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
Last Updated: November 20, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, Vikram Nath J, P.S. Narasimha J, A.S. Chandurkar J
Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Decided
Madras Bar Association v Union of India
The Court struck down provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 on the ground that Parliament had reintroduced provisions that were previously declared unconstitutional by the Court.
Last Updated: November 19, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, K.V. Chandran J
All India Judges Association v Union of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench framed binding guidelines for determining seniority in the Higher Judicial Service.
Last Updated: November 19, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, Vikram Nath J, K.V. Chandran J, Joymalya Bagchi J
Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota
Last Updated: October 9, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, M.M. Sundresh J, Aravind Kumar J, S.C. Sharma J, K.V. Chandran J
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.
Next Hearing:
Last Updated: September 16, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, K.V. Chandran J
In re: Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
The Court will decide whether the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, violates the freedom of religious denominations to manage their affairs. The decision will determine the degree of the Union’s control over the management of Waqf properties.
Next Hearing: September 15, 2025
Last Updated: September 15, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, A.G. Masih J
Arjun Flour Mills v State of Orissa
The Supreme Court will decide whether state governments are constitutionally permitted to collect sales tax based on annual turnover.
Next Hearing: January 9, 2024
Last Updated: August 25, 2025
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
Gujarat Police Encounters
Pending
Javed Akhtar v State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2006.
Next Hearing: January 18, 2024
Last Updated: August 19, 2025
Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Sandeep Mehta J
Tribunals and the Finance Act
Pending
Rojer Mathew v South Indian Bank Ltd.
The Supreme Court is deciding whether Part XIV of the Finance Act, 2017 which pertains to tribunals was unconstitutionally enacted by the Lok Sabha.
Next Hearing:
Last Updated: August 19, 2025
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
In Re: Orders of Calcutta High Court dated 24.01.2024 and 25.01.2024 and ancillary issues
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of conflicting orders of two benches of the Calcutta High Court, where Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay also levied allegations of misconduct on Justice Soumen Sen.
Next Hearing: February 19, 2024
Last Updated: August 19, 2025
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, Aniruddha Bose J