Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Judicial Review as Part of Constitution’s Basic Structure, Directs High Court Oversight on Administrative Tribunals
Constitutional Bench Rules Articles 323A and 323B Cannot Exclude High Courts’ Jurisdiction Under Articles 226/227 and Su...
Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Personal Laws, Urges Legislature to Take Up Reforms
In landmark rulings, SC dismisses public interest litigations challenging discriminatory provisions in Muslim, Hindu, an...
Supreme Court Rules on Refund of Excise Duty: Upholds Constitutional Mandate, Limits Claims to Specific Provisions
Nine-Judge Bench clarifies refund claims under Central Excise Act, emphasizes burden of proof on manufacturer, and strik...
Supreme Court of India Lays Down Landmark Guidelines to Prevent Custodial Torture and Deaths, Mandates Compensation for Victims
In a historic verdict in D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, the Supreme Court emphasizes safeguarding fundamental rights...
Supreme Court Orders Strict Measures to Curb Tanneries’ Pollution in Tamil Nadu, Upholds “Polluter Pays” and “Precautionary” Principles
Landmark judgment mandates closure of non-compliant tanneries, establishment of pollution control authority, and compens...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Sections 306 and 309 IPC, Rejects ‘Right to Die’ Under Article 21
Five-Judge Constitution Bench overturns earlier two-judge bench ruling, clarifies that Article 21 protects the right to ...
Supreme Court Orders Interim Compensation in Rape and Abandonment Case Involving Lecturer and Student
Landmark Judgment Recognizes Right to Interim Maintenance for Victim Amidst Criminal Trial; Highlights Rape as a Violati...
Supreme Court Restores FIR in High-Profile Case of Outraging Woman’s Modesty, Sets Guidelines on Quashing Criminal Proceedings
Top Court holds that slapping a woman’s posterior at a social gathering amounts to outraging modesty under IPC Sections ...
Supreme Court Upholds Right of Sports Organisers to Telecast Events, Calls for Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting Frequencies
Landmark Judgment Affirms Freedom of Speech Includes Right to Telecast Sports; Government Monopoly on Broadcasting Shoul...
Supreme Court Declares Second Marriage by Hindu Husband After Conversion to Islam as Void Under IPC Section 494
The judgment clarified that the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 strictly enforces monogamy and provides specific grounds under ...
Supreme Court Quashes Declaration of Jamaat-E-Islami Hind as Unlawful Association, Emphasizes Judicial Scrutiny and Natural Justice Under UAPA
SC Rules Tribunal Must Conduct Objective Adjudication with Credible Evidence, Upholds Right to Fair Hearing Despite Publ...
Supreme Court Upholds Press Freedom to Publish Life Story of Condemned Prisoner with Privacy Safeguards
SC rules that freedom of press under Article 19(1)(a) allows publication of public records and autobiographies, but unau...
Supreme Court of India Defines Constitutional Limits on Article 356 and Upholds Secularism as Basic Structure of the Constitution
Landmark S.R. Bommai Judgment Emphasizes Judicial Review of Presidential Proclamations and Protects Federalism and Democ...
Supreme Court Restores Primacy of Chief Justice of India in Judicial Appointments and Transfers
Nine-Judge Bench Overrules Majority Opinion in S.P. Gupta Case, Emphasizes Judiciary’s Role to Safeguard Independence an...
Supreme Court Awards Compensation for Custodial Death, Upholds State Liability under Article 21
Landmark Verdict in Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa Recognizes Compensation as a Constitutional Remedy for Violation ...
Supreme Court Reaffirms Right to Education up to Age 14, Strikes Down Unrestricted Management Admissions in Andhra Pradesh Private Colleges
Landmark Judgment Clarifies Constitutional Right to Free Education, Limits Private Institution Rights, and Declares Sect...
Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Defection Law, Strikes Down Para 7 of Tenth Schedule for Lack of State Ratification
Majority affirms constitutional validity of anti-defection provisions except for ouster clause barring judicial review; ...
Supreme Court Upholds Minority Rights of St. Stephen’s College but Restricts Preferential Admission for Minority Students in Aided Institutions
Court affirms St. Stephen’s College as a Christian minority institution with right to administer admissions via intervie...
Supreme Court Rules State Government Cannot Lease Coal Slurry Deposits; Central Government Has Exclusive Regulatory Authority
Coal slurry classified as mineral under Mines and Minerals Act, 1957; State of Bihar’s leases for slurry collection decl...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Expenditure Tax Act, 1987, Distinguishing It from State Luxury Taxes
Large Bench clarifies legislative competence of Union Parliament under Entry 97 of List I, rejecting challenge that Expe...
Supreme Court Rules Renusagar Power Company as Hindalco’s “Own Source of Generation” for Electricity Duty Levy
Landmark judgment permits lifting of corporate veil, affirms electricity duty applicability, and clarifies scope of gove...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Its 1984 Direction Transferring Corruption Trial of Former Maharashtra CM Antulay from Special Court to High Court
Seven-Judge Bench Rules Transfer Was Without Jurisdiction, Violated Constitutional Rights; Trial Must Proceed Under Spec...
Supreme Court Declares Price Fixation Under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 as Legislative Activity; Emphasizes Consumer Interest and Urges Timely Disposal of Review Applications
SC Rules That Principles of Natural Justice Do Not Apply to Price Fixation; Manufacturers Entitled to Relevant Informati...
Supreme Court Expands Social Action Litigation Scope, Holds Hazardous Industry Strictly Liable for Harm; Opens Doors for Compensation Claims Under Article 32
In Landmark Judgment on Oleum Gas Leak, SC Emphasizes Absolute Liability of Hazardous Enterprises and Broadens Access to...
Supreme Court Directs Maharashtra to Strengthen Juvenile Observation Homes, Recognizes Children Aid Society as State Instrumentality
Landmark judgment emphasizes need for specially trained judicial officers and stringent enforcement of child welfare law...
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Livelihood as Part of Right to Life, Sets Conditions on Eviction of Bombay Pavement and Slum Dwellers
In landmark judgment, Supreme Court rules that eviction of pavement and slum dwellers without fair procedure violates Ar...
Supreme Court Approves Historic $470 Million Settlement in Bhopal Gas Disaster Case
Landmark ruling mandates Union Carbide Corporation to pay $470 million to Union of India for compensation, ending all ci...
Supreme Court Upholds Right of Divorced Muslim Women to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC
Landmark Judgment Affirms Maintenance Obligation of Muslim Husbands Beyond Iddat Period, Emphasizes Secular Character of...
Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Press but Directs Reconsideration of Customs Duty on Newsprint
Landmark Judgment Balances Press Freedom Under Article 19(1)(a) with Government’s Taxation Powers; Courts Emphasize Reas...
Supreme Court Condemns Routine Grant of Interim Orders by High Courts, Emphasizes Protection of Public Revenue
In landmark judgment in Assistant Collector of Central Excise v. Dunlop India Ltd., the Supreme Court deprecates the pra...
Supreme Court Acquits Sharad Biridhichand Sarda in Cyanide Death Case Citing Reasonable Doubt and Suicide Possibility
After detailed analysis of circumstantial evidence, dying declarations, and medical reports, Supreme Court overturns dea...
Supreme Court Upholds Limited Reservation Based on State Residence for Medical College Admissions, Emphasizing National Unity and Meritocracy
Supreme Court of India, Medical college admissions, Reservation based on state residence upheld (limited), National unit...
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Directives to Eradicate Bonded Labour and Improve Conditions of Stone Quarry Workers in Haryana
Historic Judgment Recognizes Public Interest Litigation as a Tool for Social Justice, Orders State and Central Governmen...
Supreme Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention of Rudul Sah, Held 14 Years Post-Acquittal
landmark judgment affirms right to compensation under Article 21 and 32 of the Constitution, highlights grave prison adm...
Supreme Court Upholds Legislative Nature of Presidential Ordinances and Validity of National Security Act, 1980
Landmark ruling affirms ordinance as "law" under Article 21, clarifies preventive detention provisions, and addresses co...
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Temporary Government Servant Without Stigma; Clarifies Scope of Article 311(2) and Article 16
Termination on grounds of unsuitability without punitive intent does not attract constitutional safeguards of Article 31...