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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 Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs The State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 28 September 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 561 : 2017 INSC 1040
Constitution of India: Arts. 25, 26 and 15 –Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965 – ss. 3, 4 – Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Rules, 1965 – r. 3(b) – Sab…
Romila Thapar and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 28 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 951 : 2018 INSC 912
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Writ petition filed by five persons, as next best friend of five activists-accused who were arrested purportedly in connection with FIR No.4/18 – Said FIR registered in Pune in relation t…
State of Orissa vs Dasarathi Meher
SC · 27 September 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 443 : 2018 INSC 900
Constitution of India – Arts.341 and 342 – 1950 Presidential Order declared “Kulis” to be Scheduled Tribe in the appellant-State – However, 1956 Presidential Order declared “Kuli” to be Scheduled Caste in Sambalpur Distr…
Jarnail Singh & Others vs Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 663 : 2018 INSC 881
Constitution of India – Arts.16(4-A), 16(4-B), 335, 341 and 342 – Interpretation of – Reservation in promotion – Judgment in M. Nagaraj case – Correctness of – Referred to five judge Constitution Bench – Held: Judgment i…
Swapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 57 : 2018 INSC 886
Constitution of India: Arts. 19(1)(a), 21 and 145(4) – Live streaming of proceedings of cases in Supreme Court having public importance – Sought by filing Writ Petition u/Art.32 – Held: Open trials and its access to the…
Jagjit Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 405 : 2018 INSC 883
Constitution of India – Art.136 – Contours of jurisdiction under – Appellant’s wife died along with her child by way of drowning in a river within seven years of her marriage – Trial Court convicted the appellant u/s.304…
Public Interest Foundation & Ors. vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 25 September 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 141 : 2018 INSC 862
Constitution of India: Articles 102 (a) to (d) and (e); 324 – In order to curb criminalization of politics, whether the court can issue mandamus to Parliament to pass a legislation debarring a person facing charges of se…
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 25 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 92 : 2018 INSC 866
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Writ petition for issuing writ/direction to debar the legislators (MPs/MLAs/MLCs) from practising as an Advocate, during the period when they are Members of Parliament or of State Assembl…
Pankaj Sinha vs Union of India and Others
SC · 14 September 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 334 : 2018 INSC 819
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Protection of leprosy affected persons and their family members – Petitioner sought directions for the Union of India and the States to conduct periodic national survey for determining ne…
Medical Council of India vs State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 12 September 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 213 : 2018 INSC 810
Constitution of India: Articles 14, 50 and 213 (1) – Principle of ‘Separation of Powers’ – Admission of 180 students to MBBS course were quashed by Admission Supervisory Committee – The order was affirmed by High Court a…
N. Radhakrishnan @ Radhakrishnan Varenickal vs Union of India and Others
SC · 5 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 784
Constitution of India – Art.19(2) – Freedom of speech and expression – Imposition of reasonable restriction – Petitioner seeking issuance of writ to ban the novel named ‘Meesha’ – Allegation that the said literary work i…
Bir Singh vs Delhi Jal Board & Ors.
SC · 30 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 513 : 2018 INSC 766
Constitution of India – Arts. 16(4), 341(1) and 342(1) – Interplay and interaction amongst – Extent and nature of – Whether the Presidential Order issued u/Art.341(1) or Art.342(1) has any bearing on the State’s action i…
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan vs The Union of India & Anr.
SC · 23 July 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 586 : 2018 INSC 635
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) – Right to protest – Right to assemble peaceably and without arms – Writ petitions seeking quashing of the repeated imposition of police order u/s. 144 Cr.P.C. by wh…
Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs Union of India and Others
SC · 17 July 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 291 : 2018 INSC 617
Constitution of India – Art. 32 – Cow protection groups indulging in violence – Cow vigilantism and other incidents of lynching – Writ petition u/Art. 32 seeking direction to State to take immediate and necessary action…
Shanti Bhushan vs Supreme Court of India through Its Registrar and Another
SC · 6 July 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 972 : 2018 INSC 589
Constitution of India – Art.145 – Administrative authority of Chief Justice of India in preparing roster for allocation of cases – Clarification of – Held: Per A.K. Sikri, J.: The Constitution is silent on the role of th…
Government of NCT of Delhi vs Union of India & Another
SC · 4 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 194
Constitution of India: Art. 239AA and 239AB – Special provisions with respect to Delhi – National Capital Territory of Delhi – Status of – Held: NCT of Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a State under the present con…
Tehseen Poonawalla vs Union of India and Anr.
SC · 19 April 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 369
Constitution of India – Art.32 – Judge Loya death case – Writ petitions seeking inquiry into the circumstances of the death of the Judge who was presiding over the criminal trial wherein one of the accused was the Nation…
Asok Pande vs Supreme Court of India Thr. Its Registrar and Ors.
SC · 11 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 337 : 2018 INSC 326
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 136, 145 – Power of CJI to constitute Benches and allocate work to different Benches – Petitioner seeking mandamus for evolution of “set procedure” for constituting Benches-three judge Be…
Krishanakant Tamrakar vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 28 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1098 : 2018 INSC 288
Constitution of India: Arts. 14 and 21 – Access to speedy justice – Appellant-accused (sentenced to life imprisonment by trial court) was denied bail during pendency of his appeal before High Court – Appeal to Supreme Co…
National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (Ncc-Cl) vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 19 March 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 204 : 2018 INSC 244
Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 – Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996 – Implementation of the Acts – BOCW Act and Cess Ac…
Sunil Samdaria vs Union of India through Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice and Others
SC · 23 February 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 289 : 2018 INSC 202
Constitution of India – Arts. 217 and 224 – Appointment of Additional Judges of High Court – Petitioner challenged appointment of respondent nos.2 and 3 as Additional Judges of High Court on two grounds – Firstly, both t…
Chairman Cum Managing Director, Ennore Port Trust (Presently Known As Kamarajar Port Limited) vs V. Manoharan and Ors.
SC · 15 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 644 : 2018 INSC 149
Constitution of India – Art.226 – Writ petition under, involving questions of facts – Maintainability of – In Chennai Port Trust, in order to carry out loading, unloading etc. of coal and iron ore, numbers of workers wer…
Swaraj Abhiyan and Anr. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 13 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 991 : 2018 INSC 138
Constitution of India: Art. 32 – Public Interest Litigation – Writ petition seeking direction for investigation into the alleged anomalies/irregularities in the purchase of helicopter by the State of Chhattisgarh and als…
Dheeraj Mor vs Hon’ble High Court of Delhi
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 828 : 2018 INSC 46
Constitution of India: Art. 233 – Appointment of District Judges, by way of direct recruitment – Whether the eligibility for appointment is to be seen only at the time of appointment or at the time of application or both…
Russel Joy vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 11 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 206 : 2018 INSC 24
Constitution of India – Art. 32 – 121 years old Mullaperiyar dam in the State of Kerala, Chief Engineer of the dam project envisaged the lifetime of the dam for a period of 50 years – Need for assessment of lifespan of M…
Shyam Narayan Chouksey vs Union of India & Others
SC · 9 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 1147 : 2018 INSC 14
National Anthem/National Flag – Constitution of India – Art.32 – Petitioner, a public spirited person, sought direction commanding the respondents to take appropriate steps for inculcating in the public a proper sense fo…

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