Case Archive
Union of India v Union Carbide
The Supreme Court rejected the Union's plea to increase the compensation given to victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy as a part of the 1989 settlement with the Union Carbide Corporation.
MoreLast Updated: March 14, 2023
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Bar Council of India v Bonnie FOI Law College
The Supreme Court upheld the Bar Council of India's power to conduct the All India Bar Examination, which is compulsory for advocates who wish the argue and practice before all courts.
MoreLast Updated: March 6, 2023
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Central Board Of Dawoodi Bohra Community v State Of Maharashtra
The SC referred the challenges to the Dawoodi Bohra leader's power to excommunicate members of the community to the 9-Judge Bench in the Sabarimala Review case.
MoreLast Updated: March 6, 2023
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Next Hearing: April 4, 2022
Last Updated: February 14, 2023
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, M.M. Sundresh J
Shilpa Sailesh v Varun Sreenivasan
The Supreme Court will decide if it can directly grant divorce by using Article 142 without referring parties to the Family Court
MoreNext Hearing: September 29, 2022
Last Updated: December 16, 2022
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if Section 2(f) of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004 and Section 2(c) of The National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 is constitutionally valid. This case will determine if minority status should be granted according to national population or on a state-wise basis.
MoreNext Hearing: October 19, 2022
Last Updated: November 28, 2022
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, A.S. Oka J
C.B.I. v R.R. Kishore
The SC will determine if immunity against arrest extends to older pending cases after the provision granting immunity was struck down
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Last Updated: November 3, 2022
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Fundamental Right to Privacy
Decided
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of India
The Supreme Court held that a fundamental right to privacy is guaranteed under the Constitution of India.
MoreLast Updated: August 24, 2022
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Abdul Nazeer J, Rohinton Nariman J, S.K. Kaul J, J.S. Khehar CJI, Sharad Bobde CJI, Jasti Chelameswar J, Abhay Sapre J, A.K. Sikri J
Article 370
Pending
Manohar Lal Sharma v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the Presidential Orders that removed Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which bi-furcated the State into two Union Territories.
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Last Updated: March 22, 2022
Bench:N.V. Ramana CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Subhash Reddy J, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J
Rafale Fighter Jet Deal
Decided
Manohar Lal Sharma v Narendra Damodardas Modi
In 2018, the court in a unanimous judgment decided not to order a court monitored investigation of the Union government's purchase of Rafale fighter aircraft. In 2019, it rejected to review its judgment.
MoreLast Updated: December 24, 2021
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, S.K. Kaul J, Ranjan Gogoi CJI