Case Archive

State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish

In a 8:1 majority, the Supreme Court overturned Sythentics and Chemicals (1990) which held that “intoxicating liquor” under Entry 8 of the State List referred only to potable liquor, taking it our of the scope of states’ powers

Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court unanimously held that Article 31C as upheld in Kesavananada Bharati (1973) remains in the Constitution after the decision in Minerva Mills (1980). The majority also held that not all privately owned property is a "material resource of the community" in an 8:1 majority.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi

A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.

Tej Prakash Pathak v Rajasthan High Court

The Supreme Court held that the ‘rules of the game’ in a selection process for a public post cannot be changed after the selection process has been initiated.

Central Organisation For Railway Electrification v ECL-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV), JSW Steel Limited v South Western Railway

The Supreme Court held that unilateral appointments of arbitrators breached the principles of equality

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.

Mineral Area Development Authority v Steel Authority of India

In a 8:1 majority, a nine-judge Constitution Bench held that state government's can impose tax on mines and minerals. It observed that "royalty" is distinct from tax.

Animal Welfare Board v Union Of India

The Supreme Court upheld the practice of Jallikattu, as permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

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.

Cox and Kings Ltd. v SAP India Pvt. Ltd.

The Supreme Court held that companies outside of an arbitration agreement can be made parties to arbitration proceedings as per the Group of Companies doctrine.