Case Archive

Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India

A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Governor can exercise three options on bills presented for assent and cannot withhold them indefinitely. It also held that the actions of the Governor and President are non-justiciable

Ridhima Pandey v Union of India

The Supreme Court will examine India’s international climate obligations and the government’s compliance with enforceable statutory and institutional measures under Article 21

State of Kerala v Governor for State of Kerala

The Kerala government withdrew its challenge against the Governor of Kerala challenging his delay in granting assent to state bills

Wildlife First v Union of India

The Supreme Court is assessing the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act 2006.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi

A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.

Tej Prakash Pathak v Rajasthan High Court

The Supreme Court held that the ‘rules of the game’ in a selection process for a public post cannot be changed after the selection process has been initiated.

Central Organisation For Railway Electrification v ECL-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV), JSW Steel Limited v South Western Railway

The Supreme Court held that unilateral appointments of arbitrators breached the principles of equality

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.

Sita Soren v Union of India

A seven-Judge Bench unanimously held that a lawmaker does not enjoy immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution against bribery.

Cox and Kings Ltd. v SAP India Pvt. Ltd.

The Supreme Court held that companies outside of an arbitration agreement can be made parties to arbitration proceedings as per the Group of Companies doctrine.