Case Archive
Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Pending
Madras Bar Association v Union of India
The Court will decide whether the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 is unconstitutional for re-enacting provisions that were struck down in Madras Bar Association v Union of India (2021) for violating the independence of the judiciary.
Next Hearing: November 7, 2023
Last Updated: March 26, 2025
Bench:Surya Kant J, N.K. Singh J
Rohingya Deportation
Pending
Mohammad Salimullah v Union of India
The Supreme Court will review whether the Union can deport Rohingya Refugees, a Muslim minority from Myanmar, back to Myanmar, the country of their persecution.
Next Hearing:
Last Updated: March 21, 2025
Bench:Surya Kant J, N.K. Singh J
Pegasus Spyware Probe
Pending
Manohar Lal Sharma v Union of India
The Court will decide whether there must be an investigation into the Government of India’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware on journalists, activists and public officials. The Court, after ascertaining if the Union government had used the Pegasus spyware, will decide the limits the government must adhere to while surveilling people.
Next Hearing:
Last Updated: March 19, 2025
Bench:Surya Kant J, N.K. Singh J
Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court will partly review its decision in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Next Hearing: October 16, 2024
Last Updated: March 5, 2025
In Re Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act 1899
A seven-judge bench held that an unstamped arbitration agreement is not void ab initio
Last Updated: February 28, 2025
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
Anjali Bharadwaj v Union of India
The Court is monitoring the steps taken by the Union and State governments to fill vacancies in the Central and State Information Commissions.
Next Hearing: March 4, 2025
Last Updated: January 21, 2025
Bench:Surya Kant J, N.K. Singh J
Thangjam Santa Singh @Santa Khurai v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court will decide if the guidelines imposing a permanent ban on transgender persons, men who have sex with men, and female sex workers from donating blood is constitutional. This case presents an opportunity for the Court to join the global departure from permanent bans based on gender and sexual orientation stereotypes.
Next Hearing: December 4, 2024
Last Updated: December 4, 2024
Bench:Surya Kant J, Ujjal Bhuyan J
AMU Minority Status
Decided
Aligarh Muslim University Through its Registrar Faizan Mustafa v Naresh Agarwal
The Court laid down parameters to identify a minority educational institution and directed a smaller regular bench to determine the minority status of AMU on the basis of the parameters
Last Updated: November 11, 2024
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Dipankar Datta J, Manoj Misra J, S.C. Sharma J
In re: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants who entered Assam before March 1971.
Last Updated: October 18, 2024
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Surya Kant J, M.M. Sundresh J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Union's abrogation of Article 370 which removed the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir
Last Updated: June 5, 2024
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J