Chief Justice Surya Kant Archives

29 Jul

Supreme Court Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum Granting Retrospective Environmental Clearances

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaChief Justice Surya Kant, Environment Protection Act, environmental clearance, Supreme Court

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Supreme Court quashed the Union Government’s 2021 Office Memorandum (OM), which established a continuous administrative route for granting retrospective environmental clearances (ECs) to projects that began operations without prior regulatory approval. Declaring the executive order impermissible under law, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant ruled that the directive failed the tests of proportionality and reasonableness, while infringing upon fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. The court emphasized that mandatory prior environmental clearances remain the foundation of India's environmental regulatory framework and that project proponents cannot illegally…

Supreme Court questions Sabarimala priest on constitutional rights versus temple rituals

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaArticle 25 religious freedom, Chief Justice Surya Kant, Naishtika Brahmachari, Sabarimala thantri arguments, Supreme Court Sabarimala hearing 2026

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Supreme Court of India’s nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, raised critical questions regarding the intersection of individual fundamental rights and essential religious practices. During the ongoing hearing on gender discrimination at religious sites, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah questioned whether the Constitution would remain a silent spectator if a devoted believer is permanently barred from touching a deity based solely on their lineage or birth. The Bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is currently examining the broader scope of religious freedom under Article 25 and whether traditional temple characteristics can override constitutional guarantees…

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Decades-Old Definition of ‘Industry’ Under Labour Law

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaBangalore Water Supply Case Reconsideration, Chief Justice Surya Kant, Supreme Court Industry Definition 2026, Triple Test Labour Law

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, on Thursday reserved its judgment on the legal correctness of a landmark 1978 ruling that provided an expansive definition of the term "industry." The verdict follows three days of intensive arguments concerning the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa case, which has served as the bedrock of Indian labour jurisprudence for nearly half a century. The bench, which includes Justices B.V. Nagarathna, P.S. Narasimha, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma, Joymalya Bagchi, Alok Aradhe, and Vipul…