Constitution of India · Part III: Fundamental Rights · Right to Equality
Article 14: Equality before law
The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 14
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The Director of Town Panchayat & Ors. v. M. Jayabal & Anr. Etc.
Issue arose whether the compassionate appointment of a family member on account of death of an employee in service, is as a matter of right; whether the dependent family member of a deceased employee, after being…
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Dr. Sohail Malik v. Union of India & Anr.
Issue arose whether the Internal Complaints Committee-ICC constituted in one department of the Central Government has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the POSH Act against an employee…
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The State of Jharkhand v. The Indian Builders Jamshedpur
Bharat Drilling & Foundation Treatment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand and Ors. (2009) 16 SCC 705, if requires to be referred to a larger bench for reconsideration and authoritative decision in order to obviate…
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Mission Accessibility v. Union of India & Ors.
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…
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M/s Shanti Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Odisha & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the interpretation of the term ‘previous Financial Year’ as defined in r.27(4)(iv) of Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016; and justification of the order passed by the High Court that bid…
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Lifestyle Equities C.V. & Anr. v. Amazon Technologies INC.
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment and order by which the application filed by the respondent herein (judgment debtor-original defendant) under Order XLI…
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Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.
Issue arose whether the impugned tender condition meets the test of reasonableness and fairness and or whether the same constitutes an arbitrary criteria which excludes the other eligible bidders from participation…
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M/s U.P. Asbestos Limited v. State of Rajasthan & Others
Issue arose as regards the validity of the Notification No. S.O.377, dated 09.03.2007, issued by the Government of Rajasthan in exercise of its powers conferred by s.8(3) of the Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003…
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The State of Haryana v. Jai Singh and Others
The issue pertains to assail the correctness of the Judgment and Order passed by the Full Bench of High Court wherein the writ petition preferred by the proprietors/landowners, (Respondents herein), challenging the…
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Anna Waman Bhalerao v. State of Maharashtra
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the anticipatory bail applications of the appellants; issue of inordinate delay by Courts in deciding the bail and anticipatory bail applications.
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Reena Banerjee and Another v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Others
The present case concerns the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 along with the prolonged institutionalisation. The lack of access to education, health, and community life for persons…
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Mamman Khan v. State of Haryana
Issue arose whether the orders of the trial court, as affirmed by the High Court, directing segregation of the appellant’s trial from that of the co-accused and requiring the filing of a separate charge sheet solely on…
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Union of India & Ors. v. Sajib Roy
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order by the High Court permitting the respondents who had applied as reserved candidates in OBC category after having availed age relaxation for the post of Constable, to…
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Haryana Power Purchase Centre (Hppc) and Others v. Gmr Kamalanga Energy Limited and Others
The APTEL dismissed the appeals (Appeal no.135 of 2018 along with Appeal no.54 of 2019) and upheld the order dated 20.03.2018 passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in Petition No.105/MP/20173.
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C.P. Francis v. C.P. Joseph and Others
Whether the High Court, while invoking the Proviso to s.100(5), CPC, was correct in referring to and applying s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925; whether s.67, Indian Succession Act, 1925 is attracted to determine the…
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Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
1) Whether the State can insist that a teacher seeking appointment in a minority educational institution must qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET); If so, whether providing such a qualification would affect any of…
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The State of Telangana & Ors. Etc. v. Kalluri Naga Narasimha Abhiram & Ors. Etc.
Whether the wisdom of the legislature in defining a ‘local candidate’ entitled to apply under the ‘Competent Authority Seats/Quota’, by a subordinate legislation, in consonance with a Presidential Order issued…
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Kiran v. Rajkumar Jivraj Jain & Anr.
Whether the High Court was correct in allowing the pre-arrest bail to respondent-accused u/s.438 Cr.PC in respect of alleged commission of offenses punishable u/ss.118(1), 115(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(2), 191(3),…
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Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. Union of India & Ors.
Writ petition filed u/Art.32 challenging the continuing validity of the sentence of death against the petitioner, having been affirmed on appeal, declined in review, and followed by the rejection of mercy petitions and…
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P. Maruthi Prasada Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Having regard to the provisions of the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966, more particularly the expression “State Forest Service” as defined in r.2(g), whether any service in a State connected with…
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The Transmission Corporation of Telangana State Limited & Anr. v. Chukkala Kranthi Kiran & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court setting aside notification cancelling the earlier notifications issued by erstwhile Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh…
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Dharam Singh & Ors. v. State Of U.P. & Anr.
Whether the High Court erred in failing to adjudicate the appellants’ principal challenge to the State’s refusals to sanction posts and treating the matter as a mere plea for regularization, and, if so, given the…
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Pawan Kumar Tiwary and Others v. Jharkhand State Electricity Board
Whether the findings of the Division Bench with respect to illegality in the appointment of appellants warrant interference; if the appointment is held to be legal, whether they are entitled to any consequential…
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K. Prabhakar Hegde v. Bank of Baroda
(i) Whether denial of the report of preliminary inquiry prepared by the officer entrusted by Vijaya Bank (which merged with the respondent in the year 2019) to conduct such inquiry, who happened to be the sole…
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State of Karnataka v. Sri Darshan Etc.
Whether the order of the High Court granting bail to the respondents-accused persons in a case involving serious charges u/ss.302, 120B, and 34 IPC is perverse and legally unsustainable, warranting cancellation of bail.
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Dasari Anil Kumar & Another v. The Child Welfare Project Director & Others
Whether the custody of the minor children in question ought to be handed over to the appellants-adoptive parents.
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Arshnoor Kaur & Anr. v. The Union of India & Ors.
(i) Whether after allowing induction of women in a particular corp or branch under section 12 of the Army Act, 1950, can the Respondents by way of a policy and/or administrative instruction restrict the number of women…
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IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE” versus
In the instant petition, the issue centres around the disturbing pattern of dog bites in the country. Whether immediate steps need be taken to take care of the menace of dog bites leading to rabies.
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XXX v. The Union of India & Others
Issue arose as to whether the writ petition be entertained at all having regard to the conduct of the petitioner-High Court Judge; does the In-house Procedure have legal sanction; is an inquiry and the consequent report…
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Delhi Pollution Control Committee v. Lodhi Property Co. Ltd. Etc.
Whether the regulatory boards can, in exercise of powers u/s.33A of the Water Act and s.31A of the Air Act, impose and collect as restitutionary and compensatory damages fixed sums of monies or require furnishing bank…
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Khem Singh (D) Through Lrs v. State of Uttaranchal (Now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc.
During pendency of these appeals, son of original appellant (since deceased) filed an application seeking setting aside of the abatement and for substitution. Whether the applicant is entitled to be substituted in place…
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K. Purushottam Reddy v. Union of India and Ors.
(a) Whether the exclusion of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (or any other State), from the scope of delimitation under the Impugned Notifications and limiting it only to the Union Territory of Jammu and…
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Vishu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
Issue arose whether the impugned order having merged with this Court’s order in Reddy Veerana’s case, as claimed by R, renders the present appeal which lays a collateral challenge to an order of this Court itself not…
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United Bank of India (Now Punjab National Bank) v. Swapan Kumar Mullick & Ors.
Issue arose to determine whether an employee resigning from service citing mental depression, after having served his employer much in excess of the period stipulated to qualify for being entitled to pension, forfeits…
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Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. Etc.
Issue arose as to whether the facts and circumstances disclosed in the complaint, supported by compelling medical evidence of grievous injuries, including complete genital mutilation, mandatorily required registration…
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M Sambasiva Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Whether the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-accused no.1 u/s.120B, IPC and ss.7, 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by reversing the finding of acquittal of the Trial Court.
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M/S Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), and even if not, whether time-barred debts can be referred to…
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Ram Charan & Ors. v. Sukhram & Ors.
Issue arose whether a tribal woman or her legal heirs would be entitled to an equal share in her ancestral property or not.
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L. Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu & Others
(A) Whether the order of the High Court enhancing compensation to Rs.5,00,000/- for the alleged violations committed against the appellant, while dismissing the complaint against respondent no.3, and partly allowing the…
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Jaykishor Chaturvedi & Etc. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
Whether interest on penalties imposed by the Adjudicating Officer is payable by the appellants, and if so, from which date-whether from the date of the adjudication orders passed by the Adjudicating Officer or the…
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Mandeep Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab and Ors.
The matter pertains to legality of recruitment/selection of Assistant Professors and Librarians in Government Degree colleges of Punjab. The Division Bench of the High Court has reversed the findings of the Single Judge…
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Ghanshyam Soni v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
Issue arose whether the cognizance on the complaint u/ss.498A rw s.34 IPC was taken beyond the limitation period as mandated u/s.468 CrPC; and whether the prima facie case u/ss.498A rw s.34 IPC was made out against the…
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Old Jalukai Village Council v. Kakiho Village & Ors.
Whether it could be said that the respondent no.1-village had fulfilled all the necessary conditions/criteria for the issuance of formal order(s) of recognition as per the O.M.s dated 22.03.1996 and 01.10.2005…
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The Reserve Bank of India v. M.T. Mani and Another
RBI issued Administration Circular No.1 on 14.09.2020 opening a last option for the serving and retiring employees to switch over to pension scheme from CPF scheme. Whether the fixing of the cut off date i.e. 01.07.2020…
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State of Kerala & Another v. Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. & Others
The questions for consideration were: 1) Whether appellants-assessees, engaged in broadcasting of signals etc. through television channels to subscribers of those channels, were liable to pay entertainment tax under…
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Pinky Meena v. The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur & Anr.
Whether the appellant was wrongly discharged from service as a Civil Judge on the ground of non-disclosure of past government service as a Teacher and having obtained LL.B. and B.Ed degree simultaneously, and LL.M.…
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Vanashakti v. Union of India
Whether the 2017 Notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the context of the EIA Notification 2006 for grant of ex post facto environmental clearances (EC) is legal and…
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Ishwar Chanda Sharma v. Devendra Kumar Sharma & Ors.
The issues raised in the present case relates to: (i) the eligibility of a receiver for Sri Giriraj Temple, Govardhan, Mathura; (ii) temples facing severe administrative issues of crowd management.
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Mohit Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
Issue arose whether Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board was bound to accept the OBC certificates submitted by aspirants which, admittedly, were not in the format prescribed in the recruitment…
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Nagarajan & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesaid issue is in the negative, can the reduced sentence that the Food Safety and…
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Vijaya Bank & Anr. v. Prashant B Narnaware
Matter pertains to whether clause 11(k) of the appointment letter that employee to work for minimum three years and in default to pay Rs 2 lakhs as liquidated damages on leaving employment amounts to restraint of trade…
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Competition Commission of India v. Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
I. Whether providing exclusionary volume based discounts, imposing contractual terms, refusing supply etc. will amount to abuse of dominant position? II. Whether the functional-discount / “no-Chinese” scheme (including…
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Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.
(a) Whether the 100-point assessment laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2017) 9 SCC 766 and modified in Indira Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2023) 8 SCC 1 for the designation of Senior…
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P. Nallammal v. State By The Inspector of Police, Vigilance and
Matter pertains to appeal challenging the conviction and sentence of the appellant u/s.109 IPC r/w ss.13(1)(e) and 13(2) of PC Act; appeal challenging the attachment Order as modified by the High Court; and the appeal…
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A. Raja v. D. Kumar
Whether the Appellant belongs to the Hindu Parayan caste in the State of Kerala and is covered by the 1950 Order insofar as it relates to the State of Kerala; whether the Appellant had still retained the Hindu Parayan…
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Kabir Paharia v. National Medical Commission and Others
Whether the denial of admission to the appellant in the MBBS UG course under Scheduled Castes PwBD quota was grossly illegal, arbitrary and violative of the appellant’s fundamental rights as guaranteed u/Arts.14 and 16…
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K.R. Suresh v. R. Poornima & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below dismissing the suit instituted by the appellant-purchaser for specific performance of contract; and whether the appellant entitled to the…
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M/s Naresh Kumar Gupta v. State of Punjab & Another
Whether the amendment to s.29 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (PVAT Act) by the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2013 is constitutionally valid or not.
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R. Ranjith Singh & Ors. v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
The dispute involved in the present case is fixation of inter se seniority in respect of direct recruitment which includes some in-service candidates also recruited under the direct recruitment quota.
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Pragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities (RBI, SEBI, TRAI, PFRDA, IRDAI, DoT) have failed to ensure reasonable…
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Rutu Mihir Panchal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Constitutionality of ss.34(1), 47(1)(a)(i) and 58(1)(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 prescribing pecuniary jurisdictions of the district, state and national commissions on the basis of value of goods and…
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State of U.P. & Another v. Miss Bhavna Tiwari & Ors.
Streamlining of the counselling process in NEET-PG; curbing the malpractice of seat blocking to ensure transparency and fairness in the admission process; compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- awarded by the High Court to the…
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The State of Sikkim v. Dr. Mool Raj Kotwal
Whether an employee of the State who had availed the benefit of leave encashment maximum of 300 days once on attaining the age of superannuation under Rule 36 of Sikkim Government Services (Leave) Rules, 1982, can…
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Bijender Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
Matter pertains to the correctness of order passed by the tribunal dismissing the review application and holding that disability of the appellant was less than 20%.
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Panchayati Raj, Lucknow v. Ram Prakash Singh
Whether, in pursuance of a purported enquiry where there was none to present the case of the department, no witness was examined in support of the charges and no document was formally proved, any order of punishment…
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Md. Firoz Ahmad Khalid v. The State of Manipur & Ors.
Whether a Muslim Member of the Bar Council of the State or the Union territory (Bar Council), duly elected as a Member of the Waqf Board (Board) constituted u/s.14 of the Wakf Act, 1995, can continue to hold the said…
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Central Bureau of Investigation v. Ramesh Chander Diwan
Whether the High Court was right in holding that sanction under Section 197, Cr.PC not having been obtained, the respondent should be discharged for the offences registered under Sections 120B and 420 of the IPC against…
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Sachin v. State of Maharashtra
Issue arose whether, the High Court could enhance the sentence under its revisional powers in a convict’s appeal against conviction.
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.
Issue arose whether an offence u/s.8(c) of the NDPS Act could be said to have been made out when an accused “deals with” psychotropic substances mentioned in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not figuring in Schedule I…
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Satish Chander Sharma & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
Issue arose as to whether the decision in State of H.P. v. Rajesh Chander Sood, upholding the cut-off date of 02.12.2004, is per incuriam; whether the aforesaid decision is binding on the petitioners; whether a writ…
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Janshruti (People’s Voice) v. Union of India & Ors.
Directions sought for the formulation of gender-neutral guidelines and legislation governing the filing of domestic violence and harassment complaints. Also, sought declaration regarding the constitutionality of s.498A…
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Prabhjot Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Matter involves the question of reservations of posts in the government services of the State of Punjab; including reservation for women for the post of DSP under the ‘SC Sports’ category.
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The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
a. What courses of action are available to the Governor in exercise of his powers under Article 200 of the Constitution. b. Whether the Governor can reserve a Bill for the consideration of the President when it is…
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M/s Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran Etc.
Issue arose as regards the maintainability of an appeal under proviso to s.372 CrPC against order of acquittal in a case instituted upon a private complaint u/s.138 Negotiable Instruments Act, by treating the…
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State of West Bengal v. Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) and Others
The issues before the Hon’ble Supreme Court were: I. Whether the recruitment process conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission in 2016 for appointment of Assistant Teachers (Classes IX–X and XI–XII) and…
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Kashmiri Lal Sharma v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. & Anr.
Whether the benefit of extension of retirement age for the physically disabled category could be confined to persons with visual impairment as provided in the OM dated 29.03.2013 or it should be available to persons…
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I.K. Merchants Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. The State of Rajasthan & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the appropriate rate of interest to be awarded on the enhanced valuation of shares sold by the appellants to the Respondent No.1-State in 1973 as determined by the High Court and affirmed by…
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Firoz Khan Akbarkhan v. The State of Maharashtra
Whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant u/s.302 r/w s.34, Penal Code, 1860 is justified; whether he is entitled to remission of sentence.
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Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’.
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A. John Kennedy Etc. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others Etc.
The issues related to removal of encroachments and restoration of forest areas in the Agasthyamalai landscape, which includes within its ambit the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife…
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The Auroville Foundation v. Navroz Kersasp Mody & Ors.
Matter pertains to the correctness of judgment passed by the National Green Tribunal giving directions to the appellant-Foundation as regards the construction of roads in Auroville Township.
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Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
Does the decision in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [2013] 14 SCR 713 create an absolute rule that a preliminary inquiry must be conducted in every case before the registration of an FIR.
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M/s Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Issue arose whether a complaint filed u/s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, can be ordered to be transferred from one court to the other having territorial jurisdiction to try the offence in exercise of powers…
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Joyi Kitty Joseph v. Union of India & Ors.
The wife of the detenu; detained under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA Act) is challenging the order of detention.
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IN RE: RECRUITMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN JUDICIAL SERVICES versus
Whether visually impaired candidates can be said to be ‘not suitable’ for judicial service; Whether the amendment made in Rule 6A of Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994…
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Sarita Choudhary v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh & Another
Matter pertains to the correctness of order passed by the High Court terminating two women Judicial Officers from service during probation period; and whether the cessation of services of two Judicial Officers is…
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The State of Chattisgarh v. Ashok Bhoi Etc.
Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the criminal appeal preferred by accused-respondent and dismissing acquittal appeal preferred by the State, thereby acquitting both the accused persons.
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Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh v. Bihar Legislative Council (Through Secretary) and Ors.
(1) Whether the instant writ petition is maintainable in view of Article 212 (1) of the Constitution of India and whether the proceedings of the ethics committee are amenable to judicial review? (2) Whether this court…
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Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Issue arose whether the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, coupled with the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012 mandate procurement of 25 percent of goods and…
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State of Odisha & Ors. v. Sudhansu Sekhar Jena
Issue arose as regards the computation of pensionary benefits of Job contract employees, only such period of their service as ‘Job Contractors’ to be counted for pensionary benefits as was sufficient to entitle them for…
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State of Kerala & Ors. v. Moushmi Ann Jacob
Whether under Notification dated 25.02.2021 issued under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, a land owner with more than 25 cents is liable to pay conversion fee for the entire land holding or…
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Maatr Sparsh An Initiative by Avyaan Foundation v. Union of India & Others
1. Whether a Writ of Mandamus should be issued to the Respondents to act and thereby construct feeding rooms and child care rooms, etc. or any other facilities related to infants and mothers at public places. 2. Whether…
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IN RE: POLICY STRATEGY FOR GRANT OF BAIL versus
The first issue is whether the power to grant remission can be exercised without the convict or anyone on behalf of the convict applying to the appropriate Government for a grant of remission. The second issue is about…
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Dr. Poornima Advani & Anr. v. Government of NCT & Anr.
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellants would be entitled to claim interest on delayed stamp duty refund, in the absence of a provision in the statute to that effect.
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Canara Bank v. Ajithkumar G.K.
Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the appellant and contained in Circular No. 154/93 dated 8th May, 1993, was in…
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Dr. Amaragouda L Patil v. Union of India & Ors.
Matter pertains to the challenge to the appointment of the third respondent as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Homeopathy on the ground of not fulfilling the requisite experience of working for ten years…
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Rupa and Co. Limited and Another v. Firhad Hakim and Others
Whether the High Court having, on earlier occasions, emphasized the necessity to abide by the command of its directions and also issuing notice to the Chief Secretary to comply with the order, was justified in directing…
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Amrit Yadav v. The State of Jharkhand and Ors.
The core issues presented for adjudication before this Court in these appeals are:- (1) Whether the advertisement dated 29.07.2010 issued by respondent no. 4 and appointment process carried out in pursuance thereof, was…
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Sovaran Singh Prajapati v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
a. Whether the Trial Court followed the basic requirements of a fairly conducted trial, in accordance with well-established prepositions of law, before imposing death sentence upon the Appellant/Accused? b. Whether the…
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Union of India & Ors. v. Tarsem Singh & Ors.
Whether the judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh & Ors. is applicable prospectively or extends retrospectively.