Fundamental Rights Litigation 1961-2008
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| "Whether person can file public interest litigation to satisfy personal grudge and enmity. Supreme Court dismissed writ petition as perusal of records show that appellant filed writ petition to achieve personal goals." | |
| A PIL was filed against the Bombay Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) as it was planning to build two buildings on a land procured for building a depot. The Court held that the case would be dismissed as BEST was building the d | |
| A PIL was filed to stop the telecast of the serial “Honi Anhoni” which was held alleged to be not in public interest as it had the effect of confirming blinds faiths, superstitious beliefs. An injunction was issued by the High Court prohibiting | |
| A contempt petition is filed for not complying with direction to fill up posts vacant in commission under Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act. The obligation of Union of India is to constitute commission in manner prescribed under Se | |
| According to recommendations of Committee, there are directions given by Supreme Court regarding working of lime stone quarries: lime stone quarries in Dehradun-Mussoorie belt classified in three categories A B C respectively. B and C quarries | |
| Appeal (husband) challenged the High Court order which order the maintenance payment to divorced wife. The court ruled that the wife must be paid maintenance, as section 125 of the Criminal Proceedure Code was specially enacted for the protecti | |
| Appeal against High Court PIL on grievance against noise, air and traffic pollution. A part of this case refers to protective headgear that Sikh women must wear. It was held that an exception to Sikh women could not be made as the Motor Vehicle | |
| Appeal against a High Court Judgement which struck down affirmative action rules (Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules) made by the State of Andra Pradesh for reservations and progress of women in service. As this was clearly agai | |
| Appeal against a disqualification for contesting 'Panchayat' elections based on statutory provision of having more than 2 children. Court said the legislation was enacted for the socio-economic welfare of the masses and healthcare and national | |
| Appeal against conviction of criminal sexual assault, where the accused had cohabited with the victims promising her false assurances of marriage, made her go through an abortion against her will twice made the accused believe that he had gone | |
| Appeal against conviction of rape on the grounds that the identification parade of the accused did not take place before the trial began. Held that absence of holding a identification parade and absence of injuries on victim do not vitiate the | |
| Appeal against illegal promotion of ST/ST/OBC classes in public employment, when the state exceeded its quota and wrongly promoted reserved category denying those with merit. Appeal allowed. | |
| Appeal against the State appointment of powers of District Magistrate to Commissioner of Police, who had the authority to take preventive steps to curb human trafficking- raid, evict teneants and close brothels. Court said the State had the pow | |
| Appeal against the conviction of rape on a married woman of 20 years old. The accused stated that the The First Information Report (FIR) was filed really and therefore the compliant was false. The Court held that a delay in reporting rape cases | |
| Appeal by Public sector Company (Balco) that disinvestments the Governement made in it were arbitrary, and done with haste and that it was a matter of public interest, since its holdings were in the public sector and employees were a part of th | |
| Appeal by the Governement of Maharashtra challenging the recognition of the 'Mana' communtiy as a sub tribe of 'Gond' which is a ST. Court held Entry 18 of Second Schedule of Amendment Act 1976 signifies that each Tribe under Entry 18 is a sepa | |
| Appeal by the State challenging the invalidation of a scheme for admission to medical colleges in Kerela. The Court held that this scheme was discriminative as the distribution of seats was not in line with the reservation policy. | |
| Appeal called into question the validity of the Karnataka Scheduled Catses and Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) ACT 1978. The Act was not found to protect the interests of SC/ST's when certain lands were purchased by from SC/S | |
| Appeal challenged State abilities to prescribe different admission criteria for special category candidates under reserved categories. Court said reservations is a transitory policy and must be measured with reasonableness with reats state poli | |
| Appeal challenged the recognition of the status of SC in the state reserved for the post of lecturer, when the State law did not list the 'Naga' communtiy as SC. The court observed that castes and tribes have been specified in relation to a giv | |
| Appeal challenged the reservation policy of the Jharkhand Government reducing reservation from 75% to 50% and amalgamating backward classes and extrememly backward classes as one class. Court said this was a violation of Article 14, as two diff | |
| Appeal challenged the transfer of reserved seat from the All India Quota to the Chandigarh Quota in the same medical institution. The court said that preference would be given to the SC seat getting transferred as SC must be given preference ov | |
| Appeal challenging conviction of a 'swami' for rape of women and children at an Ashram in Tamil Nadu who resided there. Victim is not an accomplice of the aasault and her testimony can stand alone with other corroborated materials. | |
| Appeal filed by SC who challenged the election contest for Bengal Legislative Assembly by another SC who appealant challenged as a non-SC. It was found that he did belong to an SC community. His election contest was upheld. | |
| Appeal filed to reduce sentence by stating that he was falsely implicated in the case, and that the victim (wife) dominated the will of the accused(husband). Court held that a rape victim can never be treated as an accomplice in such a severe c | |
| Appeal for a conviction of accused for the rape of a 10 year old child. Court stated that crimes of violence against women need to be sevearly dealt with and punishment of rape cannot depend on the social status of the accused or victim. Lenien | |
| Appeal for aquittal of rape of a minor girl aged 1 on the grounds that there were special and adequate reasons under the Criminal Law Ammendment Act, 1982 to lessen the sentence. The SC held there were no special and adequate reasons in this ca | |
| Appeal for banning a documentary on Doordarshan Television, since its contents of riots, communalism, violence against women and patriarchal society thought to incite social unrest. It would also violate their policy of not screening films with | |
| Appeal for conviction of child rape, even without examination of independent witnesses. Held that child cases involving sexual assault require a sensitive approach and not a regular penal approach wihtout leniancy to the offender. | |
| Appeal for conviction of rape and kidnapping. The case looked into all scope and ambit of these offenses and condemned the outraging the modesty of women. Respondent was found clealry guilty. | |
| Appeal for conviction of rape based on sole testimony. If the court found the testimony of the victim truthful no other corroboration was needed and no special and adequate reasons found to minimise punishment because it rape cases should be st | |
| Appeal for conviction of two men of rape against acquittal order. Noted that the crime against rape had increased and greater sensitivity towards cases of rape neded to be made. Appeal was partly allowed- Charges of rape upheld for one of the a | |
| Appeal for proper sentencing of rapist (accused). The High Court had shown leniency in punishment against a 45 year old man who raped 8 year old minor. SC held there were no special or adequate reasons for the punishment to be lessened and the | |
| Appeal for recognition of ST certificate issued by Tehsildar as valid to get appointment for post at Madras Port Trust. Court said the cerificate was valid as long as it was not cancelled. A fresh certificate was not needed in tis case. Appea | |
| Appeal pleads against the lower sentence given in a rape case on the grounds that the accused came from a rural class. SC held that when a woman is raped she is robbed of her self dignity. A sympathetic sentence on the offender would harm the j | |
| Appeal to allow reservations at All India Medical Institution (AIIMS) on institutional preference. Court said this was a violation of the equality clause (Article 14) as it is unconstitutional. It may be permissible if reasonable and not a depa | |
| Appeal to bar women and men under age of 25 to be employed in premises selling alcohol in public places. No such discrimination bases on classifications of sex upheld as it perpetrates sexual differences and undermines equal employment opportun | |
| Appeal to convict father of rape on his daughter. Court noted the alarming and shocking increase on sexual assault on minor girls. Court reitierated well established principle that victim can stand as sole witness in offenses such as rape, and | |
| Appeal to convict superior of sexual harrasment against female employee in the workplace. Accused convicted of harrasment, court noted no leniency was to be shown as it would demoralize working women. | |
| Appeal to convict the rape of a minor girl in school by her teacher. SC noted that the High Court was wrong in acquitting the accused on a mere evidentiary ground of not having enough documentary support, even when the vicitim had stated that t | |
| Appeal to proper sentencing of the rape of a minor, of 10 years instead of 5 given by the High Court. SC held minimum sentence was 10 years for rape of a 12 year old minor, and their were no mitigating reasons to lessen the sentence. Appropriat | |
| Appeal to quash an increase in reservation seats notified by the Election Commission, without regard to the mandate of the Constitution. Election Commission apologised for the mistake, as reservation are to be made according to the SC/ST and OB | |
| Appeal to recognise ST/SC status when the person had moved to another state and had resided there for a long time and receeived a ST certificate for the selection for a course, after working. The court said perosn has resided for long they sh | |
| Appeal to reduce sentence term based on socio-ecoonomic status of the accused in this case which was slow. Court struck the High Courts verdict and said religion, race, creed, and socio-economic status were irrelevant in sentencing policy. Leni | |
| Appeal to restrain respondents (UOI) from finalizing selection for the post of CEGAT without reservations for SC/ST. Petition was dismissed as there was a huge lapse of time. | |
| Appeal to see whether OBC candidates who were picked on merit should be placed in the open category or the reserved category. 174 seats were earmarked for the OBC for the Civil Service Exam out of which only 138 were granted to OBC status and g | |
| Appeal to widen the definition of "Rape" under the Indian penal Code and direct the Indian Law Commission to include real issues in the writ pertaining to child sex abuse. SC noted the rise in crimes against children and need for greater protec | |
| Appeal was to claim a status of SC when the Caste Scrutiny Committee had already invalidated the status of the person. Court said the burden of proving SC/ST status lies with the claimant, the withdrawal of bnefits wa s anatural consequence. Th | |
| Appealant challenged election nomination filed by of woman who claimed her ST status by marriage. Court said by marriage she was accepted into the caste of ST. She could contest elections. | |
| Appealant challenged the new reservation policy made ny the State Governenment of Karnataka, but did not have any proof that the policy was made just on the basis of caste and not classes. | |
| Appealant challenged the validity of the incorporation of sub Article 3B to Article 332 in the Constitution. The sub Article allowed for the adjustment of reservation seats according to the need of the time.. i.e. population of the state and a | |
| Appealant did not want reservations for SC/ST's in post graduate super speciality courses, on the ground that it violates the fundamental rights of the appelants. Court said that UP State policy had not made minimum qualifying marks a lenient p | |
| Appealant from a backward class but elected through an unreserved seat to the position pf President at local Municipal Authority. Court ruled that all members of the municipality from reserved or unreserved were entitled to contest for the post | |
| Appealant was seeking ST status for the Civil Service Exams, and tried pursuading the courts through documentation. The Court said that interpolation of documents would not give entitlements of SC/ST's unless it is recognized under Presidential | |
| Appealants challenged the reservations in favour of SC/ST's in promotion of service in the posts of Engineer in the Public Water Works Department in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Court said balancing of protective discrimination rights had to be | |
| Appealnt (SC/ST's Employment Welfare Association) challenged the National SC/ST Commission for issuing directions in the nature of injunctions against promotions of Bank staff. Court said Commission has limited power under the Constitution to i | |
| Appealnt challenged a provision of Lushai Hills District (Trading by non-tribal) was violating their righ to trade. His trading licence was not renewed in the area after many temporary renewals. Court observed that the Committee had not discrim | |
| Appealnt challenged reservation for a single cadre post for Deputy Director (Homeopathic) in the Health Department in Bihar. The court held that there can be no reservation for a single post position at the recruitment stage or for future vacan | |
| Appealnt challenged the J&K admissions policy for medical schools as being arbitrary and against the equality clause as the policy was sckewed in favour of reserved categories. Court said it effect that State governments cannot construct poicie | |
| Appealnt challenged the admission of SC student on the basisi that he had converted to christianity and therefore was not recognized as an SC. The court said the relevant question was that on conversion back to hinduism the said person was acce | |
| Appealnt challenged the nomination papers the respondent (Maya Devi) filed on the basis that she was not a Scheduled Caste from birth and was Christian. The court found that eventhough she had converted to christianity, she was still a SC. She | |
| Appealnt of SC community challenged the election cntest of another SC who had converted to Buddhism. Court conviced that respondent was no longer an SC and had converted to Buddhism, and therefore was barred from contesting for election on SC r | |
| Appealnt want to carry forward reservations for posts for SC/ST if they remained vacant in the Kerela Telecom Service. Court siad whe SC/ST have not met the minimum qualifying marks their case should be confidentially reviewed case by case to a | |
| Appealnt was indispute over a grant of land by the assignee ( ST) and claimed adverse possession of this land. Court said the nature of the right given to the assignee ( ST) is for economic empowerment and they had to remain in possession fro | |
| Appealnt was seeking admission to medical college in Bombay on ST quota. His 'Gouda' status was in question since he was originally an ST only in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Court ruled that he could not be admitted to college in Bombay, since | |
| Appealnts challenged reservation to medical post graduate courses. Court held the State is competent to enact legislation providing for reservations to post graduate medical courses. Riles made by the Medical Council of India to regilate admiss | |
| Appealnts challenged the Commissions reservation policy of inclucion of backward classes in list as contrary to classification according to caste. Court said that materials on record show entire caste is backward therefore must be included on t | |
| Appealnts challenged the Mysore State Colleges admission policy of classification of SC/ST/OBC's as unconstitutional. The acse discussed the directive principles of state policy that guide reservations and held that the Supreme Court could not | |
| Appealnts challenged the additional reservation of SC/ST/OBC's in medical colleges in State of Karnataka. Court held additional reservation was invalid as the constitutional mandate was laid down under Art 15, and does not affect the reservatio | |
| Appealnts challenged the mode of selection (Viva test) of candidates to Mysore Engineering and Medical Colleges as contrary to the equality clause in favour of SC/ST/OBC's only. It also challenged the classification of OBC's. The Court said one | |
| Appealnts challenged the promtotion of SC/ST from sub engineers to assistant engineers on the basis of their health- 'poor fitness' to the Municipal Corporation. Court said reservation cannot be denied on the grounds of fitness and must be in | |
| Appealnts from the 'Lois' community in Manipur claimed Scheduled caste status. After some confusion as to their status as some villagers did not claim status, a commission was set to look into the status and it was seen that they did suffer his | |
| Appealnts wanted recognition of his tribe 'Lashkar' as a Scheduled Tribe. This Tribe belonged to the State of Tripura which had historically recognized the lashkars as a Tribe but had been removed as they did not qualify any longer for status. | |
| Appeals against two different judgements on dismissal of service and admission into educational institution on the basis of false certificates of caste. Appelants could not take the benefit of their status as it was found that they did not belo | |
| Appelant of the harijan community were alloted land for construction of subsidized housing with clear by-laws that 80% memebership should be those for dalits. These guidelines were flaunted for general membership and thus the appeal. Court s | |
| Appelant (Air India Cabin Crew Association) challenged the High Court judgment which held that the age of retirement for flight services for airhostesses was 50 years of age afterwhich they had the option of taking up ground duties till they we | |
| Appelant (Institute) wanted recruit on the basis of reservations for the single cadre post of Assistant Professor in various faculties and advertised for these posts. Court said benefits of reservations does not mean downgrading excellence, and | |
| Appelant (SC/ST) challenged the admission of another SC/ST student to engineering college on the grounds of a false certificate-identitiy. The Court said as far as reservations go reliance must be placed on the certificates issued by Revenue | |
| Appelant (State) challenged an order that said reservations were unconstitutional for a certain governement position (E.G.C. Tachnician in the Northern Railways) since it is a solitary post and there cannot be 100% reservation for this. The co | |
| Appelant (State) challenged the special remissions provision given to ST, SC and female prisoners belonging to the reserved categories. Court said this special remission based on reservations was unlawful and did not go towards the advancement | |
| Appelant (State) gave preference to residents of Punjab and lowered the qulaifying standards to admission into medical colleges in the State by those prescribed by the Indian Medical Council. Court said it was the State's Prerogative to decide | |
| Appelant (State) wanted to halt reservations as per the old policy while changing/ reframing reservations policy for a school in the State of Bihar. The Court said The State Government was entiltled to change its reservation policy incinsistent | |
| Appelant (Syrian Catholic) was seeking post as teacher at a Law college, and sought status of another backward calss (Latin Catholics- backward class fisherman) on the gorunds that she was married to one. Court said person who married an ST, SC | |
| Appelant (Tribal Welfare) seeking clarification on guidelines issued by the Apex Court with regard to issuance of caste certificates to candidates belonging to ST/SC. The court directed the State Government to make rules in coformity with the s | |
| Appelant (daughter) challenged the Service Law as gender discrimination against her regularizing her fathers government allotted house in her name to care for him after he retired since she was married. Both daughter and her family and father | |
| Appelant (general category candidate) challemged the appointment of SC/ST candidates in the carry forward rule - I.e the unfilled vacancies to be carried forward next two years for SC/ST's. Court ruled carry forward rule as invalid. This was re | |
| Appelant (husband) wanted to stop divorce and maintenance proceedings. The respondent (wife) had filed on the grounds her husband was impotent and this amounted to cruelty as it neglected her sexual needs in the marriage. The Court held that th | |
| Appelant (teacher) terminated from service from misconduct against girl students. Court said his conduct was not acceptable when the whole concept of free compulsory education to boys and girls was to improve the soci-economic conditions of edu | |
| Appelant [general manager railways (reservations)] challenged order restraining reservation for SC/ST's and their promotion in railways. Court said matters relating to appointment under the equal opportunities clause are not confined to just ap | |
| Appelant challenged his non-admssion to a medical school on the basis that his fathers income exceeded the prescribed limit of 10,000. Court upheld this and said although determing socially and educationally backward classes difficult, economic | |
| Appelant challenged his non-appointment to a stenographer in the Ghaziabad District Court as aviolation of his fundamental rights. The Court said the rules of reservation say when two posts become vacant one post of these has to be reserved fo | |
| Appelant challenged his service transfer from Kota to Mumbai on the basis that he was an SC, and that he should have been considered for a post closer to home. Court said the convenience of the officer belonging to an SC/ST could not be used to | |
| Appelant challenged reseration policy on the basis on the equality clause, as she was not getting admitted on a general category basis to medical schools in Delhi. Court said appelant had no right to contest nominations for admissions list for | |
| Appelant challenged the State Ordinances of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in their reservation policies which attached conditions like 'spouses to be graduate' and 'holding property in urban area' and 'children' a s acriteria for exclusion of creamy | |
| Appelant challenged the contest of election of respondent who cliamed to be a scheduled caste. Found that he did belong to the SC category. He could contest elections. | |
| Appelant challenged the order of the Adminisrative Tribunal dismissing his appointment as a reserved category. The Court said he had not included the other respondents in the case and therefore proceedurally they could not pass any orders in c | |
| Appelant challenged the policy on admission to medical school as violation of reservation policy, as it did not accommodate horizontal reservations and vertical (social legislation). The Court said this would be a case of compartmentalized rese | |
| Appelant challenged the promotion of SC after he was initially promtoted in the Forest Department. Court said the claim of the SC cannot be struck down, and was not contrary to positive discrimination of equal opportunity. | |
| Appelant challenged the relaxation of qualifying marks for admission to a medical college for reserved category students. Court held that the State was empowered to lower qualifying marks , and was legally sustainable for the upliftment of SC/S | |
| Appelant challenged the rules the State of Madras made for medical admissions. Court observed that the rules for reservation for socially and economically backward classes should be protected (Rule 5) but Rule 8 which selected students on a Dis | |
| Appelant challenged the status of election candidate on the basis that he was not a SC and therefore could not claim the seat. It was found that he was a SC and could contest elections. | |
| Appelant claimed ST status for promotion as Engineer-in Chief. The Court asked petitioner to file geneology table for family history. His family belonged to a separate state (Madhya Pradesh) instead of Bihar. He was not entitled to ST status in | |
| Appelant claimed that there was a violation to the reservation of a post at the Kottayam Bank for ST and SC's, since the 10% quota had not been filled up and was advetised, and it was open to general category applicants. Court held that theyare | |
| Appelant contested that he was the rightful owner of the property which already belonged to woman under the Hindu Succession Act 1956. The Court relevant section 14(1) and 14(2) of the ACT empowered women to inherit property and remove disabil | |
| Appelant contesting elections on the basis of his caste which was contested. It was found that he had converted and did not belong to the Sc caste he claimed. | |
| Appelant convicted of both murder and dowry death. Case against accused not clear as to the murder, however it was clear that he was guilty of dowry offenses. SC held that according to the principles of natural justice no man should be condemne | |
| Appelant did not want to pay maintenace fee other than what he was required to under muslim personal laws to his wife after divorce and living together for 45 years. The court held that a fee of maintenance under the muslim law was not in viola | |
| Appelant from the 'Lohar' community in Bihar filed to be recognized as an ST under the Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste Order. It was held that 'Lohar' community belonged to the OBC list as was decided in an earlier case. | |
| Appelant had set up a school contrary to what the Kerela State Rules for schools had required. Court held that the it was necessary for the upgradation of the school since children had to cross fields and it was inconvenient for little children | |
| Appelant is an OBC and wanted to claim his entitlement to reservations for a post of lecturer since his status was misplaced into another category within reservations. Court ruled in his favor. | |
| Appelant of ST status was seeking admission to a medical school on grounds of an OBC. Court found according to the Scrutiny Committee that she did not belong to ST category and rejected the claim. | |
| Appelant pleaded that she belonged to a particular ST community. She also claimed her status as ST through marriage. Court said this was unsustainable and she could not claim the right to contest for a seat reserved for an ST. | |
| Appelant pleading for his juvenile status at the time of murder which he committed with his father and some others. The Court ruled that evidence used by the appelant to proove his age- school leaving certificate- could not be used as a verific | |
| Appelant seeking SC status for promotion for employment, stating that his parenst had converted to christianity before he was born and relinquished their status. Court held that the petitioner was christian and was not allowed the benefits of S | |
| Appelant seeking ST status to be recognized for promotion to post of Labour Inspector, since the Governement order place general category up for this post in the roster. Court said the quota had been reached according to the governemnt letter, | |
| Appelant seeking admission to medical college in J&K,and challenged the resrvation policy. Petitioner was wrongly refused a seat since too many seats favouring SC/ST's. Auhtorities were to revise the list of selected candidates and to deal sym | |
| Appelant seeking reservation as per the Bombay Government notification for reservation not exceeding 50%. Court concluded by the decision held in Indira Sawheny, that reservations shall not exceed 50% and if it was exceeded then the court could | |
| Appelant wanted Medical institute to publish list of seats for SC/ST as non-publication was a violation of equal opportunities clause. The court said 15% of all seats according to a Government of India Scheme reserved for non-reserved seats, an | |
| Appelant wanted ST status for promotion in post. However, there was no mentione of reservation for granting of selection grading. Not granted ST status. | |
| Appelant wanted University to grant his degree, as he was admitted as an ST, when infact the Caste Scrutiny Committee found that he was not after he completed his degree. Court held that he was not guilty of fraud as his status of ST was still | |
| Appelant wanted a recognition of all the residents of the Uttarakhand Hill Districts to be recognized as educationally and socially backward classes for an indefinite period of time and stated the violation of the equality clause since the St | |
| Appelant wanted recognition from the State of Maharashtra that they classified as an ST even thought the Caste Scrutiny Committee had verified that they did not. The court said it could not interfere with the evidence and verification taken by | |
| Appelant wanted reservation for a post to a single cadre post of Assistant Manager (Electrical) as a denial is a violation of the equality clause and equality of opportunity under any government office in the State. Court held that 100% reserva | |
| Appelant wanted the rule of reservation applied in promotion to a single post by rotating vacancy according to the roster point prepared by the Governement. Court held that reservation to s single post did not violate the eqaulity clause or the | |
| Appelant wanted to be recognized as an OBC for post of teaching even though she was not from the state (Delhi) where she was applying for the job. Court said certificate of entitlement to status must be issued by authorities from Delhi - the St | |
| Appelant wanted to be recognized as an SC in th State of Karnataka, to file his nomination for Parliamentary Constituency. The court observed that under the notification issued by the President he did not belong to this caste. Further, it is s | |
| Appelant was an SC who was denied certain land rights after the State had made amendments to the possession of land. The case looked at whether a person in possession of land under allotment could be considered a 'bhumidar' with non-transferabl | |
| Appelant was an ex-serviceman and wanted similar entitlements as reserved candidates for selection to the Public Service Commission. The Court said SC St benefits could not be claimed by any other category, but a lower standard could be fixed f | |
| Appelant was christian and felt that the Constitutiuon only included Sikhs and Hindu's as Scheduled Castes and that was the reason he was discriminated and not eligible for a free scheme for SC's. Court said after conversion the same caste does | |
| Appelant was convicted for murder and this petition was filed for the revision of death sentence on the appelant. The appelant claimed he was a juvenile (minor). The medical records and other records showed that he was not a minor and did not | |
| Appelant was convicted for murder. In this case it was held that the age of juvenile would be determined by the age he/she was when they committed the offence. Where the child is not 18 years before the new legislation came into force 21st Apr | |
| Appelant was convicted for rape of his cousin. The Court penalized him but reduced his sentence as a rehabilatative measure for the entire family, this was recorded as a special reason to serve in prison. | |
| Appelant was delinquent Juvenile convicted of murder. He was found to infact be a juvenile within the meaning of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 when he committed the offence. Court stated that it was duty bound | |
| Appelant was delinquent juvenile convivted of murdering his classmate. His defense was that he was a juvenile under the definiton of the Juvenile Justice (Care and protection of Children) Act of 2000. He had committed the crime before this Act | |
| Appelant was evicted from land after it lease expired. The land was granted by the Government as a policy of upliftment for the Scheduled Catses. The Court directed the Governement to regularize the possession, with its policy. Until then the | |
| Appelant was fighting for a seat at a medical college against seats reserved for SC/ST candidates. the thrust of the argument was that when qualifying marks are lowered for both categories, general category students should be considered from va | |
| Appelant was seeking ST status as he was denied admission based on general category admissions. Court upheld his status. | |
| Appelant was seeking a Scheduled Tribe status on the basis of an order in favour of her sister getting an ST certificate. Court held that a caste certificate cannot be issued by the Executive Magistrate without proper investigtion and enquiry b | |
| Appelant was seeking a quota reservation for a position in the India Police Service Grade A services after taking the exam but not qualifying with high enough marks and was put into Group B services. The court held that appelant cannot claim a | |
| Appelant was seeking admission to education institution on the basis of his status as an ST. He was given provision admission subject to verification of his status, it was found that he did not belong to the ST caste. Appeal was partly allowed. | |
| Appelant was seeking appointment as coaching clerk where reservations were provided for, as all the seats were taken he could not be appointed. The directions sought for future appointments cannot be made, since a lot of time had elapsed in the | |
| Appelant was seeking appointment in the Accounts Department under reserved category in Uttar Pradesh. He challenged the legality and constitutionality of his claim to appointment of reserved categories in this department as three others had als | |
| Appelant was seeking recognition of SC status. Observed the the court is devois of including and excluding caste on the Presidential List. The court could only look at the notification of the Presidential List. The caste sought was not mentione | |
| Appelant was seeking validation of his caste certificate while he was already enrolled. The Governenment of Maharashtra was directed to devise and frame a rational method of the origins of catse certificates. | |
| Appelant was selected under Union Public Service Commission but not appointed as it was found that he did not belong to the reserved caste. Appelant was the son of a tribal woman who had married a non-tribal and was raised in a city. Court obse | |
| Appelant was to mitigate the death sentence for murder and the Court had to consider wheather his crime warranted a death sentence. In pronouncing this judgment the court stated that certain serious crimes such as those against women- rape, tra | |
| Appelants (Air India) challenged the rule of reservation as non-appliacble to The Indian Air Corporation Act (Act). The Court said 'powers' and 'functions' are to be used inetrchangeable expressions. The Act empowers corporations to make regula | |
| Appelants (BPL company) challenged the order not to set up their company in designated areas by State government for public interest reasons. The court spelt out some of the parametres for the use of public interest, and when it could be used, | |
| Appelants (Dept of Indian Audits Madras) challenged the realxation of marks for reserved categories, when SC/ST's wanted a lower standard for promotions. A lower standard was given but even that was not low enough for them to compete. Court sai | |
| Appelants (General candidates) challenged new rule of reservation to Karnataka Civil Services since the rule itself was not publicly notifies- not published in official Gazette. Court held that old rule would apply till rule was published. | |
| Appelants (SC/ST community) migrated to another state and were seeking protection of reservations since they had the same tribe name given protection to. The State denied these entitlements. The court held that they were not entiltled to reserv | |
| Appelants (blacksmith community-Lohars) trying to get Lohara - ST status when they are recognized as backward classes. It was their fourth attempt to get recognition. Courts said Lohars (OBC) cannot claim the status of Lohara's who are ST sinc | |
| Appelants (general category candidates) challenged promotion of SC/ST on the grounds of delays in application for the posts. The court said the reserved candidates were entilted to promotion. When competing rights between general and reserved c | |
| Appelants appealed against discrimination in their appointment and promotion as they were not considered against general candidates. Court said that merely because they happen to be SC candidates, they cannot be deprived of the right to compete | |
| Appelants brother was convicted for murder and dowry death and was trying to take advantage of a law passed by the State of Andra Pradesh giving remission to crimes, except some classes of crime -one of which was crimes against women, stated a | |
| Appelants challenged a Tribunals decision to undermine an SC/ST seniority by granting a general candidate senior position, even when he was promoted later. Court held that SC/ST candidate has not marched over senior general candidates position | |
| Appelants challenged a notification made under Factories ACT in their State allowing 'beedi' makers the benefits of all regular factory workers. This was viewed by the appelants as discriminatory and an infringment on their fundamental right. T | |
| Appelants challenged a piror judgement of the Supreme Court which struck down promotions of the SC/ST according to a rule in the Indian Statistical Services (Rules) 1961. Court upheld prior decision to strike down promotions. | |
| Appelants challenged order that excluded the 'Thandans' of the Malabar region from Scheduled Caste status. Court held that once a community was included in the Scheduled Caste list the State could not include or excluse it at will. This had to | |
| Appelants challenged reservations to a single post cadre reserved for SC, as a 100% reservation this is violation of equal opportunity to public employment. Court held that single posts held for reserved categoriey candidates did not violate eq | |
| Appelants challenged series of orders that the State could not reduce minimum qualifying marks for general english in entrance exams for dental and medical colleges. Court held that the State can do this. | |
| Appelants challenged the Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act as discriminatory as it confines inheritance to male line only and against women in general espacially tribal women. Two of the petitioners were tribal women. Court observed Scheduled tribe pe | |
| Appelants challenged the Governement policy of limited reservations and promotions for SC/ST's in the Post and Telegraph Department as violative of equal opportunities clause since other departments all had reservations. Court struck this poli | |
| Appelants challenged the Indian Statistical Rules (ISR) --Tribunal's decision to grant general candidate seniority over an SC/ST candidates when reserved candidates had been promoted before general candidate. Court held that a certain Rule in | |
| Appelants challenged the Karnataka governement on its recognition of the 'Malaru' Tribe as Distinct from the 'Maalaru' Tribe which also wanted to claim ST status under the Presidential notification. The case was against the departmental proceed | |
| Appelants challenged the Orissa Tribunal on the Rules of Distirict Revenue Service (method of recruitment and conditions of service). The rules pertained to relaxation of rules for SC/ST based on age and place of birth and residence, which the | |
| Appelants challenged the Respondents (Karnataka Governments) exorbitant capitation fee for admission to educational institution to students who did not belong to Karnatak (non-government seats). This was held to violate the equality clause and | |
| Appelants challenged the Respondents (Kerela State Governement) on a Fisherman's Welfare Fund Scheme which put a levy on their sales to go towards amoung other things the welfare of women and children. The court said that the State did have a d | |
| Appelants challenged the UP law for reservations appointments to universtiy posts for recruitment of lecturers, readers and professors. As the recruitment is to a single post it would be anti-reservation. The court said this was true and asked | |
| Appelants challenged the authority of the Government of leasing out Tribal forest areas to Non-Tribals for mining purposes as it violates the regulation which prohitbits this. Court held legislative intent on protection of tribals and therefor | |
| Appelants challenged the lowering of qualification marks for admissions as unauthorised. The court said it culd be lowered for ex-freedom fighters and SC/ST's. None of the respondents belonged to either of the two categories. Appeal was allowed | |
| Appelants challenged the mode of selection by a revised Governemnt Order for OBC's. Mode of selection not applicable to Tehilsadars. Selection list made by the Karnatak Public Commission eas valid, and the State Governement was wrong not to ap | |
| Appelants challenged the reservation of SC/ST while allocating memebers of the Indian Administrative Services to various cadres. The Court said the practice of the roster is a publication of these principles, and ensures the equitable distribut | |
| Appelants challenged the reservation policy of a medical college in the State of Haryana as violative of the equality clause since very few seats were availabe to reserved categories. The court called for reservation based on rational classific | |
| Appelants chllenged the State policy of reservation for students into medical college in UP on the basis that they a large number were from the rural areas in Uttarakand-hill regions. The court observed that Article 15 forbids discrimination on | |
| Appelants did not comply with the rule for reservation of three consecutive years incase reservation was not filled up in the first year. Court observed that thecourse adopted by appelants was not consistent with object of reservation. Responde | |
| Appelants filed a PIL on behalf of bonded labourers and their inhuman conditions. Petitioners pleaded that the be treated with dignity and the State was bound to ensure their social welfare and labour laws. This case also established 'locus sta | |
| Appelants from the SC/St communtiy were seeking positions on the judicial services in Haryana and seeking a lowering of qualifying marks for admission to work. The Court held that in the interests of justice, and constitutional mandate it id ne | |
| Appelants had a problem with the allotments made under the rule of reservations to be applied in medical post-graduation courses and felt that reservations were undermined. Court said the governenmnt had spelt out the allotment of seats in a Ci | |
| Appelants pressing for a de-reservation policy in the Central Secretariate Service for those seats that were not filled up. Court held that de-reserving seats is contrary to the principles of equal opportunity to work in Public Departments. Gen | |
| Appelants qualified for the judicial services under the quota in Delhi but were not appointed. The court said the two candidates qualified to the reserved seats and their position did not depend on the number of general candiddates who qualifie | |
| Appelants questioned the realxation of qualification marks to medical college in Madhya Pradesh and asked for general category students to fill up vacant seats for thoses seats meant for reserved category. Court did not rule as the other party | |
| Appelants raised the issue of denial of seats to genral category students since in admissions to Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu as 69% seats fell under reserved categories. Court directed 52 general seats to be created by Government | |
| Appelants seeking a reduction in 5 % marks in preliminary exmaninations so that they are eligible for main examinations. OBC's trying to avail benefits of SC/ST's. Court rejected this. | |
| Appelants seeking admission to medical college in Punjab, and seeking extra seats even after th overnemnt had reduced qualifing marks for SC/ST's. Court obswrved that Indian Medical Council did not have to reduce its standards to meet a nationa | |
| Appelants seeking integration of the reservations policy into the Health Department of the UP State Government. Government should follow the rostser, any other proceeedure applied-- such as seniority would deprive SC/ST's. Incorrect proceedure | |
| Appelants seeking promotion in terms of the executive promotion issued by the Executve Board. Court stated that terms should include SC/ST promotions as well as a consideration for promotion. | |
| Appelants seeking relaxation of marks for reservation purposes in promotions. Court held that this was against the Indira Sawhney ruling. Not permssbile. | |
| Appelants seeking reservation for SC/ST in a single cadre post. SC held that in a single cadre post reservations would amount to 100% and since established precedent states no more than 50% reservations this would not be possible. | |
| Appelants seeking reservation policy to be followed with regard to further representation of Sc/ST's in State Bank in the area of promotions, and carry forward unfilled vaccancies. The court held there was no resservation in favour of either o | |
| Appelants want to get orders from the court to declare many provisions of the the Muslim personal laws as void and contrary to the Indian Constitution, in particular relating to divorce, maintainence, guardianship and inheritance. Court held th | |
| Appelants wanted a criminal revision of a dowry case, where the accused was not appropriately sentenced. The SC said courts must apply its mind keeping in mind social problems like dowry and sentence accordingly. Appeal was allowed | |
| Appelants wanted more staff to manage Committees set up for Caste Scrutiny Committees owing to the large load in the vast state of Maharashtra, and recall the issue of caste certificates as directed in a prior case. Court said cannot recall i | |
| Appelants wanted reservations and were seeking validation for a Government Circular for seats in the Accounts department in State of UP. By itself the Circular validates reservations through the governement by law. Court upheld reservations. | |
| Appelants wanted to apply the rule of reservation to promotion in railways services. Court stressed that promotion in reservation was not allowed. | |
| Appelants wanted to convict a man of rape of a 19 year old girl afflicted by polio, and not modify the sentence given by the High Court. SC held that lower sentence is not sustainable and restored the Trial Courts sentence of 7 years. | |
| Appelants was seeking ST status when he was an SC. Committee verification showed that he was infact a ST. Found that appelant was playing fraud with false status certificate. He could not claim ST status. Appeal allowed. | |
| Appelants were SC teachers in a school seeking ST status under a tribe to benefit promotion. The court said Parliament amends any law to include or exclude SC/ST community with respect to the State, district or region. The court is devoid of t | |
| Appelants were employees of Air India and wanted to strike down Service Regulations 46 and 47 as they discriminate against women and violate Article 14 - the Equality clause of the Constitution of India. Regulations related to the ternination o | |
| Appelants were general category students who challenged the 70% reservation in Law College of Punjab University for evening classes. This rule is discriminatory and violates the equality clause. The court struck down this rule of admission and | |
| Appelants were seeking position according to the seats reserved for apprenticeship as Junior Engineers. Court held that they were entitled to those seats and they were not against the 50% held for reserved categories. | |
| Appelants were seeking recognition of seniority in the Engineering Department , after junior general candidates were appointed to senior positions. On ther basis of SC/ST entry they were upgraded on the list to senior posiitons. | |
| Both petitions filed together as one writ on gender equlaity. The question put before the court was whether a female tribal is entilted to the same rights of succession in property as a male tribal. Court upholds positively all constitutional r | |
| Civil SLP. That children of women prisoners living in jail be granted additional protection and not be treated like undertrials. Directions issued to give children food, medical care, recreation, shelter, education and clothing as a matter of r | |
| Criminal Rape case against a SC/ST minor girl. Accused appealing to reduce sentence of life imprisonment given in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 to 10 years as is in the Indian Penal Code. Held tha | |
| Divorce decree. Public interest demands a recognition of legal grant of divorce when there is infact a breakdown of marriage. | |
| Family law case where the wife and husband lived seperately, wife seeking a right to reside in her matrimonial home under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005. Held that wife only had a right to shared household | |
| Female workers for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demanded maternity leave which was only granted to the regular female employees. SC held that all female employees to be treated equally and all Muster Roll and regular employees be tr | |
| In a letter pointing out that appellants alleged that they were being denied benefits of various labour laws and subjected to exploitation by contractors, which the Court decided to treat as a writ petition. An interim judgment had been issued | |
| In this case, the petitioners are seeking direction to fill up vacancies of Judges in Supreme Court and High Courts. The Courts observed that the backlog in Courts is a national problem but that the efficient working of judicial system requires | |
| On the question of whether Shriram is a state, the Court held that Shriram is engaged in an activity which has the potential to invade the right to life of large sections of people. The question is whether these factors are cumulatively suffici | |
| PIL against exploitation of workmen employed for the construction of the Asian Games. Also to prohibit children under 14 to undertake employment in construction as it is hazardous. | |
| PIL enforcement of Dowry Prohibition Act 1961. Directions to set up Government anti-dowry machinary; appointment of anti-dowry officers; compel males entering government jobs to furnish dowry details taken by them, spread anti-dowry literacy, e | |
| PIL filed against the management and maintenance of a (State) Hospital in Bihar, Court requested Chief Judicial magistrate to file a report. The report stated very terrible conditions - not enough doctors, water shortage, toilets not working, m | |
| PIL filed for the position of women and girls under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (1956), with a view towards living a life of dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court insisted on a medical examination before the girls are a | |
| PIL was filed that poor and disadvantaged should receive bail just like the rich. The Court repeated the rules and signifance on PIL, but stated that this is a matter that the High Court would decide and hold that this Court should not ordinari | |
| PIL was filed with regard to the appointment and transfer of judges. This is the most important case as it developed the rules for locus standi. With regard to the outcome of the case, the Court held that transfer of Judges is question of polic | |
| Petioner filed a writ asking the Court to issue directions to respondents (media) to strike a balance between the fundamental right of freedom of expression and duty of government to protect minors from abuse, exploitation and harmful effects o | |
| Petition was complaining about the management and ownership of certain industrial units, and wanted directions to be issued to not arrest women between sunset and sunrise. The petition was dismissed as it was not a fit case for general directio | |
| Petition was filed on behalf of bonded laboureres (who as established in this case are a majority o ST/SC's) to challenge the non implementation of the legislative provisions for their rehabilitation. This non implementation was seen by the cou | |
| Petitioner against 70% reservations for post gradusation medical courses in Delhi. The Court said institutional preference does not offend the constitution as students who start medical studies may want to continue in post grad studies. | |
| Petitioner challenged the reserved seat for position of headmistress at a school. The court said the writ was not maintanable. | |
| Petitioner claimed he was from the SC category to contest elections. Court said petitoner failed to proove that he was from the SC category, neither was he under the Presidential list. His election participation was rejected. | |
| Petitioner was on the Income Tax Department and on promotion it was discovered he was not an SC as he had claimed to be through his career. On these grounds his pension was also going to be cancelled. Court said under the Presidential list he w | |
| Petitioners claim forest land as theirs on account of being dispossessed by the Governement to reserve it as forest land. Court said it was upto the 'adivasis' to establish their rights to the forest. | |
| Petitoner challenged the reservation provided for in the Railways services in promotion positions for SC/ST's. Court said there reservations to equal opportunity in appointments in government services was allowed in the constitution but not for | |
| Petitoner filed a writ to stop carpet indusrty from employing children in Uttar Pradesh and issue welfare directives for their education, food, shelter, medical care, and recreation. Court stated that every child had a fundamental right to educ | |
| Petitoners challenged the reservation policy for ST/SC and OBC under Class I and II of the Punjab Services Engineers in the Irrigation Department. Court held that reservations were to be made according to the roster in each Department. If reser | |
| Preference of appointing a woman as the principal for an all girls university can be upheld as the concept of equality encompasses a classification. This classification is not arbitrary and is protective. This can be said to be an affirmative a | |
| Property rights case, Respondents were children of woman who possessed property when she died. She had remarried after her husband had died and the appelants (who were collaterals in the property by the deceased husband) claimed she had no shar | |
| Rape case of a minor, appelant pleading for lower sentence. Court held that undue sympathy to the accused would harm the justice system and it was the duty of the court to award sentences with regard to the nature of the crime and how it was co | |
| Respondent (step grandmother) filed a suit for the share in property. Trial and High court ruled in her favour appeal challenged her share. Supreme Court gave stated that this right was given because it entiltled women to a right in the share o | |
| Respondent (woman) elected position through a reserved seat was challenged on the ground that she did not belong to the reserved category by birth and acquired it through marriage. Held that as she did not belong to a reserved acategory by birt | |
| Respondent wanted to claim ST status for his education earned as a doctor 15 years ago, the court also went into whether an enquiry into a group to decide ST status. Court said enquiry by courts not permissible, as President on notification lis | |
| Respondent was appointed as a teacher against a backlog reserved for Scheduled Tribes. His reinstatement by the High Court was challenged in this case. Court held that a person from some other reserved category could occupy the same post. In ab | |
| State of Bihar (Appelants) had decided to establish project schools to meet the educational needs of women and children in the state. The Project School Committee (Respondents) challenged the State's position of not paying for the slaraies of a | |
| The Appeal is to recognize that all judicial magistrates of First class are "specially empowered" under the Suppression of Immroral Traffick in Women and Girls Act, 1956 to try cases. The accused (respondents) pleaded that the magistrate did no | |
| The Appealants challenged the validity of the Andra Pradesh Scheduled Castes(Rationalisation of Reservations) Act of 2000 as it falied to give benefit all the Castes in the list for services and entrance into educational institution. Court obs | |
| The Appelant wanted a divorce to be given based on a reading of a statute under English law together with the Indian Divorce Act, 1869. The judgment talks about the liberalization of the grounds for divorce in the history of matrimonial legisla | |
| The Appelant was a widow and was seeking her right to maintenance under the Hindu Succession Act 1956 from her children even though her husband was dead. The court said widows are entiltled to property from their male issues or the hindu joint | |
| The Appelant, a woman wanted to get the benefit of reservation and affirmative action as automatic after marrying someone in the STC/OBC category. The Court ruled against this and said if an affirmative action was acquired through marriage it w | |
| The Appellant sought release of prisoners illegally detained for almost two or three decades without justification (especially in cases of persons who are mentally unsound). Most of the prisoners were in jail for over 25 years just because ther | |
| The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) allotted open space in favour of appellant for construction of hospital over a site that had been earlier reserved for public park or playground. The allotment was challenged by the residents of localit | |
| The Caste Scrutiny Committee did not list the respondent as and ST and cancelled his ST certificate, on the basis of which he obtained admission to various institutions. Court remanded matter back to the High Court which had not carefully consi | |
| The Corporation challenges the decision that the High Court prohibited the decision that dealt to carry on circumstances. In the absence of any evidence of public safety being in any manner endangered or the public or a section of the public be | |
| The Court is discussing plight of undertrials and in its initial paragraphs acknowledges the role of Ms. Hingorani who has accepted this case as a public interest litigation. This is an initial case where the Court is receiving information on B | |
| The PIL sought the enforcement of the provisions of several labour laws for the workmen involved in projects related to the Asian games. The Court undertakes a detailed examination of begar and forced labor and directed Delhi Development author | |
| The Petioner wanted admission to a medical college as a reserved status against admission granted to reserved category students who secured positions through merit. The court said when reserved candidates admission on their on their own merit, | |
| The Petioner wanted to quash the 83rd Amendment which inserts Article 16 into the Constitution as he claimed it violated fundamental rights of equal opportunity in public employment, since it also reserved for SC/ST and OBC's. The court held th | |
| The Petitioner filed public interest litigation seeking the directions to Central Bureau of Investigation to institute enquiry against those police officers under whose jurisdiction red light areas are flourishing. Further, they sought directio | |
| The SC held that the Municipal Corporation directed to take immediate steps to abate nuisance (people were excreting on the street close to this community of middle class and higher people. Also, alcohol near the society was mixed in water and | |
| The Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Act, 2002 was challenged on the basis that only certain members of the ST were included in the list of SC's and that it violated the petitioners fundamental right as his community was excluded fr | |
| The Supreme Court held that reservations in favour of SCs and STs are constitutional in the light of the goal of several provisions of the fundamental rights and Directive Principles. | |
| The accused is charged of entering into criminal conspiracy and obtaining illegal gratification awarding contract for supply of guns. He is charged with misusing official position as public servants causing pecuniary advantage to them and that | |
| The appeal challenged the Central Administrative Tribunal decision not to reservation for SC/St had been made for a railways post. A clarification was issued by the railways stating that those SC and St's who have been promoted on their own mer | |
| The appeal was made by a migrant SC to the State of Pondicherry to plead for his eligibilty for recruitment for a teaching post reserved for SC's in Pondicherry. Court said that since Pondicherry administered by the Central Government rules, | |
| The appellant brought a PIL for children in custody but then wants to withdraw. The question is whether whether a public-minded person who brings such an action is entitled, as of right, to withdraw the proceedings from the court. Applicant ass | |
| The case involved students from the non-reserved category who did not get seats in a Government Medical College which were given to the reserved category. Court ruled that students must be given vacant seats agianst the reserved category, sin | |
| The class of 'mochi' claimed ST status for employment in a petrol dealership in the State of Gujarat. They claimed they had been excluded from the SC/ST schedule list. The Court said only the President of India allowed to issue proper notifica | |
| The court in this case observed that residence requrirement for qualifiying for entrance to post graduation medical college was too narrow a consideration. The consideration should be based more broadly on equality of opportunity and institutio | |
| The court in this case stated that reservations for visually impared persons provided for 5% relaxation, and reservations for SC/St/OBC was the same and therefore automatic. A blind person belonging to the SC/ST/OBC category would be automatic | |
| The interpretation of the 'creamy layer' was questioned as well as what was identified by the Narendra Commission in Kerela. The State was directed to go into all aspects of reservation and a fresh commission was to be appointed. Equality befor | |
| The main question is whether voluntary organisations or social action groups engaged in the legal aid programme should be supported by the State Government and if so to what extent and under what conditions. The Court held that voluntary organi | |
| The petition filed a complaint about the prevalence of bonded labour system in Haryana wherein stone quarry workers were living in most inhuman conditions. The Court appointed Commissioners to inquire into matter and issued directions to State | |
| The petitioner brought public interest litigation to impose restriction on carrying on any activity in protected area which would impair environment and wild life in Rajasthan. The petitioner alleged that Government has illegally and arbitraril | |
| The petitioner filed the petition before the Supreme court under Article 32 of the Constitution as public interest litigation to challenge the acquisition covered by two notification made under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 und | |
| The petitioner is states that by following western approaches to law, the Apex court is not adopting rules suited to India. His drafting was poor, language accusatory (he called the Court Kumbhkaran) and was indulging in mud slinging. The Court | |
| The policy granting 27% reservations for OBC's was challenged in central educational institutions. The object of affirmative action would be defeated if the 'creamy layer' were to receive reservation benefits. Policy of reservations must be bas | |
| The public interest litigation was filed for restraining respondents from discharging trade effluents in river Ganga till they put up necessary plant for treatment of same. The Supreme Court observed that river Ganga is life line of our country | |
| The question of reservation for non-local seats brought up in this case. The Andra Pradesh Government already had a policy of reservations, Court ruled that it couldn't increase reservations to non-local seats. | |
| The writ filed by petitioner for issue of direction to Railways with regard to safety matters as the Railways are essential means for effective exercise of rights under Article 19. The Court stated that the Government is under obligation to mak | |
| The writ petition is filed against non-implementation of legislative provisions made for rehabilitation of bonded labourers after they had been freed. The Court observed that the State Government cannot be permitted to repudiate its obligation | |
| The writ was filed to increase the appointments of Special Judicial Magistrates and Special Metropolitan Magistrates to ensure the quick disposal of criminal cases. This case brought to light rape incident which was covered in a leading magazi | |
| There was an oleum gas leak. The question was whether hazardous enterprise in question in thickly populated area should be allowed to continue even after oleum gas leak. The Court stated there is risk to large number of people as sizable popula | |
| This case concerns Act declaring the entire land as ‘slum clearance area’. In this case, it is contended that slum dwellers who are affected by the Government’s action have not been given an opportunity of being heard and they have been denied | |
| This case concerns the ecological protection regarding the mining in Doon valley. The Apex Court directed to close down mining by all companies except three State owned companies. In addition, there is also direction given to constitute committ | |
| This case questions whether the 'creamy layer' can be excluded from reservation to services on the ground that non-creamy layer (really backward classes) will be deprived reservations. The Kerela government challenges the directions given in In | |
| This case relates to seniority of the appelant (general candidate) in relation to a reserved candidate in the Punjab Superior Services. Court ruled that all appointments shall be made in accordance with the rules set out and instructions of the | |
| This case was for a conviction for Dowry death. The Supreme Court stated the strong presumption in favour of convicting those in a Dowry death case where it is proved that the case is neither natural or accidental. Even if the case is a suicid | |
| This is a landmark case on PIL on Bonded Labor but more importantly, it has developed several critical rules relating to PIL on many areas. The Court held that Article 21 assures right to live with human dignity free from exploitation and that | |
| This is a matter dealing with medical negligence. In this case, a public interest litigation was filed to prosecute doctor for loss of eye sight of patients (84 patients) in an eye camp due to post medical treatment and to issue necessary guide | |
| This is a public interest litigation that the post mortem examinations are conducted by Junior Medical Assistants or graduates without experience and this is undesirable. The Supreme Court observed that post-mortem should be conducted by medica | |
| This matter deals with they relate to the mismanagement of the Hospital for Mental Diseases located at Shahdara run by the Delhi Administration. There was earlier directives provided by Court to improve the conditions based on an expert Committ | |
| This matter sought making provision of separate schools and hostels for children of prostitutes. The Court held segregating would not be in interest of such children and therefore the Court rejected this petition. | |
| This petition had been initiated by a Counsel and unusual to the extent that it asked for a courts guiding opinion rather than a verdict based on facts. It reaffirmed that reservations should be mad eon the principles of economic and social bac | |
| This petition is a public interest litigation pointing out maladministration within jail relating to juvenile under trials prisoners. The Court acknowledged that it is true that considerable number of hardened prisoners live in jail and those w | |
| This petition raised the proceedures adopted by the medical college in J&K as violative and arbitrary to selection of SC/ST's. It was found that none of this was true, as petitioners asked for unreasonable demands like no minimum qualifying mar | |
| This petition reaffirmed that wholesale reservations were violative of Article 14 by states according to domicile in each state. It also approved the medical schools admissions policies in Allahabad for a certain number of seats which should re | |
| This petition under Article 32 of the Constitution is connected with the problem of employment of children in Match factories of Sivakasi in Kamaraj District of Tamil Nadu State. The Court stated that according to this provision all children u | |
| This was a landmark constitutional case for reservations. It pertained to reservations for backward classes in public services. The court held that for reservation the class must be backward, not adequately represented in the services in the St | |
| Two petitioners were seeking petitions on behalf of their dead husbands (served in army). The common stand of the Union of India in the two cases is that family pension would not be admissible to spouses who get married after the retirement of | |
| Union of India appealed to restrict its reservations and rules thereof for the 'Maaleru' and 'Kuruba' communities in the State o Karnataka to remain withhin the State. The Respondent wanted it to apply to the Central Government employees. Court | |
| Whether the High Court is empowered under this Code of Criminal Procedure to issue direction for re-investigate matter, the revision petition was pending before High Court. The High Court in allowing the revision petition and issued a suo-moto | |
| With a view to control pollution of Ganga in Kanpur area, the Court directed Municipality to take measures for construction of adequate sewage system. The Court also provided direction to control pollution caused by cattles. Further, the Munici | |
| Workers sought to declare that the sale of corporation was illegal as several workers suffered from retrenchment as a result (amongst other things). It was alleged there was no locus on file the case and that no fundamental right was not allege | |
| Writ brought about in the form of a letter which female inmates wrote to bring to notice the inhuman conditions that they had to live in. The Court observed that India was a welfare state and it was the duty of the Governement to protect women | |
| Writ filed against the deplorable conditions in a Calcutta jail where mentally ill and insane women were detained. This Writ was turned into a PIL where the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee substituted to pass orders, appoint commissioners to | |
| Writ filed by Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum on behalf of women domestic's who were raped by army personnel. Court asked National Commission for Women to frame a scheme for such victims, subsequent to that Union of India was directed to e | |
| Writ filed by advocate against the railway athourities to compensate foreign national for gang rape and anti-crimial actvities on Howrah railway station. The Fundamental Right to Life under Article 21 was extended to include foreign nationals | |
| Writ filed to enforce fundamental rights of working women, particularly sexual harrasment in the workplace. It was filed as a class action suit result of the rape of a brutal gang rape of a social worker in Rajasthan. It is a historic case whic | |
| Writ petition called for paying the bulk of 'beedi' rollers their dues, since most of them are women and children and were not getting full benefits of employment as they were home based manufacturers. The Court also looked into defective cond | |
| Writ that questions the existence of child labour even when there are statutory enactments against it, taking the example of continued offenders like the Sivakasi cracker factory in Tamil Nadu where young children are employed. Court observed t | |
| Writ to consider whether reservations were justified for socially and educationally backward classes in central eductional institutions. The Court said this would have to be refered to a larger bench as reservations involve substantial question | |
| Writ to expand the definition of rape to include all forms of penetrartion. Petitoner did not manage to expand the definition of "Rape" under the IPC however, directions issued to afford greater protection of victims by allowing in camera proce | |
| Writ to rescue and rehabilitate children of prostitutes and eradicate prostitution. Suitable schemes need to be formulated after an indepth study, Juvenile homes need to be used to rehabilitate child prostitutes. If child has crossed the age pr | |
| Writ to review affirmative action in educational institutions. Principle of 'creamy layer' used in reservations to identify socially and educationally backward classes- classification purposes. The Constitution has enabling provisions which ar | |
| Writ to seek directions to Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate police officers who have red light areas flourishing under their jurisdiction. Directions sought to bring victims of child prostitution under the care of each State for r | |
| Writ to take action against harassment of petitioner and her family by her own brothers on charges of kidnapping because she ran away and married of her own free will and it was an intercaste marriage. Court condemned the harrassment and issued | |
| Writ was filed in the High Court to prevent Election Commision of India from pulling out teachers from teaching children for working on election matters, like polling and booth management during school time from a public education school. The a | |
| Writ was filed to strike down a section of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Guardians and wards Act 1890 as violating the equality clause. In this case the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not recognize the mother as a natur |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.