3 verified cases involving Constitutional, newest first.
Review petitions were filed challenging the Supreme Court's July 2022 judgment that upheld the constitutional validity of sweeping powers of the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A new bench was reconstituted to hear these review petitions in 2026.
A Supreme Court Constitution Bench ruled 4–1 that the Sabarimala temple’s ban on women of menstruating age was unconstitutional; Justice Indu Malhotra dissented, holding that courts should not decide which religious practices to strike down. The matter is back before the court in review proceedings, where in April 2026 the Centre questioned whether courts can determine what is an essential religious practice.
The Supreme Court delivered a majority verdict ruling that all private properties cannot form part of the 'material resources of the community' under Article 39(b) of the Constitution and cannot be taken over by State authorities to subserve the common good. This overruled a 1978 ruling that held such acquisition was permissible.