Case Archive
Election Commission Appointments
Decided
Anoop Baranwal v Union of India
The Supreme Court held that a committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India will advise the President on appointments to the Election Commission of India until Parliament enacts a law on the subject.
MoreLast Updated: March 4, 2023
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Hrishikesh Roy J, C.T. Ravikumar J
Decriminalisation of Adultery
Decided
Joseph Shine v Union of India
On September 27th 2018, the Court decriminalised adultery. On January 31st 2023, the Court clarified that decriminalising adultery did not impact members of the Armed Forces.
MoreLast Updated: February 2, 2023
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Sanjiv Khanna J, C.T. Ravikumar J
Whatsapp-Facebook Privacy
Pending
Karmanya Singh Sareen v Union of India
The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to WhatsApps privacy policy for violating the right to privacy. The policy permits WhatsApp to share data with Facebook and all its group companies for the purposes of commercial advertising and marketing.
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Last Updated: January 31, 2023
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Hrishikesh Roy J, C.T. Ravikumar J
Common Cause v Union of India
In 2018 the Supreme Court recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental right and prescribed guidelines for terminally ill patients to enforce the right. In 2023 the Supreme Court modified the guidelines to make the right to die with dignity more accessible.
MoreLast Updated: January 25, 2023
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Hrishikesh Roy J, C.T. Ravikumar J
Animal Welfare Board v Union Of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the practice of Jallikattu is protected as a cultural right under Article 29 of the Constitution of India, 1950
MoreNext Hearing: November 29, 2022
Last Updated: December 8, 2022
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Hrishikesh Roy J, C.T. Ravikumar J
POCSO Implementation
Pending
In Re: Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents
The Court is framing guidelines and issuing directions to ensure the prompt delivery of justice for victims of child sexual abuse.
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Last Updated: July 14, 2022
Bench:Aniruddha Bose J, Hemant Gupta J
State of Punjab v Davinder Singh
The Supreme Court will decide whether State legislation can give preferential treatment to specific castes within the Scheduled Castes.
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Last Updated: December 24, 2021
Bench:Arun Mishra J, Indira Banerjee J, Vineet Saran J, M.R. Shah J, Aniruddha Bose J
Aadhaar- Social Media Linking
Pending
Facebook Inc v Union of India
The Supreme Court must decide whether to transfer to itself cases regarding mandatory Aadhaar-social media linking, currently pending before three High Courts.
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Last Updated: December 17, 2021
Bench:Deepak Gupta J, Aniruddha Bose J
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor
Pending
Union of India v K. Lakshminarayanan
The Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal on the question of whether the Chief Minister or the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of Puducherry.
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Last Updated: December 17, 2021