HERE ARE SOME OF MOST IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS PASSED BY JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA DURING HIS FIVE-YEAR TENURE AS A SUPREME COURT JUDGE. THESE INCLUDE POLITICALLY SENSITIVE CASES, MATTERS RAISING QUESTIONS ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE JUDICIARY, AND THOSE HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC FABRIC OF THE COUNTRY

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HERE ARE SOME OF MOST IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS PASSED BY JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA DURING HIS FIVE-YEAR TENURE AS A SUPREME COURT JUDGE. THESE INCLUDE POLITICALLY SENSITIVE CASES, MATTERS RAISING QUESTIONS ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE JUDICIARY, AND THOSE HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC FABRIC OF THE COUNTRY.

 A.    SC upheld an earlier verdict that proceedings will not lapse if compensation has been deposited in the treasury, not requiring an actual payment to the landowner or court.

 1.           Indore Development Authority vs. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc, (2020) 03 SC CK 0056

 

B.          SC allowed telecomcompanies to pay Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) charges within a period of tenyears.

 

2.    Union Of India Vs. Association Of Unified Telecom Service Providers Of India Etc.Etc, (2019) 10 SC CK 0086

3.           Union Of India Vs. Association Of Unified Telecom Service Providers Of India Etc.Etc dated 01.09.2020

 

C.    SC SENTENCES PRASHANT BHUSHAN TO A FINE OF RUPEES ONE IN THE CONTEMPT CASE OVER HIS TWO TWEETS.

 

4.           In Re_ Prashant Bhushan And Anr. Vs., (2020) 08 SC CK 0043

 

D.   SC DAUGHTERS HAVE EQUAL COPARCENARY RIGHTS IN HINDU FAMILY PROPERTY, RULES.

 

5.           Vineeta Sharma Vs. Rakesh Sharma & Ors, (2020) 08 SC CK 0009

 

E.   SC QUASHES ORDER PROVIDING 100% RESERVATION FOR TRIBAL TEACHERS IN SCHEDULED AREAS.

 

6.           Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors vs. State Of A.P. & Ors, (2020) 04 SC CK 0054

 

F.           SC upheld the constitutionality of the SC/ST Amendment Act passed in 2019

 

7.           Prathvi Raj Chauhan vs. Union Of India & Ors, (2020) 02 SC CK 0023

 

G.         SC suo motu case registered after sexual harassment allegations against then CJI Ranjan Gogoi by a former court staffer surfaced through media reports.

8.           In Re : Matter Of Great Public Importance Touching Upon The Independence Of Judiciary - Mentioned By Shri Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Of India, (2019) 04 SC CK 0132

 

9.           In Re : Matter Of Great Public Importance Touching Upon The Independence Of Judiciary - Mentioned By Shri Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Of India, (2019) 04 SC CK 0129

 

H.        SC Jharkhand High Court ruling that found that politician Lalu Prasad Yadav could not be tried separately for offences pertaining to the Fodder Scam. Accordingly, the Apex Court held that the politician could be tried for the offence of conspiracy. Despite allowing the CBI’s petition, the Court had some harsh words for the Bureau for the delay in filing the plea, going as far as to state that it failed to “live up to expectations”.

10.       State of Jharkhand through Sp, CBI vs. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav, (2017) 05 SC CK 0050

 

 

I.        SC dismissed the interim application filed by NGO Common Cause seeking SIT investigation into the Sahara-Birla Pay-offs.

11.       Common Cause (A Registered Society) vs. Union of India, (2017) 01 SC CK 0137

 

J.           SC Medical Council of India issue. The MCI had denied permission to Prasad Education Trust, an institution based in Lucknow to run a medical college. The Trust then moved court and obtained an order in its favour. The CBI raided several people related to the case based on allegations that there was collusion between the Trust and the judiciary.

 

12.       Maharaji Educational Trust vs. Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd., (2017) 05 SC CK 0011

13.       Kamini Jaiswal vs. Union of India & Anr., (2017) 11 SC CK 0028

 

K.           SC powers to do ‘complete justice’ under Article 142 of the Constitution, came in response to a PIL filed by the SaveLIFE Foundation, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' Good Samaritan Guidelines giving protection to bystanders who assisted motor accident victims from procedural hassles and harassment.

 

14.       Savelife Foundation and Others vs. Union of India (UOI) and Others, (2016) 03 SC CK 0088

 

L.          SC discharged IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking an independent probe into two FIRs filed by the Gujarat state government against him, Bhatt had alleged that the present Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the green light to reprisal against Muslims following the Godhra train fire that killed 37 Hindus

 

15.       Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt vs. Union of India (UOI) and others, (2015) 10 SC CK 0133

 

M.         SC upheld the constitutionality of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) established by the Companies Act, 2013. The proceedings, termed as a ‘sequel’ to litigation that challenged identical provisions in the earlier Companies Act, reaffirmed the constitutionality of these Tribunals vis-à-vis the Constitutional scheme.

16.           Madras Bar Association vs. Union of India and Others, (2015) 05 SC CK 0066