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Justice Sanjiv Khanna

215 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Sanjiv Khanna on the bench, 2019 to 2025, 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
2025 12 2024 35 2023 23 2022 50 2021 44 2020 12 2019 39
Most often on the same bench
Justice M.R. Shah 38Justice Sanjay Kumar 20Justice Bela M. Trivedi 19Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 19Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 16Justice S. Abdul Nazeer 16Justice Dipankar Datta 14Justice L. Nageswara Rao 13
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 15Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 11Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 10Constitution of India 10Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 6Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 6Income Tax Act, 1961 3Indian Evidence Act, 1872 3
Union of India & Ors. vs Wing Commander S.P. Rathore
SC · 11 December 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 990 : 2019 INSC 1359
Armed Forces – Air Force – Disability pension – Entitlement – Disability pension consisting of a service element and a disability element – Appellant, an Air Force Officer, was superannuated from service – His disability…
Trijugi Narain (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others vs Sankoo (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 1049 : 2019 INSC 1344
Hindu Law – Property – Merger agreement signed by sovereign Ruler with the Dominion of India – Consequences with regard to the nature of the property – Impartible estate or coparcenary property – The then Maharaja of the…
Kunjan Sadana & Anr. vs Mahesh Kumar & Ors.
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 1128 : 2019 INSC 1348
KUNJAN SADANA & ANR. v. MAHESH KUMAR & ORS (Civil Appeal No. 9312 of 2019) DECEMBER 10, 2019 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Fatal accident – Of a 19 years old bachelor – Caused by moto…
Harbhajan Singh etc. vs State of Punjab and Others
SC · 4 December 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 828 : 2019 INSC 1315
HARBHAJAN SINGH ETC. v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 3674 of 2009) DECEMBER 04, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, SANJIV KHANNA AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) A…
Vinod Kumar Garg vs State (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi)
SC · 27 November 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 1134 : 2019 INSC 1287
VINOD KUMAR GARG v. STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI) (Criminal Appeal No. 1781 of 2009) NOVEMBER 27, 2019 [INDU MALHOTRA AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: ss.7 and 13 –…
Century Rayon Limited vs Ivp Limited and Others
SC · 27 November 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1116 : 2019 INSC 1288
Injunction – Interim order – Balance of convenience – Relevant / important considerations – First respondent-company, owner of land in question, filed suit for permanent injunction contending that contractors appointed b…
Shiv Sena and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 26 November 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 206 : 2019 INSC 1286
SHIV SENA AND ORS. V. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1393 of 2019) NOVEMBER 26, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, ASHOK BHUSHAN AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Constitution of India: Art.212 – Constitutional morality – Pre…
Vinay Prakash Singh vs Sameer Gehlaut & Ors.
SC · 15 November 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 89 : 2019 INSC 1251
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – ss.2(b), (c) – Dispute between the petitioner and the respondents in SLP (C) No.20417/17 referred to international arbitration – As on 31.03.2017, ‘MMS’ & ‘SMS’Directors (contemnor nos.9 &…
Ram Krishan Grover and Others vs Union of India and Others
SC · 14 November 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 1239
Rent Control and Eviction: East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949: s.13-B – Notification dated 09.10.2009 by Central Government, extending Section 13-B and other related sections (inserted in the Rent Act vide East…
Rojer Mathew vs South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 13 November 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 1236
Tribunals – Finance Act, 2017 – Finance Act, 2017, a ‘money bill’ or not u/Art.110 – Validity of the Act, 2017 – Held: The majority in K.S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar-5) pronounced the nature of the impugned enactment without f…
Central Public Information Officer, vs Subhash Chandra Agarwal
SC · 13 November 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 424 : 2019 INSC 1233
CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA v. SUBHASH CHANDRA AGARWAL (Civil Appeal No. 10044 of 2010) NOVEMBER 13, 2019 [RANJAN GOGOI, CJI, N.V. RAMANA, DR. DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD, DEEPAK GUPTA AND SA…
Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil vs Hon’ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Others
SC · 13 November 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 886 : 2019 INSC 1237
SHRIMANTH BALASAHEB PATIL v. HON’BLE SPEAKER, KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND OTHERS (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 992 of 2019) NOVEMBER 13, 2019 [N. V. RAMANA, SANJIV KHANNA AND KRISHNA MURARI, JJ.] Constitution of Indi…
Hari Niwas Gupta vs State of Bihar and Another
SC · 8 November 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 443 : 2019 INSC 1227
Constitution of India – Clause (b) of the second proviso to Art.311(2) – News item published in local daily that the Nepal Police apprehended three judicial officers-appellants belonging to the State of Bihar, allegedly…
Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore
SC · 7 November 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1078 : 2019 INSC 1216
Review – In death penalty cases – Application of restrictive principles – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl and her 7-year old brother who were waiting to g…
M/s Oriental Kuries Ltd. Represented by Its Chairman P. D. Jose vs Lissa & Ors.
SC · 6 November 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 258 : 2019 INSC 1211
Chits Funds Act, 1982: s.32 – Jural relationship between a chit fund entity and subscribers created by chitty agreement – Whether by entering into a chitty agreement, a debt is not created at once by the subscriber with…
The State of Arunachal Pradesh vs Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr.
SC · 4 October 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 771 : 2019 INSC 1126
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Penal Code, 1860 – Conflict between – The High Court held that road traffic offences shall be dealt with only under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the prosecution of cases o…
Andhra Kesari College of Education & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 25 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 669 : 2019 INSC 1081
Constitution of India: Art. 30(1) – Right to administer minority institutions – Impugned Government Orders in respect of admission to B.Ed. Course in the minority institutions challenged as violative of Art.30(1) – Held:…
Nevada Properties Private Limited through Its Director vs State of Maharashtra and Anr.
SC · 24 September 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 223 : 2019 INSC 1077
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 102 – Power of police officer to seize certain property – Immovable property, if would fall under the expression ‘any property’ u/s. 102 – Held: Power of a police officer u/s. 102 to…
Illoth Valappil Ambunhi (D) by Lrs. vs Kunhambu Karanavan
SC · 19 September 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 670 : 2019 INSC 1058
ILLOTH VALAPPIL AMBUNHI (D) BY LRS. v. KUNHAMBU KARANAVAN (Civil Appeal No. 1429 of 2011) SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 [INDIRA BANERJEE AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Suit – Cancellation of gift deed and deed of transfer – Declaration fo…
Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs Union of India and Another
SC · 5 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 30 : 2019 INSC 1007
Custodial Torture: Writ petition filed under Art.32 of the Constitution – Seeking effective and purposive legislative framework/law based upon the ‘Convention against torture and Other Cruel, inhuman or Degrading Treatme…
Jyothir R vs Sunisha N.S. & Ors.
SC · 5 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 343 : 2019 INSC 1009
Education/Educational institutions: Admission – Sports quota – Issue in these appeals pertained to admission to M.B.B.S course in the State of Kerala, for the academic year 2019-20, for the seats reserved for the Sports…
Rohan Virani & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 2 September 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 1030 : 2019 INSC 985
ROHAN VIRANI & ORS. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 6753 of 2019) SEPTEMBER 02, 2019 [INDU MALHOTRA AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Education/Educational Institutions: - Admission to Post Graduate courses of Man…
Vinit Garg and Others vs University Grants Commission and Others
SC · 29 August 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 979
University Grants Commission Act, 1956: Institutions offering technical education programme through distance learning mode – Approval of University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (A…
Smt. Sunita Tokas & Anr. vs New India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 16 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 616 : 2019 INSC 912
SMT. SUNITA TOKAS & ANR. v. NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6339 of 2019) AUGUST 16, 2019 [INDU MALHOTRA AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Multiplier in case of a bachelor –…
Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Limited & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 9 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 381 : 2019 INSC 889
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: ss. 5(8)(f), 21(6A)(b) and 25A – Amendments made to the Code vide Amendment Act, which deem allottees of real estate projects to be “financial creditors” so that they may initiate in…
Ritesh Sinha vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 2 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 1006 : 2019 INSC 855
Investigation: Power of Judicial Magistrate – To order a person to give sample of his voice – For the purpose of investigation – Held: Such power has not been invested with the Magistrate by any statutory provision – Pen…
Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore
SC · 1 August 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1007 : 2019 INSC 851
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 376 and 201 – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl and her 7-year old brother who were waiting to go to school – He thereafter picke…
Shree Chaitanya Constructions vs Sudhir Poonamchand Parakh & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1052 : 2019 INSC 773
Natural Justice – Right to be heard – Suit for specific performance against several members of one family/defendants – Rejected by the Trial Court – However, High Court by judgment dated 14.2.2018 decreed in favour of th…
M/s. R. K. Industries (Unit-Ii) LLP vs S.C/S.T Shipbreakers Association & Ors.
SC · 16 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 295 : 2019 INSC 768
Gujarat Maritime Board (Conditions and Procedures for Granting Permission for Utilizing Ship Recycling Plots) Ship Recycling Regulations, 2015: Clause 5.4 – Allocation of plots for reserved categories – Whether reservati…
The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others vs Lafarge Dealers Association and Others
SC · 9 July 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 924 : 2019 INSC 734
Taxation – Sales Tax – Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 – ss.78, 79, 80, 85 and 86 – Bifurcation of erstwhile unified State of Madhya Pradesh into two States, namely, a reorganised State of Madhya Pradesh and the…

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