Article 226 Constitution

Divjot Sekhon v. State of Punjab and Others; 2026 INSC 26 - MBBS Admission - Policy Decision- Judicial Review

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Judiciary

Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar v. State of Maharashtra - 2025 INSC 1460 - States Reorganisation Act - Judiciary - Judicial Review - Administrative Matters

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Legal Services Authorities Act

Dilip Mehta v. Rakesh Gupta - Lok Adalat Award - Writ Petition - Execution Proceedings

Constitution of India - Article 226 ; Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987- High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging Lok Adalat decree on the ground that petitioner had already filed objections before the Executing Court - Allowing appeal, SC held: Once the decree which is sought to be executed is one

Constitutional Law

Abhishek Gupta v. Dinesh Kumar 2025 INSC 1406 - Writ Jurisdiction - Principle Of Non-Joinder - Intra Court Appeal

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Constitutional Law

Akola Municipal Corporation v. Zishan Hussain Azhar Hussain ; 2025 INSC 1398 - PIL -Economic/Fiscal Policy Reforms

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 226 - Judicial interference by way of public interest litigation is available only if there is injury to public because of dereliction of constitutional obligations on the part of the Government. The writ jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be exercised

Administrative Law

State of Himachal Pradesh v. M/s OASYS Cybernatics Pvt. Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1355 - Administrative orders - LoI - Tender

Read Judgment In LawLens Administrative orders - Administrative orders must be read in light of the concomitant record, and that reasons need not be stated in haec verba in the communication, so long as they can be discerned from the file and are not post-hoc justifications. (Para 27) Cautioned against

Constitutional Law

Shri Digant vs M/S. P.D.T. Trading Co. & Ors., 2025 INSC 1352 - Art.226.227 Constitution - Judicial Order Of Civil Courts

Read Judgment In LawLens💡Is a Writ petition under Article 226 or a petition under Article 227 maintainable against a judicial order of Civil Court? If yes, when? Constitution of India - Article 226,227 - Judicial orders of civil courts are not amenable to a writ of certiorari under

Constitutional Law

Rikhab Chand Jain v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1337 - Art.226 -Writ Jurisdiction- Alternative Remedy -Limitation

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Exhaustion of a statutory remedy provided by an enactment before invoking the writ jurisdiction of a high court under Article 226 of the Constitution can be traced to one of several self imposed restrictions - Unless any of the exceptions [challenge to an

Land Acquisition

Govt. of Tamil Nadu v. P.R. Jaganathan; 2025 INSC 1332 - Acquisition - Settlement - Art. 226 Constitution

Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 - Section 7,12 -Sections 7(2) and 7(4) of the 1997 Act exhibit a laudable objective. They facilitate land owners or interested persons to negotiate and arrive at an agreement on the amount of compensation to be paid.

Constitutional Law

State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kusum Sahu - Habeas Corpus - Custody In Criminal Case

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Habeas Corpus - Custody of an accused in a criminal case registered against him cannot be held to be unlawful especially when his bail applications have been dismissed. [Context: In this case, the accused was arrested and filed four bail applications before the

PMLA

JSW Steel Limited vs Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement 2025 INSC 1194 - PMLA - Writ Jurisdiction - Alternative Remedy

Constitution of India - Article 226,136 -Dismissing appeal against HC order dismissing writ petition, SC observed: The Appellants have already invoked their statutory remedy before the Appellate Tribunal under Section 26 of the PMLA, which remains pending- PMLA provides a comprehensive and self-contained adjudicatory mechanism -Constitutional or appellate jurisdiction

Constitutional Law

Kimberley Club Pvt. Ltd. v. Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad 2025 INSC 1276 - Judicial Review- Tender

Constitution of India - Article 226- Tender -In tender matters, the court exercising judicial review does not sit in appeal over the decision of a tendering authority regarding disqualification of bid. Only in cases where such decision is dehors the terms of the NIT or is patently arbitrary would the

Constitutional Law

Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow vs Sushil Kumar 2025 INSC 1241 - CBI Investigation

Constitution of India - Article 32,226- CBI Investigation -CBI investigation should not be directed as a matter of routine or merely because a party casts certain aspersions or harbors a subjective lack of confidence in the State police. For invoking this power, the concerned Court must be satisfied that

Constitutional Law

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam v. P.H. Dinesh 2025 INSC 1224 - Karur Stampede - CBI Investigation

Constitution of India - Article 32,226 - CBI Investigation -Fair investigation is the right of a citizen- There are no inflexible guidelines to decide whether or not such power should be exercised. The CBI investigation ought not to be directed in a routine manner or where a party has

Constitutional Law

P. Radhakrishnan vs Cochin Devaswom Board 2025 INSC 1183 - Writ Jurisdiction - Travelling Beyond Scope

Constitution of India - Article 226 - If in an exceptional case the Court feels the need to travel beyond the scope of the writ petition and make observations, the least a party is entitled to, is an opportunity to explain and defend themselves (Para 22) - Litigants go to

Constitutional Law

Coal India Ltd. vs Rahul Industries 2025 INSC 1103. Interim Coal Policy

Interim Coal Policy - Interim Coal Policy made a reasonable classification between the linked industries of the core and non-core sectors and was introduced with the legitimate aim of ensuring an adequate supply of coal in the market by reinforcing the financial capabilities of the appellant company to sustainably operate

Constitutional Law

Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India vs. Tanya Energy Enterprises 2025 INSC 1119 - Judicial Review - Administrative Orders

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Judicial Review of Administrative Orders - While the courts, in course of reviewing administrative orders, may not permit additional grounds not found within the four corners of the said order to be raised in an affidavit or in oral arguments, the factual narrative

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Pradnya Pranjal Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra - S.528 BNSS - Art. 226 Constitution - Quashing FIR - Filing Of Chargesheet

Constitution of India - Article 226 ; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 ; Section 528 - So long cognisance of the offence is not taken, a writ or order to quash the FIR/charge-sheet could be issued under Article 226; however, once a judicial order of taking cognisance intervenes, the power under

Constitutional Law

Sreeja D G vs Anitha R. Nair - Art. 136 Constitution - SLP - HC Modifying Impugned Oder

Constitution of India - Article 136 - When an order passed by the High Court is under challenge and notice has been issued by Supreme Court, thereafter, if any application is filed for modification of the said order, the High Court must exercise restraint, as far as practicable, in passing

Constitutional Law

Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank v. Union of India - Writ Jurisdiction

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Deciding the Writ Petition and the Writ Appeal by the same Court itself goes against the very basic principles of judicial norms and propriety. [Context: In this case, SC observed that High Court has decided the original Writ Petition and also, the Writ

Constitutional Law

Sunita vs State Of Karnataka - Art.32,226 Constitution

Constitution of India - Article 32 - A petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India assailing an order of the High Court passed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable - Referred to Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar vs. State of Maharashtra. Sunita vs State Of

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act

Saldanha Real Estate Private Limited vs Bishop John Rodrigues 2025 INSC 1016 -Maharashtra Slum Areas Act

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Constitutional Law

Suresh Chandra Maharana vs Union Of India - Withdrawal Of PIL

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Constitutional Law

Prakash Singh vs Union Of India - PIL -Service Disputes

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Constitutional Law

Arshnoor Kaur vs Union of India 2025 INSC 954 -S.12 Army Act - Male Reservation

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