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Supreme Court of India Beggars' Home Dignity Management Case
- Jurisdiction: India (2025-04-10)
- Original Case: In Re: Dignity and Management of State-Run Beggars' Homes
- VictimsUnnamed residents of beggars' homesDefendantsUnion of IndiaState of MaharashtraState of West BengalPlaintiffsPeople's Union for Civil LibertiesDefense AttorneysTushar MehtaPlaintiff AttorneysColin GonsalvesJudgesSanjiv KhannaB.V. NagarathnaInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Case Tags: Human Rights;Beggars Act;Right to Life;Supreme Court Judgment
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