Can failure to provide menstrual hygiene management in schools violate the rights to equality, life, and free education under Articles 14, 21, and 21A?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-001000 – 2022 Diary Number 35023/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench J.B. PARDIWALA & R. MAHADEVAN, JJ. Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent Type of Law Constitutional law; Right to Education Questions of Law Does unavailability […]

Does non-compliance with mandatory NDPS search and seizure procedures vitiate a narcotics conviction?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000527-000527 – 2026 Diary Number 25942/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding precedent on strict compliance with NDPS Act search and seizure procedures Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Can the National Green Tribunal Quantify Environmental Compensation Based on Project Cost or Turnover in the Absence of a Statutory Formula?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-007187 – 2022 Diary Number 30735/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Environmental law; administrative law (NGT Act; EIA […]

Can stem cell “therapy” for Autism Spectrum Disorder be offered as routine clinical service or only within approved clinical trials?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000369 – 2022 Diary Number 14452/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing regulatory scheme (Drugs Act, NDCT Rules, ICMR Guidelines) Type of Law Health/Administrative Law Questions of Law Are medical practitioners legally permitted […]

Is non-compliance with the NDPS Act’s mandatory search, seizure and arrest formalities fatal to a prosecution?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000527-000527 – 2026 Diary Number 25942/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Overrules / Affirms Overrules the convictions and sentences of the Sessions Court and High Court Affirms strict compliance […]

Is Administration of Stem Cell Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder as Routine Clinical Treatment Permissible under Indian Law?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000369 – 2022 Diary Number 14452/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Precedent Value Binding on medical practitioners, ethics committees, clinical establishments Overrules / Affirms Affirms established standards on medical negligence and clinical trial regulation Type of Law Regulatory Law / Medical […]

Can a High Court’s Grant of Bail to an Accused Not Named in the FIR, After Prolonged Pre-Trial Incarceration, Be Disturbed Without Supervening Circumstances?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000541-000541 – 2026 Diary Number 11312/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Affirms existing law on cancellation of bail Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Criminal […]

Does the exclusive power under Entry 66 of List I to set higher education standards render State Act provisions for Vice-Chancellor selection, conflicting with UGC Regulations 2018, ultra vires?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000054-000055 – 2025 Diary Number 6499/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms precedents on exclusive Entry 66 power; strikes down Section 14(5) of […]

Should a High Court’s grant of bail be interfered with when the accused, not named in the FIR, has already undergone long pre-trial incarceration without any misuse of liberty?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000541-000541 – 2026 Diary Number 11312/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Affirms existing law Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Criminal law — bail jurisdiction […]

Does Section 34 of the Arbitration Act Permit Judicial Enhancement of Liquidated Damages, and Can Section 37 Courts Recalculate Compensation?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012892-012893 – 2024 Diary Number 4501/2018 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules Delhi High Court Division Bench’s recalculation of compensation Affirms […]

Can a State University Act Deviate from UGC Regulations on Vice-Chancellor Selection?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000054-000055 – 2025 Diary Number 6499/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Concurring or Dissenting Judges Both judges concurred Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s decision Type […]

Can disciplinary proceedings under the Advocates Act continue once the complainant withdraws the complaint and no evidence is led?

  Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000077 – 2026 Diary Number 75503/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Type of Law Professional misconduct under the Advocates Act, 1961 Questions of Law Whether disciplinary proceedings under Section 35 of […]