Case Archive

Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited

The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority held that courts have a limited power to modify an arbitral award under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act

Arvind Kejriwal v Directorate of Enforcement

The Supreme Court will consider whether the ‘need and necessity of arrest’ is a distinct ground to challenge the validity of an arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002

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.

Aligarh Muslim University Through its Registrar Faizan Mustafa v Naresh Agarwal

The Court laid down parameters to identify a minority educational institution and directed a smaller regular bench to determine the minority status of AMU on the basis of the parameters

Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema v Union of India

The Court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.

Sajal Awasthi v Union of India

The Court is hearing two separate challenges to the constitutional validity of the 2019 amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited v Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC)

The Supreme Court will decide whether writ petitions against orders of the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council are maintainable

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which prevents the conversion of the religious character of places of worship.

Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh

The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.

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.