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Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Addresses Scope of Governor's and President's Powers Over State Legislation under Articles 200 and 201. Presidential Reference Seeks Clarity on Constitutional Discretion, Time Limits, and Justiciability in Light of Conflicting Judgments.

The President of India, exercising powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution, referred fourteen questions to the Supreme Court on 13th May 2025,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Public Interest Litigation Seeking Declaration That Governor Must Act on Council of Ministers' Advice for Legislative Council Nominations. Article 171(5) Nomination Power Held to Be Non-Discretionary and Governor Bound by Aid and Advice of Council of Ministers.

The Bombay High Court, in this public interest litigation, examined the constitutional powers of the Governor to nominate members to the Maharashtra L...

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Supreme Court Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Criminal Defamation Laws. The Petitioners Contend that Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Section 199 CrPC Violate Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, with Subramanian Swamy as the lead petitioner, challengi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Speaker's Inaction on Disqualification Petitions Under Tenth Schedule. The Court directed the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within four months, holding that failure to act within reasonable time warrants judicial intervention.

The appeals arose from the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, which resulted in a hung assembly. The Indian National Congress won 28 seats, ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Rafale Deal Case Due to Reliance on Unauthorizedly Removed Secret Documents. Court Holds That Publication of Documents in Newspaper Does Not Confer Right to Use Them in Judicial Proceedings Without Lawful Authority.

The judgment pertains to a preliminary objection raised by the Attorney General regarding the maintainability of a review petition filed by Yashwant S...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Package Tendering System for Road Works. Policy Decision to Reintroduce Package System Upheld as Valid Executive Action Under Article 226 of Constitution of India.

The case involves a batch of writ petitions filed by individual contractors challenging the Government Order G.O.(Ms) No.162, Highways & Minor Ports (...

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Supreme Court of India: Judgment on Regulation and Approval of Genetically Modified Crops. Ensuring adherence to environmental safety, legal standards, and public health in the approval process for GM crops in India.

The Supreme Court of India concerning various writ petitions filed in public interest related to the regulation and approval of Genetically Modified (...