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

All India Judges Association v Union of India

A five-judge Constitution Bench framed binding guidelines for determining seniority in the Higher Judicial Service.

Anjali Bharadwaj v Union of India

The Court is monitoring the steps taken by the Union and State governments to fill vacancies in the Central and State Information Commissions.

Harsh Ajay Singh v Union of India

The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the Agnipath Recruitment Scheme for the armed forces. The scheme was announced by the Union on June 14th 2022.

Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls is arbitrary and unconstitutional

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.

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.

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.

Thangjam Santa Singh @Santa Khurai v. Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the guidelines imposing a permanent ban on transgender persons, men who have sex with men, and female sex workers from donating blood is constitutional. This case presents an opportunity for the Court to join the global departure from permanent bans based on gender and sexual orientation stereotypes.

Jaya Thakur v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 is contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Anoop Baranwal (2023). The Act sets up a committee to nominate members to the ECI.