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Justice Vikram Nath

401 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Vikram Nath on the bench, 2021 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 28 2025 117 2024 104 2023 69 2022 55 2021 28
Most often on the same bench
Justice Sandeep Mehta 113Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale 54Justice Sanjay Karol 38Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 37Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 28Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah 28Justice Satish Chandra Sharma 23Justice Rajesh Bindal 21
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 53Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 45Constitution of India 27Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 14Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 11Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 9Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 9Consumer Protection Act, 1986 5
Bishambhar Prasad vs M/s. Arfat Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 20 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 230 : 2023 INSC 406
BISHAMBHAR PRASAD v. M/s. ARFAT PETROCHEMICALS PVT. LTD. AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2963 of 2023 Etc.) APRIL 20, 2023 [SURYA KANT AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Industrial Development – Industrial land – Appeals from judgment pas…
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Adani Power Maharashtra Limited and Others
SC · 20 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 648 : 2023 INSC 399
MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED v. ADANI POWER MAHARASHTRA LIMITED AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal Nos. 687-688 of 2021) APRIL 20, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Electricity – ‘Change in Law’…
Gmr Warora Energy Limited vs Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
SC · 20 April 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 183 : 2023 INSC 398
Electricity – Components to be considered as “Change in Law” events – Held: The term “Law” has been defined in the Power Purchase Agreements – ‘Law’ would mean all laws including Electricity Laws in force in India and an…
Abhishek Singh vs Huhtamaki Ppl Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 28 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 596 : 2023 INSC 308
ABHISHEK SINGH v. HUHTAMAKI PPL LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No(s). 2241 of 2023) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: ss.9 and 12A – Interpretation of s. 12A and Regn 30A…
Pulen Phukan & Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 28 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 616 : 2023 INSC 305
PULEN PHUKAN & ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 906 of 2016) MARCH 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH AND SANJAY KAROL, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 326, 147, 148, 149, 447 and 34 – Murder – Unlawful A…
Nagaraj Reddy vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 21 March 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 457 : 2023 INSC 269
Concurrent conviction of the appellantaccused No.1 for offences punishable u/ss.302, 341 IPC primarily on the basis of evidence of PW-1, an interested witness, if justified. Evidence – Interested witness – Previous enmit…
Narendrasinh Keshubhai Zala vs State of Gujarat
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 746 : 2023 INSC 241
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 25(1) A, 27(2) – Acquittal of accused – Appellant was accused of having committed the murder of the victim-deceased by shooting at him while he was sitting on a Nala w…
Ravasaheb @ Ravasahebgouda etc. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 965 : 2023 INSC 238
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Victim was murdered – The trial court and the High Court, despite most of the prosecution witnesses turning hostile, found the prosecution case to be established beyond reasonable doubt through…
Nand Lal and Others vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 276 : 2023 INSC 224
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that previous enmity between the accused persons and the complainant – Accused no. 11 assaulted the complainant and thereafter, the complainant lodged an FIR – Said ac…
Union of India & Ors. vs M/s. Union Carbide Corporation & Ors.
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 881 : 2023 INSC 222
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case – Curative petitions filed by the Union of India seeking increase in the settlement amount – Held: Present petitions were filed by the Union of India 19 years post the settlement seeking to reopen…
Karan @ Fatiya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 587 : 2023 INSC 197
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Claim of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offences under IPC and POCSO Act was awarded death sentence – Death sentence affirmed by High Court – During the pe…
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited vs Adani Power Maharashtra Limited & Ors.
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 85 : 2023 INSC 208
Power – Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – Supply of coal to power producers – Change of New Coal Distributional Policy, 2007 (NCDP, 2007) by New Coal Distributional Policy, 2013 (NCDP 2013) – Claim for ‘Change…
Indrajit Das vs The State of Tripura
SC · 28 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 142 : 2023 INSC 175
INDRAJIT DAS v. THE STATE OF TRIPURA (Criminal Appeal No.609 of 2015) FEBRUARY 28, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302/34, 201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Information received from…
Ajai alias Ajju etc. etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 930 : 2023 INSC 127
AJAI ALIAS AJJU ETC. ETC. v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH (Criminal Appeal Nos.598-600 of 2013) FEBRUARY 15, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/149, 307 – Arms Act, 1959 – Code of Criminal P…
Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra &Anr.
SC · 10 February 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 293 : 2023 INSC 115
Bombay Protection of Ex-communication Act, 1949 – The Act, 1949 provided that ex-communication of a member of any community shall be invalid and shall be of no effect – Head of the Dawoodi Bohra community challenged the…
Bar Council of India vs Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors.
SC · 10 February 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 343 : 2023 INSC 116
Advocates Act, 1961 – ss.49, 24(3)(d) – Bar Council of India (Training) Rules, 1995 – Pre-enrolment training in terms of the 1995 Rules; Pre-enrolment/Post-enrolment examination, if can be validly prescribed by the Bar C…
Hewlett Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd. 1123 a (Now Hp India Sales Pvt. Ltd.) vs Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva
SC · 17 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 1123 : 2023 INSC 50
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 – Central Excise Act, 1944 – ss.4A and 4 – Appellants imported certain units of the ‘All-in-one integrated Desktop computer’ and classified them under ‘Tariff Item 8471 50 00’ as per the p…
The State of Himachal Pradesh and Others vs Goel Bus Service Kullu etc. etc.
SC · 13 January 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 879 : 2023 INSC 27
Motor Vehicles – Himachal Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1972 – s.3A(3) [introduced vide Amending Act of 1999] – Validity of – Special road tax provided under sub-section (3) of s.3A – If manifestly unjust / glaring…
State of U.P. & Ors. vs Virendra Kumar & Ors.
SC · 25 November 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 638 : 2022 INSC 1232
STATE OF U.P. & ORS. v. VIRENDRA KUMAR & ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos.6622-6623 of 2022) NOVEMBER 25, 2022 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, ABHAY S. OKA AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 – s.3, 7…
Suresh G. Ramnani vs Aurelia Ana De Piedade Miranda @ Ariya Alvares (Dead Thr. Lrs) & Ors.
SC · 10 November 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 69 : 2022 INSC 1196
Judicial propriety: Application seeking hearing of review by a particular judge – Matter to be placed on the administrative side or order to be passed on judicial side – Held: Once an application was preferred by any of…
Registrar of Assurances & Anr. vs Asl Vyapar Private Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 10 November 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 1098 : 2022 INSC 1192
REGISTRAR OF ASSURANCES & ANR. v. ASL VYAPAR PRIVATE LTD. & ANR (Civil Appeal No.8281 of 2022) NOVEMBER 10, 2022 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, ABHAY S. OKA AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Indian stamp Act,1899 – s.47A – Reference – Answere…
Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. vs Vck Shares & Stock Broking Services Ltd.
SC · 10 November 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 567 : 2022 INSC 1193
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 : Order VII R.10 - Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (RDB) – s. 19 – The appellant bank sanctioned a term loan to the respondent company, however, responden…
Shakeel Ahmed vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 4 November 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 705 : 2022 INSC 1162
Directions – Direction issued to the State Government to implement the recommendations – Government of Maharashtra in the aftermath of communal riots and bomb blasts that occurred in Mumbai between December 1992 and Marc…
M/s. M.S.P.L. Limited vs The State of Karnataka and Ors.
SC · 11 October 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 591 : 2022 INSC 1060
Land Acquisition : Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966: ss. 3(1), 1(3) and 28(1) – Land acquisition by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board for two companies, the appellant company and its fully o…
Harbhajan Singh vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 1113 : 2022 INSC 989
Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 – s. 72 – Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 – Inter-State Corporation Act. 1957 – ss.3, 4 – States Reorganisation Act, 1956 – Whether s. 72 of the 1966 Act and ss. 3 and 4 of th…
Har Naraini Devi & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 20 September 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 500 : 2022 INSC 988
Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 – s.50(a) – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.4(2) – Constitution of India – Article 254 – Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005– General Clauses Act – ss.6(b), 6(c) –Person had three sons, all…
Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. vs The State of Telangana & Ors.
SC · 13 September 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 376 : 2022 INSC 953
Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987– ss.75, 80, 82 – Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Immovable Properties and other Rights (Other than Agric…
The State of Haryana vs Anand Kindo & Anr. etc.
SC · 8 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 337 : 2022 INSC 939
Sentence/Sentencing – Murder committed for greed of money by trusted employees of an aged couple while they were sleeping – Trial Court awarded the death sentence u/s.302 IPC to accused persons – High Court interfered wi…
Mahadeo & Ors. vs Smt. Sovan Devi & Ors.
SC · 30 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 153 : 2022 INSC 888
Rajasthan Special Assistance to Disabled Ex-Servicemen and Dependants of Deceased Defence Personnel (Allotment of Lands) Rules, 1963 – Right claimed on the basis of inter-departmental communication – Impermissibility of…
Rajbir Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 80 : 2022 INSC 858
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Death by poisoning alleged – Circumstantial evidence – As per the prosecution, PW-1-informant’s wife died after consuming the milk brought from the appellant, residing in the neighbourhood and…

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