Case Archive

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India

The Supreme Court refused to entertain petitions under Article 32 which sought that the laws on succession and inheritance be uniform, disregarding the religion or gender of persons involved.

Arvind Ganpat Sawant v Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha

The Supreme Court will decide whether Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had the authority to recognise the merger of Shiv Sena UBT legislators with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh

A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..

Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar v State of Maharashtra

The Court will oversee the implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which provides 25 percent reservations to students from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups in private unaided schools.

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

Ridhima Pandey v Union of India

The Supreme Court will examine India’s international climate obligations and the government’s compliance with enforceable statutory and institutional measures under Article 21

State of Kerala v Governor for State of Kerala

The Kerala government withdrew its challenge against the Governor of Kerala challenging his delay in granting assent to state bills

Wildlife First v Union of India

The Supreme Court is assessing the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act 2006.

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.