Case Archive

Venkatesh Nayak v Union of India

The Court will decide the constitutionality of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, including the amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act 2005.

Indian Union Muslim League v Union of India

The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association

A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional

Benazeer Heena v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide whether Talaq-e-Hasan under Muslim personal law violates Articles 14, 15, 21 and 25 of the Constitution.

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

Rahul Ramesh Wagh v State of Maharashtra

The Court will decide whether 27 per cent OBC reservations in the Maharashtra local body elections breach the 50 per cent reservation ceiling.

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.