On 13 October 2011, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R Raveendran, inexplicably, nearly halved the sum of compensation awarded to victims by the [Delhi high court], and slashed punitive damages to be paid by cinema owners, the Ansal brothers, from ₹2.5 crore (equivalent to ₹4.4 crore or US$550,000 in 2020) to ₹25 lakh (equivalent to ₹44 lakh or US$55,000 in 2020).
[1] He retired the next day, 14 October 2011, upon reaching superannuation.
On 27 October 2021, Supreme Court of India appointed Justice RV Raveendran to supervise a three-member committee that will examine the allegations of unauthorised surveillance using Israeli spyware Pegasus.
[3] He has seen several high-profile cases like the OBC reservation,[4] 1993 Bombay bombings[5] and the Krishna Godavari basin dispute.
He also recused from the Krishna Godavari basin dispute case citing conflict of interest.