Case Archive

Mineral Area Development Authority v Steel Authority of India

In a 8:1 majority, a nine-judge Constitution Bench held that state government's can impose tax on mines and minerals. It observed that "royalty" is distinct from tax.

Youth For Equality v State Of Bihar.

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bihar government has the authority to carry out a caste-based survey.

Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v Union of India

The five-judge bench upheld the validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right for queer persons.

State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh

A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..

Tarsem Lal v Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office

The Supreme Court held that the Enforcement Directorate cannot arrest an accused after a Special Court takes cognisance of the case

Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India

The Supreme Court will decide if 100 percent vote verification must be implemented through VVPAT to cross-check votes cast through EVMs

In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Union's abrogation of Article 370 which removed the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir

Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court will decide if private property can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution

State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish

The Supreme Court will decide if industrial alcohol falls within the exclusive jurisdiction a state government

State of Kerala v Union of India

The Supreme Court will determine whether the Union's imposition of a ceiling limit for borrowing additional funds amounts to executive overreach