Indian Court Judgments — 2023

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In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution vs .

Article 370 of the Constitution of India incorporated special arrangements for the governance of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The Preside…

11 December 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan

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Case Details Government of NCT of Delhi vs Union of India & Ors.

Whether the Union Government has the unilateral power to appoint the Chief Secretary of NCTD and; whether the Union Government has the power…

29 November 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Public Interest Committee for Scheduling Specific Areas and Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Matter pertains to the scope of the Court’s power to issue directions for the grant of proportional representation for the Limboo-Tamang Sch…

23 November 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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State of Punjab vs Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab and Another

(i) Whether the Governor can withhold action on Bills which have been passed by the State Legislature; (ii) Whether it is permissible in law…

10 November 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Anr.

Writ petition in the nature of public interest sought expeditious disposal of criminal cases against elected members of the Parliament and L…

9 November 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

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Dilip B Jiwrajka vs Union of India & Ors.

Constitutional validity of ss.95 to 100 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

9 November 2023 · Dismissed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Case Details Dr. Balram Singh vs Union of India & Ors.

Implementation of the provisions of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and the Employment of…

20 October 2023 · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Case Details Initiatives for Inclusion Foundation & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Writ petitioner sought directions for implementation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013…

19 October 2023 · S. Ravindra Bhat, Dipankar Datta

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Case Details Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. vs Union of India

The issues were primarily two-fold: (a) the status of the right to marry for LGBTQ+ couples and (b) depending upon the answer to the first,…

17 October 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S. Ravindra Bhat, Hima

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Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates u/ss.16 and 23(5), Advocates Act, 1961 as well as u/Or. IV, r.2, Supreme Court Rules, 2013, if…

16 October 2023 · Dismissed · Sanjay Kishan Kaul, C.T. Ravikumar, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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Case Details Kishan Chand Jain vs Union of India & Ors.

The petitioner urges that the State Information Commissions should allow the option of virtual hearings along with physical hearings.

9 October 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

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Divya vs Union of India & Ors.

What is the eligibility criterion for a candidate to stake a valid claim under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Category as per the Civ…

9 October 2023 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, K.V. Viswanathan

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Pallavi vs Union of India & Ors.

The petitioner-foreign national, challenges the rejection of candidature to a Post graduate medical seat when she was allowed to appear in t…

1 September 2023 · Allowed · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Case Details Bachpan Bachao Andolan vs Union of India & Ors.

The role of a ‘support person’ as envisaged in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020. Protection of Children from Sexu…

18 August 2023 · S. Ravindra Bhat, Aravind Kumar

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Case Details Kishan Chand Jain vs Union of India & Ors.

Direction sought by Writ Petitioner to implement the mandate of s.4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Right to Information Act, 2005 –…

17 August 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwal

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Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi vs Union of India & Ors.

Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance 2023: Constitutional validity of – Preamble to the NCT Ordinance 202…

20 July 2023 · D.Y. Chandrachud, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

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Sivanandan C T and Others vs High Court of Kerala and Others

Rule 2(c)(iii) of the Kerala State Higher Judicial Services Special Rules 1961 stipulates that 25% of the posts in the category shall be fil…

12 July 2023 · Disposed · D.Y. Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimh

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Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Union of India & Ors.

Service Law – Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – s.25(d) – Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 – s.4B(1) – Fundamental Rules,…

11 July 2023 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol