
Erudhaya Priya vs State Express Transport Corporation Ltd.
SC · 27 July 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 299 : 2020 INSC 466
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 166 – Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal Rules, 1989 – r.3(1) – Appellant was travelling in a bus owned by the respondent-State Corporation – The Bus collided with a stationa…
V. Kalyanaswamy (D) by Lrs. & Anr. vs L. Bakthavatsalam (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 619 : 2020 INSC 455
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Death before enactment of – Effect of – One ‘RVN’ had two sons (‘LN’ and ‘RN’) and five daughters – ‘LN’ had four sons – ‘RN’ was married to ‘RK’, they did not have any issue – ‘RN’ passed aw…

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