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Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

181 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on the bench, 2022 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 69 2024 42 2023 43 2022 27
Most often on the same bench
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah 38Justice K. Vinod Chandran 32Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale 14Justice S. Ravindra Bhat 14Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul 13Justice Aniruddha Bose 12Justice Uday Umesh Lalit 12Justice C.T. Ravikumar 9
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 26Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 21Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 11Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 9Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 6Constitution of India 6Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 6Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 6
Case Details Mohideen Abdul Khadar (Dead)through Lrs. vs Rahmath Beevi (D) Thr. Her Lrs. and Ors.
SC · 1 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 164 : 2023 INSC 969
Dispute inter alia over retention of possession and tenancy right of predecessor of the petitioners in respect of second scheduled property (measurement of which was disputed in the suit filed by the predecessor of the r…
Case Details Kum. Geetha, D/O Late Krishna & Ors. vs Nanjundaswamy & Ors.
SC · 31 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 153 : 2023 INSC 964
Correct application of the principle underlying the rejection of plaints u/Or.VII, r.11, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to the facts of the case and the legality of rejection of a plaint in part. Code of Civil Procedure,…
Case Details Manak Chand @ Mani vs The State of Haryana
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 74 : 2023 INSC 959
Whether the courts below were justified in convicting and sentencing the appellant for offence of rape u/s. 376 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 376 – Rape - Allegation of the prosecutrix aged less than 16 years, against her s…
Birbal Nath vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 85 : 2023 INSC 957
Whether the High Court was justified in acquitting the accused for the major offences u/ss. 302 and 307 IPC, and convicting them only for the offences u/ss. 147, 148, 323, 324, 325/149 and reducing their sentences to the…
Pradeep Mehra vs Harijivan J. Jethwa (Since Deceased Thr. Lrs.) & Ors.
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 123 : 2023 INSC 958
Matter pertains to the delay being caused to the execution proceedings u/ord. XXI CPC, and the process being abused in the execution proceedings, to the peril of the decree holder. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s. 47 –…
Debasish Paul & Anr. vs Amal Boral
SC · 18 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 511 : 2023 INSC 925
Whether the High Court was justified in directing the trial court to dispose of the application filed by the tenant u/s.
Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 16 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1181 : 2023 INSC 918
Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates u/ss.16 and 23(5), Advocates Act, 1961 as well as u/Or. IV, r.2, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, if unconstitutional being violative of the mandate of equality u/Artilce 14 and Rig…
Case Details Nabha Power Limited vs Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
SC · 9 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 713 : 2023 INSC 883
The dispute, pertaining to recovery of deductions of monthly tariff by the respondent was dealt by the Supreme Court in Nabha Power Limited (NPL) v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Anr. [2017] 14 SCR 3…
Case Details Smt. M. Hemalatha Devi & Ors. vs B. Udayasri
SC · 5 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 258 : 2023 INSC 870
Whether the dispute between the parties is arbitrable, and once a party has availed the remedy before a public forum under a special beneficial legislation, can it be compelled to go for arbitration. Consumer Protection…
Case Details Chen Khoi Kui vs Liang Miao Sheng & Ors.
SC · 13 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 307 : 2023 INSC 827
Whether the Registrar of Society, empowered to grant registration under West Bengal Societies Registration Act 1961, also has the power to cancel such registration.
R. Raghavendran vs C. Raja John & Ors.
SC · 13 September 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 719 : 2023 INSC 849
Whether the observations made by NCLAT in the impugned judgment, in the context of the judgment of the Tribunal in Saravana Global Holdings Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Bafna Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Ors., that if the Corporate Debtor…
Case Details M/s. Rps Infrastructure Ltd. vs Mukul Kumar & Anr.
SC · 11 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 150 : 2023 INSC 816
Whether the commercial entity’s claim pertaining to an arbitral award, in appeal u/s. 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is liable to be included at a belated stage-after the resolution plan approved by th…
Case Details Industrial Development Bank of India (Through Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund Constituted by the Government of India) vs Superintendent of Centr
SC · 18 August 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 1052 : 2023 INSC 746
Whether the Customs Act, 1962 creates a first charge overriding the charge in favour of the secured creditor. Customs Act, 1962 – Companies Act, 1956 – ss.529A, 530(1) – Customs duty ‘due and payable’ – ‘relevant date’ –…
Devesh Sharma vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 11 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 167 : 2023 INSC 704
Whether National Council for Teacher Education-NCTE vide notification dated 28.06.2018, was right in including B.Ed. qualification as an equivalent and essential qualification for appointment to the post of primary schoo…
Sandeep Kumar vs The State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 28 July 2023
[2023] 9 S.C.R. 1210 : 2023 INSC 654
S.C.R. REPORTS 1210 : 2023 INSC 654 SUPREME SANDEEP KUMAR v. THE STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. (Criminal Appeal No. 2195 of 2023) JULY 28, 2023 [C. T. RAVIKUMAR AND SUDHANSHU DHULIA, JJ.] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.3…
Vernon vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 28 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 867 : 2023 INSC 655
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – Chapters IV and VI- ss.16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 and ss.13, 43D(5) – Denial of bail – When not justified – Bhima-Koregaon violence – FIR – Scope of the investigation was…
Dinesh Kumar vs The State of Haryana
SC · 4 May 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 220 : 2023 INSC 493
Penal Code,1860 – ss.302,364,392,394,201 and 34 – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.27,101,106 and 165 – The case of prosecution was based on circumstantial evidence i.e. the evidence of ‘last seen’ and the ‘discoveries’ made from…
Gujarat Composite Limited vs A Infrastructure Limited & Ors.
SC · 1 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 103 : 2023 INSC 470
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.8 – Arbitrability of the dispute in question – Held: Except the principal licence agreement, none of the other agreements contained any arbitration clause, even if they related…
Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute (Run by Veena Vadini Samaj Kalyan Vikash Samiti) vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.
SC · 28 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 106 : 2023 INSC 457
Constitution of India – Art. 14, 15 and 19(1)(g) – Reservation – Appellant-Institute trained teachers for B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses – Appellant challenged a government policy (called “Admission Process and Guiding Principl…
Sh. Rakesh Raman vs Smt. Kavita
SC · 26 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 552 : 2023 INSC 433
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1)(ia) and (ib) – Divorce – Grounds of cruelty and desertion – Marital discord between the parties – Petition for dissolution of marriage by the husband on the ground that the wife treated…
Man Singh vs Shamim Ahmed (Dead) Thr. Lrs
SC · 5 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 301 : 2023 INSC 323
Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972: ss.20, 30 – Deposit of rent in court – When – Held: Tenant can only deposit rent in the court, as long as the landlord has refused to ac…
Prem Kishore & Ors. vs Brahm Prakash & Ors.
SC · 29 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 635 : 2023 INSC 317
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s. 11, Or. 7 R. 11, Or, 9 R. 8, Or. 17 R. 3 – Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 – s. 14(1)(a) – The landlord (original plaintiff) filed an eviction petition against the respondent (tenant) – Th…
Balu Sudam Khalde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 29 March 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 851 : 2023 INSC 314
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 r/w 34 – Prosecution case that verbal altercation between the parties resulting in a fight wherein first informant assaulted on the head and the deceased suffered severe assault and succumbed to…
Marsh India Insurance Brokers Private Limited vs M/s Atkins Special Risks Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2023
[2023] 9 S.C.R. 1301 : 2023 INSC 293
Insurance Act, 1938: s.41(1) – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Insurance Brokers) Regulations, 2013 – Clause 37(1) – Complaint by the first respondent-insurance broker alleging adoption of illegal means b…
Yuvraj @ Munna Pralhad Jagdale & Ors. vs Janardan Subajirao Wide
SC · 21 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 1135 : 2023 INSC 266
Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947 – ss.13(1)(e) and 15 – Eviction under – Plaintiff Nos.1 & 2, the predecessors-in-title of the appellants filed suit for recovery of possession of the leased…
Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, Kanpur vs M/s. A. R. Polymers Pvt. Ltd. etc.
SC · 21 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 1147 : 2023 INSC 268
Central Excise Act, 1944 – s.4(A) – Interpretation of – Goods sold by the respondent if eligible to claim tax benefits within the purview of the notification u/s.4(A) – Held: While the goods in the impugned sale were not…
Modi Rubber Limited vs Continental Carbon India Ltd.
SC · 17 March 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 1026 : 2023 INSC 246
MODI RUBBER LIMITED v. CONTINENTAL CARBON INDIA LTD. (Civil Appeal No. 375 of 2017) MARCH 17, 2023 [M. R. SHAH AND SUDHANSHU DHULIA, JJ.] Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 – ss.18, 19 – Approval of…
S. Athilakshmi vs The State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector
SC · 15 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 914 : 2023 INSC 237
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – ss.18(c), 27(b)(ii) – Prosecution of appellant u/s.18(c) punishable u/s.27(b)(ii) – Held: Prohibition u/s.18(c) is on the manufacturing, distribution, stocking or exhibition of medicines f…
M/s Indian Oil Corporation Limited vs V. B. R. Menon & Others
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 215 : 2023 INSC 231
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30(1)(b), 36 – Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – s. 2(a), 3(3), 5, 5A – National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedures) Rules, 2011 – Rule 24 – Wa…
Ganesh Prasad vs Rajeshwar Prasad and Ors.
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 893 : 2023 INSC 228
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. VI, R.17 – Or. IX, R.8,9 – Respondent-plaintiff instituted a suit against the appellantdefendant for a declaration that respondents are the lawful owners of the suit property and decre…

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