Supreme Court Cases

S.No. Year Subject/Keywords & Summary Petition Number & Writ Advocate Judgment / Order Status
1 2021 Petition challenging re-appointment of the Director, ED
W.P. (C) 1374/2020 - 08-09-2021
Disposed of
2 2019 Challenging the arbitrary removal of CBI Director
W.P. (C) 1315/2018 Prashant Bhushan 08-01-2019
Disposed of
3 2019 Petition challenging the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as Interim Director, CBI
W.P. (C) 54/2019 Prashant Bhushan 19-02-2019
Disposed of
4 2019 Chardhaam Road-Widening Project
MA nos. 2678-2680 of 2018 in O.A. 431/2018 - 08-08-2019
Disposed of
5 2018 Living Will, Right to Life
W.P. (C) 215/2005 Prashant Bhushan 09-03-2018
Disposed of
6 2018 Writ challenging CVC, VC appointment
W.P. (C) 505/2015 tagged with W.P. (C) 683/2014 Prashant Bhushan 02-07-2018
Disposed of
7 2018 Petition Seeking Appropriate Directions for Combating the Criminalization of Politics
W.P. (C) 536/2011 Ashish Mohan 25-09-2018
Disposed of
8 2017 Petition challenging the appointment of RK Asthana as Spl Director CBI
WP (C) 1088 of 2017 Prashant Bhushan 28-11-2017
Disposed of
9 2016 PIL to address the misuse and misapplication of Section 124 A, IPC on sedition
WP (C) No. 683 of 2016 Prashant Bhushan 05-09-2016
Disposed of
10 2016 PIL challenging appointment of Director, CBI
WP (C) 984 of 2016 20-01-2017
Disposed of
11 2015 Noida Authority, CAG Audit
WP 221/2015 Prashant Bhushan 27-04-2015
Disposed of
12 2015 Contempt Petition against large scale govt. ads for political mileage
Cont.Pet.(C) 692/2015 in W.P. 13/2003 Ms Meera Bhatia 28-04-2016
Disposed of
13 2014 CAG Appointment
SLP 24328 of 2014 Prashant Bhushan 11-02-2015
Disposed of
14 2014 Challenging the Lokpal Search Committee Rules
WP No 245/2014 - 27-04-2017
Disposed of
15 2014 Odisha Mining Writ against Illegal Mining in Odisha
WP 114 of 2014 - Disposed of
16 2013 Constitutional validity of Sec 66A, 69A, &80 of IT Act
WP 21 of 2013 Prashant Bhushan 24-03-2015
Disposed of
17 2013 Discretionary allotment of land to VIPs in Odisha and Gujarat
WP 1096 of 2013 Prashant Bhushan 21-02-2014
Disposed of
18 2013 Muzzaffarnagar riots investigation
Intervention Application (Cr.MP20460 of 2013) in WP (Cr.) 158/2013 Prashant Bhushan 26-03-2014
Disposed of
19 2013 Ashok Chavan, Election Commission’s power to check correctness of accounts of candidate
Intervention Application in SLP(C) 29882 of 2011 Prashant Bhushan 05-05-2014
Disposed of
20 2013 Illegal &Arbitrary Appointment of C&AG
WP 426 of 2013 Prashant Bhushan 15-07-2013
Disposed of
21 2013 Inquiry against ex-Chairman, NHRC Shri K.G. Balakrishnan
W.P. 678/2013 Prashant Bhushan Disposed of
22 2012 Justice K.G.Balakrishnan’s removal from NHRC
WP 35 of 2012 Prashant Bhushan 10-05-2012
Disposed of
23 2012 Petition challenging Allahabad High Court RTI Rules

W.P. (C) 194/2012 Prashant Bhushan 20-03-2018
Disposed of
Disposed of
24 2010 Removal of CVC
WP 348 of 2010 Prashant Bhushan 03-03-2011
Disposed of
25 2010 Cancellation of 2G Spectrum allocation
WP 423 of 2010 Prashant Bhushan 02-02-2012
Disposed of
26 2008 Judicial Reforms
WP 122 of 2008 Prashant Bhushan 10-12-2014
Disposed of
27 2006 Commercialization of Residential Properties- Challenging Validity of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006
Intervention Application (IA 1of 2006) in WP 266 of 2006 Prashant Bhushan Disposed of
28 2006 Underweight LPG Cylinders
WP 4048 of 20061 Madhumita Bhattacharya 29-11-2007
Disposed of
29 2006 Installation of CC cameras and sound system in ICU’s of government hospital.
WP 10412 of 2006 Meera Bhatia 16-05-2008
Disposed of
30 2005 Prevent usage of incinerators for bio- medical waste treatment
WP 160 of 2005 Rajiv Kataria 22-10-2008
Disposed of
31 2005 Slaughter Houses -Pollution
Writ Petition(Civil) 330/2001 connected to Writ Petition(Civil) 309/2003 Pranab Kumar Mullick 17-02-2017
Disposed of
32 2003 Prevalence of AIDS in the country
WP 61 of 2003 tagged with W.P (C) No. 535 of 1998 Kamini Jaiswal 02-12-2003
Disposed of
33 2003 Road safety and highway accidents

WP 580 of 2003 - 11-04-2008
11-04-2008
Disposed of
Disposed of
34 2003 Large Scale Ads in Newspapers


WP (C) 13 of 2003 Prashant Bhushan 23-04-2014
13-05-2015
Pending
Pending
Disposed of
35 2001 Delhi Rent Act
Civil Appeal Nos. 3988- 3989 of 2001 - 08-10-2003
Disposed of
36 2001 Payment of Gratuity Amendment Act.
WP 559 of 2001 Samita Bankotia 25-01-2002
Pending
37 2000 Proliferation of Fake Universities
WP 7 of 2000 - 02-11-2004
Disposed of
38 2000 Challenge to lifting of ban on Non-iodized salt
WP 525 of 2000 Kamini Jaiswal 23-10-2008
Disposed of
39 2000 Two time Zones
WP 7622 of 2000 - 22-02-2002
Disposed of
40 2000 Crime and Violence on TV
WP 387/2000 - 12-01-2017
Disposed of
41 1999 MPLADS
WP 404 of 1999 - 06-05-2010
Disposed of
42 1998 NPAs of Banks and Financial Institutions
WP 291 of 1998 - 09-03-2010
Disposed of
43 1998 Phasing out of blue line buses
WP 1566 of 1998 - Disposed of
44 1995 Maintenance and audit of accounts of political parties
WP 24 of 1995 - 04-04-1996
Disposed of
45 1995 Lokpal Bill


WP 26 of 1995 - 30-04-2015
03-08-1999
04-11-1996
Disposed of
Disposed of
Disposed of
46 1995 Constitution (76th Amendment) Tamil Nadu, Reservations Act, 1994 (Tagged with IR Coelho)
WP 238 of 1995 - 11-01-2007
Disposed of
47 1992 Operation of blood banks

WP 91 of 1992 - 25-07-1997
04-01-1996
Disposed of
Disposed of
48 1991 Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Act, 1976
WP 984 of 1991 Prashant Bhushan 22-11-2001
Disposed of
49 1990 Lawyers strike



WP 821 of 1990 Kamini Jaiswal 28-09-2005
03-04-2000
07-12-1994
11-01-1994
Disposed of
Disposed of
Disposed of
Disposed of
50 1988 Consumer Protection Act, 1986, approachability of consumer forums
WP 1141 of 1988 & 742 of 1990 Kamini Jaiswal 07-01-1993
Disposed of
51 1986 Quashing long pending proceedings against persons accused of offences under Motor Vehicles Act

WP 1128 of 1986 - 28-11-1996
01-05-1996
Disposed of
Disposed of
52 1985 Commutation of Pension Rules
WP 3958-61 of 1983 - 09-12-1986
Disposed of
53 1982 Construction law, multiple taxation
WP 6945 of 1982 K.L. Rathee, S. Balakrishnan, Harish N. Salve 18-08-1987
Disposed of
54 1981 Family Pension for widows of pensioners
WP 5870-93 of 1981 - 30-04-1985
Disposed of
55 0 Miscellaneous Application in Right to Living Will
MA 1699/2019 in W.P.(C) 215/2005 - Disposed of