Justice Hemant Gupta authored impactful Judgments in criminal law cases and a controversial Judgment on his penultimate day at the SC.

The issue of sub-classification in reservations has been pending before a 7-Judge Constitution Bench for nearly two years without a hearing.

The Supreme Court focused on the data behind reservation policies and laid down conditions to justify reservations.

Reservations in public employment for persons with disability and for SC/STs have been treated differently by the Supreme Court.