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In Gayatri Balasamy versus ISG Novasoft Technologies, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment on 13 February 2025. In a 4:1 majority verdict, the court clarified that under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the power to modify an arbitral award is limited to correcting clerical, computational, or typographical errors.
The Supreme Court issued directives to strengthen the implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The ruling emphasizes the state's obligation to prevent child marriages and protect the rights of children.
A public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction that the new Parliament building be inaugurated by the President of India rather than the Prime Minister. The Supreme Court refused to entertain the petition.
A petition challenged the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner, alleging that it violated Supreme Court guidelines established in the Prakash Singh case. Following the dismissal of these petitions by the Delhi High Court on 12 October 2021, the Supreme Court disposed of the matter on 27 February 2023, noting that Asthana's tenure had concluded.
The Supreme Court clarified that its previous judgment decriminalising adultery does not apply to personnel in the Armed Forces. The court addressed concerns regarding service discipline and stability within the military services.
The Supreme Court upheld the 2016 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes by a 4:1 majority. The court ruled that the decision-making process was not flawed or unlawful, while a dissenting opinion noted that the exercise was unlawful but could not be reversed.
The Supreme Court examined whether lawyers may criticize the court and judges regarding cases pending before it, following contempt petitions filed by the Centre and the Attorney General against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan. The court conducted hearings in this matter between February 2019 and March 2019, with the most recent development involving an admonishment of the respondent by the Centre's counsel during a hearing as reported on 24 November 2022.
Former CBI Director Alok Verma challenged the government's decision to divest him of his duties and send him on compulsory leave, arguing his fixed two-year tenure could not be curtailed. The Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the matter as reported on 23 November 2022.
A landmark 1979 Supreme Court case challenging gender discrimination in the Indian Foreign Service, specifically regarding rules that required women officers to obtain permission before marriage and allowed for their resignation upon marriage.
A landmark Supreme Court case that challenged the constitutionality of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which criminalized sending offensive messages online.
The Delhi High Court registered a suo motu public interest litigation to address COVID-19 health and safety risks within court premises. On 2 May 2021, the Supreme Court of India assumed jurisdiction over pandemic-related management issues that traverse state boundaries, effectively encompassing the broader judicial response to the pandemic.
A public interest litigation filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay sought judicial directions to the central and state governments to curb practices of black magic and religious conversion through intimidation. The Supreme Court dismissed the plea, characterizing it as a harmful publicity interest litigation.
The Supreme Court delivered a verdict regarding petitions challenging the indefinite public protests at Shaheen Bagh, Delhi, which were held against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The court examined the balance between the right to protest and the right of the public to access common areas.
The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment confirming that daughters possess equal coparcenary rights in Hindu Undivided Family properties, regardless of whether the father was alive when the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act came into force.
In the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case, the Supreme Court of India upheld the death sentences of four convicts in May 2017. Following the exhaustion of all legal remedies, the four convicts were executed by hanging at Tihar Jail on 20 March 2020.
The Supreme Court issued guidelines to address the interference of Khap panchayats in marriages between consenting adults. The court ruled that such self-appointed village bodies cannot prevent adults from exercising their right to choose their partners.
Six petitioners, including Shayara Bano and Ishrat Jahan, challenged the practice of instant triple talaq in the Supreme Court. The court examined the constitutionality of the practice in a landmark ruling.
In the case of Shyam Narayan Chouksey vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India issued an interim order in November 2016 mandating that cinema halls play the national anthem before film screenings. As reported on 9 January 2018, the Supreme Court modified this order and ruled that playing the national anthem in cinema halls is no longer mandatory.
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of four convicts involved in the 2012 gangrape and murder of a woman in Delhi. The court categorized the incident as a 'rarest of rare' case.
The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act as unconstitutional and void on 16 October 2015. The Court held that legislative involvement in judicial appointments threatened judicial independence, despite criticism from government figures regarding the decision as reported on 19 October 2015.
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