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Supreme Court judgments on Constitution of India

326 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association vs Union Territory of J&K and Ors.
SC · 10 September 2026
[2026] 9 S.C.R. 612 : 2026 INSC 981
Whether the Government Order No.25-JK(YSS) of 2026 dated 19.06.2026, insofar as it operates to deny respondent no.3 permission/NOC and relieving for the national sporting assignments forming the subject matter of WP(C) N…
M/s GVV Constructions Private Limited vs The Union of India & Ors.
SC · 8 September 2026
[2026] 9 S.C.R. 561 : 2026 INSC 976
Whether the observation of the Division Bench that “the Arbitrator is at liberty to decide the claim of the appellant strictly in accordance with the terms of the contract agreed upon between the parties”, travels beyond…
Sakshi Sharma vs Aman Sinha
SC · 3 September 2026
[2026] 9 S.C.R. 542 : 2026 INSC 960
Whether, having regard to a Settlement Agreement voluntarily and amicably arrived at between the parties through mediation, this Court should exercise its jurisdiction u/Art.142 of Constitution to dissolve marriage by mu…
Keshvendra Singh vs Shankar Singh and Anr.
SC · 17 August 2026
[2026] 9 S.C.R. 209 : 2026 INSC 866
Whether the High Court was justified in directing that Session Trial No.934 of 2023, then pending in the Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge, was to be kept in abeyance and in further directing…
Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz & Anr. vs P. Ayyappan & Ors.
SC · 19 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 647
Whether the right to walk is a Fundamental Right; whether the High Court erred in reducing the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Ravi Shankar Singh & Ors.
SC · 10 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 297 : 2026 INSC 650
Issue arose as regards the power and jurisdiction of the High Court to issue the directions that trial court while trying a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act to examine the sanctioning authority exercising powe…
Baksish Ahmad vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 9 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 220 : 2026 INSC 630
Whether the High Court was right in refusing to entertain, try and adjudicate the writ petition of the appellant on the ground of forum non conveniens.
Sahil Abdulsattar Mansuri & Ors. vs Safimahamad Fafirbhai Mansuri & Ors.
SC · 4 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 67 : 2026 INSC 626
Matter pertains to inordinate delay of nearly two decades in the investigation of the criminal complaint.
Sonal Talpada vs Veerbhan Singh
SC · 2 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 49 : 2026 INSC 620
Whether the Respondent-husband was subjected to ‘cruelty’ within the meaning of law and; whether the marital bond between the parties has ruptured to such an extent that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, render…
Padam Mehta and Another vs State of Rajasthan and Others
SC · 12 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 597 : 2026 INSC 476
Matter arose as regards inclusion of Rajasthani language as medium of instructions for education and public employment.
Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 4 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 273 : 2026 INSC 442
Whether u/Art.226 of the Constitution of India a direction could be given to State Authorities to register an FIR without the applicant first having taken recourse to the alternative remedies provided in law.
The State of Kerala vs M. Vijayakumar & Ors.
SC · 10 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 119 : 2026 INSC 352
If Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) are to be added on salary and pension payable to serving employees and retired employees, respectively, whether there could be a higher rate for enhancement of DA than…
Malkit Singh and Anr. vs State of U.T. Chandigarh and Ors.
SC · 9 April 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 550 : 2026 INSC 341
The appellant herein sought removal of encroachments on public paths, roads and public property made by fruit vendors, rehri vendors, hawkers, squatters and other vendors which are creating nuisance, traffic hazards, hin…
Save Mon Region Federation & Anr. vs The State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 6 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 1 : 2026 INSC 320
The principal issue that arises for consideration is whether the allegations and the prima facie material relating to the award and execution of public works contracts, including the asserted pattern of repeated departur…
Vishvjeet and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
SC · 17 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 184 : 2026 INSC 254
Matter pertained to acts of hooliganism by the Barabanki Bar Members by attacking advocate representing petitioners in toll plaza case.
Mizo Chief Council Mizoram, Thr. President Shri L. Chinzah vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 13 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 58 : 2026 INSC 236
The present writ petition has been filed by the Mizo Chief Council, through its President, on behalf of the tribal chieftains. The primary grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents seized/acquired the lands of…
Manohar Lal vs Commissioner of Police & Ors.
SC · 12 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 358 : 2026 INSC 234
Matter pertains to dismissal of police constable without conducting departmental inquiry, holding that it was not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry.
Ravi Khokhar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 12 March 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 112 : 2026 INSC 233
Whether the Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) could be treated as “State” or “other authority” within the meaning of Art.12 of the Constitution of India.
Rachana Gangu & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 10 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 393 : 2026 INSC 218
Whether the absence of a uniform policy governing compensation in cases of death or injury following administration of COVID-19 vaccination results in violation of right to life protected under the Constitution; if yes,…
Anurag Krishna Sinha vs State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 465 : 2026 INSC 219
i) Whether the Smt. Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 is manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India; ii) Whether the impugned…
Abhishek Sharma vs The State of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors.
SC · 9 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 335 : 2026 INSC 220
Whether the respondent-State was justified in law in classifying the present appellants, who were engaged on an academic arrangement basis under the impugned SRO No. 384 titled “Jammu and Kashmir Medical and Dental Educa…
U.P. Junior High School Council Instructor Welfare Association vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 4 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 323 : 2026 INSC 117
Whether part time contractual instructors/teachers appointed in Upper Primary School in the State of U.P. are entitled to revision of their honorarium of Rs.7,000/- per month which was fixed for a contract period of elev…
P. Suresh vs D.Kalaivani & Ors.
SC · 3 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 558 : 2026 INSC 121
Could the High Court entertain an application invoking and exercising its powers of superintendence u/Art.227 of the Constitution, even where a specific remedial provision available in the Code of Civil Procedure Code, 1…
Sandeep Singh Bora vs Narendra Singh Deopa & Ors.
SC · 2 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 257 : 2026 INSC 105
The instant appeal is directed against the interim order dated 18.07.2025 passed by the High Court wherein it directed the Returning Officer to allot a symbol to respondent no.1 (the writ petitioner) and permit him to pa…
Sujata Bora vs Coal India Limited & Ors.
SC · 13 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 590 : 2026 INSC 53
Whether the appellant was wrongly denied employment, despite having qualified for the interview, and declared unfit on the ground that she had multiple disability but had applied as a visually handicapped candidate (sinc…
Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 13 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 168 : 2026 INSC 56
Effective implementation of the mandate of s.12, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ensuring admission of at least twenty-five percent of class strength in unaided schools with children of weake…
Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
SC · 5 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 609 : 2026 INSC 2
Matter pertains to grant of bail to accused-appellants in relation to arrests made pursuant to Delhi Riots, 2020, considering the prolonged incarceration, and the constitutional plea u/Art.21 of the Constitution.
Mission Accessibility vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 3 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 443 : 2025 INSC 1376
In the instant petition, the petitioner sought for the modification of the timeline for scribe registration in the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission and for permitting the use of lap…
Abhishek Gupta vs Dinesh Kumar & Ors.
SC · 3 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 479 : 2025 INSC 1406
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Division Bench of the High Court erred in dismissing the Special Appeal filed by the appellant herein assailing the order of the Single Judge in a petition u/Art.22…
Mihir Rajesh Shah vs State of Maharashtra and Another
SC · 6 November 2025
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 291 : 2025 INSC 1288
Whether in each and every case, even arising out of an offence under Penal Code, 1860 now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 would it be necessary to furnish grounds of arrest to an accused either before arrest or forthwith a…

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