Indian Court Judgments — 2018

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Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs Union of India & Ors.

S.C.R. 1286 DR. ASHWANI KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (C) No. 193 of 2016) DECEMBER 13, 2018 [MADAN B. LOKUR AND DEEPAK GUPT…

13 December 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

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Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons I.A. No. 26542 of 2018 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 406 of 2013 vs .

Prisons Act, 1894 – Rights of prisoners on death row – Held: Convict on death row is entitled to have meetings with his immediate family mem…

13 December 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Nipun Saxena & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – s.228A – Victims of sexual offences – Protection of their identity – Directions issued – Held: No person can print or pub…

11 December 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

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Sourabh Brala and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.

Education/Educational Institutions: Medical college – MBBS Course – Allegation of students of 1st year MBBS course that respondent no. 5 Col…

6 December 2018 · R.F. Nariman, M.R. Shah

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M.C. Mehta vs Union of India & Ors.

Urban Development: Sealing of unauthorized/illegal dairy – By Milch Tax Inspector, on the direction of Director (Veterinary Services) of Eas…

22 November 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Common Cause vs Union of India & Ors.

S.C.R. 1204 COMMON CAUSE v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (IN RE: SARDA MINES PVT. LTD.) (I.A. No. 40 of 2015, I.A.No.42 of 2015, IA No.61 of 2015 i…

12 November 2018 · Disposed · Madan B. Lokur, Deepak Gupta

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Lt. Gen. Manomoy Ganguly, Vsm vs Union of India and Others

Armed Forces – Promotion – Appointment to the post of Director General Medical Services, Army (DGMS, Army) – Petitioner was promoted to the…

29 October 2018 · Allowed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Gopal Jha vs The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Lawyers’ Chambers (Allotment and Occupancy) Rules – Supreme Court invited applications for allotment of Lawyers’ chambers on 3…

25 October 2018 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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M. C. Mehta vs Union of India & Ors.

Environment – Vehicular pollution – Shift from Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) compliant vehicles to BS-VI compliant vehicles – Society of Indian Au…

24 October 2018 · Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta

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Arjun Gopal and Others vs Union of India and Others

Environment – Air Pollution – Petitioners prayed for directions to the respondents to take possible measures for checking the pollution by s…

23 October 2018 · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Kamal Nath vs Election Commission of India and Others

Election laws: Election Manual 2016 – Chapter XI – Clause 11.2.2.2 – Putting draft roll on website – Petitioner seeking publishing/providing…

12 October 2018 · Dismissed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Telangana Judges Association & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Judiciary: Subordinate judiciary – Recruitment process – Allocation of subordinate judicial officers to the different cadres in two States-S…

3 October 2018 · Disposed · A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan

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Kodungallur Film Society & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitution of India: Art. 32 – Eruption of mob violence, protests and demonstrations across the nation in the recent past, against cultura…

1 October 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.

Constitution of India: Arts. 25, 26 and 15 –Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965 – ss. 3, 4 – Kerala Hin…

28 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, R.F. Nariman, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Aseer Jamal vs Union of India & Ors.

S.C.R. 1278 ASEER JAMAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (C) No. 137 of 2018) SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 [DIPAK MISRA, CJI., A. M. KAHNWILKAR…

27 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016: s.7 – Whether the Aadhaar Act violates right…

26 September 2018 · Disposed · Dipak Misra, A.K. Sikri, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar,

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Swapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India

Constitution of India: Arts. 19(1)(a), 21 and 145(4) – Live streaming of proceedings of cases in Supreme Court having public importance – So…

26 September 2018 · Allowed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar

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Lok Prahari, through Its General Secretary S.N. Shukla vs Election Commission of India & Ors.

Representation of the People Act, 1951 – s.8 – Disqualification u/s.8 on conviction for certain offences – Stay of conviction by the Appella…

26 September 2018 · Dismissed · Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar