Case Archive
Union of India v Union Carbide
The Supreme Court will reconsider the compensation granted to victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1989
MoreNext Hearing: January 12, 2023
Last Updated: January 13, 2023
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari J
Reservation in Promotion
Pending
Jarnail Singh v Lacchmi Narain Gupta
The Court looked into whether reservations for SCs and STs should extend to promotions, by assessing its 2006 Nagaraj judgment. It will now give clarifications on its 2018 judgment. The clarifications will determine how inadequate representation can be quantified through data.
MoreNext Hearing: August 17, 2022
Last Updated: December 26, 2022
Bench:L.N. Rao J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai 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
Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Pending
Madras Bar Association v Union of India
The Court will decide whether the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 should be struck down since it contains the provisions that were held to be unconstitutional in Madras Bar Association v Union of India (2021). The outcome of the judgment will have repercussions on the functioning of various tribunals and overall case pendency as well.
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Last Updated: November 28, 2022
Central Board Of Dawoodi Bohra Community v State Of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court will decide if excommunication can continue as a ‘protected right’ of the Dawoodi Bohra community. The Court will have the opportunity to provide clarity on the controversial Essential Religious Practices test through this case.
MoreNext Hearing: October 11, 2022
Last Updated: November 28, 2022
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 will decide if the Bar Council of India can create pre-enrollment and post-enrollment qualification criteria for advocates. The outcome of this case will determine if the Bar Council of India has powers to introduce entry barriers to candidates who wish to practise law.
MoreNext Hearing: September 27, 2022
Last Updated: November 28, 2022
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, A.S. Oka J, Vikram Nath J, J.K. Maheshwari 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
RTI and Judicial Independence
Decided
Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India v Subhash Chandra Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that the need for judicial independence does not stand in contradiction with that for transparency.
MoreLast Updated: October 21, 2022
Bench:N.V. Ramana CJI, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna J, Ranjan Gogoi CJI, Deepak Gupta J
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation v Afcons Gunanusa JV
The Supreme Court decided that party autonomy is paramount in arbitrations. Arbitrators, therefore, cannot decide their fees unilaterally.
MoreLast Updated: August 30, 2022
Narendra Modi’s Biopic Release
Decided
Sandeep Vinod Kumar Singh v Election Commission of India
A 3 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court chose not to interfere with an order passed by the Election Commission of India stalling the release of the PM Narendra Modi biopic.
MoreLast Updated: August 11, 2022
Bench:Sanjiv Khanna J, Ranjan Gogoi CJI