In re: Regularisation of Contract Workers

Challenge to the Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026 — self-identification

The Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026, which replaced self-identification with mandatory medical certification. On 28 October 2026, the Court tagged a new PIL from Women’s Declaration International India to the batch and issued notices to three Union ministries regarding the law's potential impact on statutory protections for women. A further public interest litigation was filed on 31 October 2026 challenging Section 7 of the Act and related rules concerning access to women’s shelters and washrooms.

Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case — Citizenship and voter status

Opposition leaders have challenged the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision process, alleging illegal voter deletions and irregularities across multiple states. On 28 October 2026, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to facilitate the restoration of deleted voters in Delhi and mandated the investigation of bulk Form 7 submissions in Uttar Pradesh. The Court continues to oversee these matters, having requested explanations for millions of deletions while clarifying that no final ruling has been made regarding the use of logical discrepancies in electoral roll revisions.

In re: Challenge to Form 6 procedural changes

The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the Election Commission of India's requirement that voters deleted from electoral rolls must file Form 6. The Court has questioned the Commission's authority to modify statutory forms, clarified it has not endorsed the 'logical discrepancy' category for voter deletions, and directed the Commission to simplify the re-enrollment process for excluded Delhi electors. Additionally, the Court ordered an investigation on 30 October 2026 into allegations of mass Form-7 filings in Uttar Pradesh.