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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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Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule vs Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari Bank Limited
SC · 5 May 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 1038 : 2020 INSC 382
Constitution of India – Seventh Schedule – List I, Entry 45; List II, Entry 32 – Power of the Parliament to legislate – Applicability of SARFAESI Act, 2002 to co-operative banks – Held: Co-operative banks registered unde…
Re : Vijay Kurle & Ors. vs Re:
SC · 27 April 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 1014 : 2020 INSC 373
Constitution of India – Art. 129 and 142 – Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – s. 15 – The Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975 – Powers of the Supreme Court of India in relation to dealing wi…
Benedict Denis Kinny vs Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 1080 : 2020 INSC 320
Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 – s. 5B – In one civil appeal, the respondent and appellant contested the election on the seat of counsellor in Mumbai Municipal Corporation reser…
Dr. Shah Faesal and Ors. vs Union of India and Anr.
SC · 2 March 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 1115 : 2020 INSC 253
Constitution of India – Art.370 – On August 5, 2019, two Constitution Orders were issued by the President, in exercise of power u/Art.370, which made the Constitution of India applicable to the State of Jammu & Kashmir i…
District Bar Association, Dehradun through a Its Secretary vs Ishwar Shandilya & Ors.
SC · 28 February 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 299 : 2020 INSC 237
Advocates – Strikes – Constitution of India – Art. 19(1)(a) – The advocates in the entire District of Dehradun, in several districts of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar district in the State of Uttarakhand were boycotting…
Dheeraj Mor vs Hon’ble High Court of Delhi
SC · 19 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 161 : 2017 INSC 64
Constitution of India – Arts.233-235 – Interpretation of Art.233 – Eligibility of members of subordinate judicial service for appointment as District Judge against the quota reserved for bar members by way of direct recr…
The Secretary, Ministry of Defence vs Babita Puniya & Ors.
SC · 17 February 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 833 : 2020 INSC 198
Constitution of India: Arts. 14, 15 (1) and 16(1) – Induction of women in Army under Women Special Entry Scheme (Officers) [WSES] for a period of 5 years – The initial process under WSES replaced by Short Service Commiss…
Rambabu Singh Thakur vs Sunil Arora & Ors.
SC · 13 February 2020
[2020] 2 S.C.R. 925 : 2020 INSC 177
Election Laws: Criminalisation of politics in India – In *Public Interest Foundation and Ors. v. Union of India, this Court had issued certain directions observing the increasing criminalisation of politics in India and…
Mukesh Kumar vs Union of India and Others
SC · 29 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 761 : 2020 INSC 103
Constitution of India – Arts. 32, 72 and 161 – Rejection of mercy petition filed by a death-row convict – Judicial review of – Petitioner was convicted in Nirbhaya’s case which relates to the gang rape of the victim – Th…
Vidya Devi vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 749 : 2020 INSC 23
Constitution of India – Arts. 31, 136, 142 and 300A – Respondent-State took over the land of the appellant in 1967–68 for the construction of Nadaun-Sujanpur Road, without taking recourse to acquisition proceedings or fo…
Sk. Md. Rafique vs Managing Committee, Contai Rahamania High Madrasah and Others
SC · 6 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 185 : 2020 INSC 3
Constitution of India: Art. 30(1) – Aided ‘ Madrasah’ (a minority institution) – Process of appointment of teachers in – Taken over and entrusted to Commission constituted under West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Ac…
Joint Secretary (Cofeposa), Ministry of Finance, New Delhi vs Ankit Ashok Jalan
SC · 22 November 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 169 : 2019 INSC 1276
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 – Passing of detention order in case of person already in judicial custody – Subjective satisfaction of the Detaining Authority– One ‘A’ c…
Kantaru Rajeevaru vs Indian Young Lawyers Association Thr. Its General Secretary and Ors.
SC · 14 November 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 599 : 2019 INSC 1248
Constitution of India — Art. 137 and Arts. 12, 14, 15, 17, 25(1), 25(2)(b), 26, 32, 51A, 73(2), 75(4), 99, 164(3) & 188 r/w Third Schedule, 129, 136, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145(3), 154(2)(a), 162, 266, 258(2), 277, 301-304,…
Hari Niwas Gupta vs State of Bihar and Another
SC · 8 November 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 443 : 2019 INSC 1227
Constitution of India – Clause (b) of the second proviso to Art.311(2) – News item published in local daily that the Nepal Police apprehended three judicial officers-appellants belonging to the State of Bihar, allegedly…
Satinder Singh Bhasin vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
SC · 6 November 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 69 : 2019 INSC 1214
Constitution of India: Art. 32 – FIRs lodged in the State of U.P. and in the State of NCT of Delhi – Writ petition u/Art. 32 of Constitution – Seeking writ of Mandamus directing CBI to take over investigation of all the…
Mrinalini Padh vs Union of India & Others
SC · 4 November 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 811 : 2019 INSC 1202
Constitution of India: Art.32 – Petition under – Seeking direction for investigation/inquiry into the disappearance of keys to the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ of ‘Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri’ – Also sought direction for appointment…
Andhra Kesari College of Education & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 25 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 669 : 2019 INSC 1081
Constitution of India: Art. 30(1) – Right to administer minority institutions – Impugned Government Orders in respect of admission to B.Ed. Course in the minority institutions challenged as violative of Art.30(1) – Held:…
Dr. P. S. Malik vs High Court of Delhi & Anr.
SC · 21 August 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 957 : 2019 INSC 936
Constitution of India – Arts.233 and 235 – Petitioner was working as Additional District Judge at Dwarka, New Delhi –Written complaints submitted against the petitioner, to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, b…
Maharashtra Chess Association vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 29 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 304 : 2019 INSC 823
Constitution of India – Art.226 – Ouster of High Court’s jurisdiction under, in view of existence of alternate remedy under the private agreement entered between the parties – If permissible – Second respondent, central…
Union of India and Others vs Junu Gayary
SC · 26 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 843 : 2019 INSC 818
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Constitution of India – Art.21 – Respondent-writ petitioner filed a writ petition u/Art.21 before the High Court alleging that her husband was picked up by army personnel from the house of a re…
Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Govt of West Bengal & Ors.
SC · 11 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 679 : 2019 INSC 517
Constitution of India – Arts. 19, 32 – Petitioners produced Bengali film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a social and political satire about ghosts – Second petitioner-Director of the film received letter on 11 Feb. 19, four…
State Trading Corporation of India Ltd vs M/s Global Steel Holding Limited & Ors.
SC · 12 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 1040 : 2019 INSC 355
Constitution of India: Art. 136 r/w Art. 142 – Power under – Exercise of – On facts, settlement agreements between the parties – Payment of Rs 600 crores by the respondent towards interest@ 8% p.a. by the stipulated peri…
Asharfi Devi (D) Thr. Lrs. vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 1 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 855 : 2019 INSC 124
Constitution of India – Art. 142 – Powers under – Invocation of – Ceiling proceedings challenged in a writ petition – Dismissed by the High Court – Review application also dismissed – Appeal only against the review order…
N. Sankaranarayanan vs The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board & Ors.
SC · 31 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 820 : 2019 INSC 117
Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Writ petition – Maintainability of – Writ petition by the appellant to settle his personal property rights disputes qua respondent Nos. 2 and 3members of the family – Held: Such Writ pe…
Ramesh Sanka vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 25 January 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 425 : 2019 INSC 92
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Personal contractual rights inter se the employee and his employer – Petitioner alleged that Respondent No.12 - a Limited Company committed several financial irregularities in their busin…
Janhit Manch through Its President Bhagvanji Raiyani & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 860 : 2018 INSC 1202
Constitution of India – Art.226 – Government of Maharashtra launched comprehensive slum rehabilitation scheme – Prayer in writ petition inter alia to review the existing 1991 Regulations and the Transferable Development…
Sanjay Kumar Jha vs Prakash Chandra Chaudhary & Ors.
SC · 5 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 893 : 2018 INSC 1160
Constitution of India: Art. 226 – Jurisdiction under – Scope of – Held: In exercise of jurisdiction u/s. 226, High Court cannot sit in appeal over the findings recorded by a competent administrative authority, nor reappr…
U.P. Jal Nigam & Ors. vs Ajit Singh Patel & Ors.
SC · 15 November 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 804 : 2018 INSC 1061
Constitution of India: Art. 136 – Special Leave Petition – Maintainability of – Order (dated 11.8.2017) of competent authority of appellant, declaring appointment of 122 candidates as void ab initio – Challenged in writ…
State of Mizoram vs Dr. C. Sangnghina
SC · 30 October 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 68 : 2018 INSC 1019
Constitution of India – Art.20(2) – Principle of double jeopardy – When not applicable – Case registered against the respondent-accused u/s.13(1)(c)(d)(e) r/w s.13(2), 1988 Act and s.409,IPC– Special Court discharged the…
Kalpana Vyas vs Raj Kumar Rangwani
SC · 29 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 572 : 2018 INSC 1012
Constitution of India – Art.227 – Jurisdiction of High Court – Scope of – Eviction petition filed by the appellant-landlady against the respondent-tenant on ground of bona fide need – Petition dismissed by Rent Tribunal…

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