Related Cases (3)
Coal Allocation Case
- Jurisdiction: India (2014-08-25)
- Original Case: Manohar Lal Sharma v. Prime Minister and Others
- DefendantsManmohan SinghUnited Progressive AllianceJindal Steel and PowerHindalco IndustriesEssar PowerPlaintiffsManohar Lal SharmaInvestigatorsCentral Bureau of InvestigationProsecutorsCentral Bureau of InvestigationDefense AttorneysK. ParasaranKapil SibalPlaintiff AttorneysPrashant BhushanJudgesR.M. LodhaMadan B. LokurKurian JosephInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaCentral Bureau of InvestigationMinistry of Coal
- Case Tags: Coal Scam;Supreme Court of India;Illegal Allocation;Manmohan Singh
BJP v. West Bengal Govt (Election Case)
- Jurisdiction: India (March 2025)
- Original Case: Bharatiya Janata Party v. State of West Bengal (Writ Petition (Civil) related to post-election violence)
- DefendantsState of West BengalPlaintiffsBharatiya Janata PartySuvendu AdhikariInvestigatorsCentral Bureau of InvestigationProsecutorsTushar MehtaDefense AttorneysKapil SibalPlaintiff AttorneysHarish SalveJudgesSanjiv KhannaSanjay KumarInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaGovernment of West BengalCentral Bureau of InvestigationTrinamool Congress
- Case Tags: Election Violence;Federalism Dispute;Writ Petition;Supreme Court Intervention
Presidential Reference on Governor's Powers
- Jurisdiction: India (2025)
- Original Case: Special Reference No. 1 of 2025 (Presidential Reference on Powers of the Governor and President re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills)
- Key Figures: President Droupadi Murmu (Referring Authority), Union of India (represented by Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta), State of Tamil Nadu (represented by Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and P. Wilson), State of Kerala (represented by Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal), State of West Bengal (represented by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal), Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai)
- Case Tags: Constitutional Reference;Governor's Discretionary Powers;Federalism and State Autonomy;Judicial Review of Executive Action