Constitution of India · Part V: The Union · Chapter IV: The Union Judiciary

Article 144: Civil and judicial authorities to act in aid of the Supreme Court

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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 144

• Rohan Vijay Nahar & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2025 INSC 12967 November 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to sustainability of the order passed by the High Court in batch of writ petitions wherein the landholders questioned the legality of revenue annotations and mutation entries that described their lands…

• Laxmi Prasad v. Central Public Works Department & Anr
  DHC DLHC010988342024 24122424 December 2024
• Payu Payments Private Limited v. The New India Assurance Co Ltd
  DHC DLHC010460432023 24091818 September 2024
• Telecare Network (India) Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India & Ors
  DHC DLHC015796582018 24083030 August 2024
• Manhar Sabharwal v. High Court of Delhi & Ors
  DHC DLHC010468832023 24082323 August 2024
• Chirag Sharma v. High Court of Delhi & Ors
  DHC DLHC010469682023 24082323 August 2024
• Coloplast India Private Limited v. Union of India and Anr
  DHC DLHC010151092022 2407022 July 2024
• Ajay Singh v. Kal Airways Private Limited & Anr
  DHC DLHC010330622023 24051717 May 2024
• Spicejet Limited v. Kal Airways Private Limited & Anr. & Ors
  DHC DLHC010330642023 24051717 May 2024
• Union of India v. Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt Ltd & Ors
  DHC DLHC010490942022 23041010 April 2023
• Commissioner (Food Safety), Gnctd v. Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt. Ltd. and Ors
  2023:DHC:237510 April 2023
• Devas Employees Mauritius Pvt. Ltd v. Antrix Corporation Limited & Ors
  2023:DHC:193317 March 2023
• Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India
  2023 INSC 1902 March 2023Partly allowed
• Laxmikant & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2022 INSC 33623 March 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr.
  2021 INSC 33214 July 2021Disposed of
• Rahul S Shah v. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi & Ors.
  2021 INSC 27022 April 2021Dismissed
• District Bar Association, Dehradun Throughits Secretary v. Ishwar Shandilya & Ors.
  2020 INSC 23728 February 2020Dismissed
• Kantaru Rajeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association Thr. Its General Secretary and Ors.
  2019 INSC 124814 November 2019Directions issued
• Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 19414 February 2019Disposed of
• R. Muthukrishnan v. The Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Madras
  2019 INSC 9928 January 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Kamini Jaiswal v. Union of India & Anr.
  2017 INSC 111214 November 2017Dismissed
• Dr. T. P. Senkumar Ips v. Union of India & Ors.
  2017 INSC 39224 April 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2017 INSC 15015 February 2017Disposed of
• Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
  2016 INSC 52613 July 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Mahipal Singh Rana, Advocate v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2016 INSC 4925 July 2016Disposed of
• Aneesh D. Lawande & Others v. The State of Goa and Others
  2013 INSC 58030 August 2013Disposed of
• Court on Its Own Motion v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 59313 December 2012Disposed of
• Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 17819 April 2012Partly allowed
• Delhi Jal Board v. National Campaign for Dignity and Rights of Sewerage and Allied Workers & Others
  2011 INSC 48612 July 2011Dismissed
• M/S. L.K. Trust v. Edc Ltd. & Ors.
  2011 INSC 37410 May 2011Dismissed
• O.P. Sharma & Ors. v. High Court of Punjab & Haryana
  2011 INSC 3679 May 2011Disposed of
• Kunga Nima Lepcha & Ors. v. State of Sikkim & Ors.
  2010 INSC 16625 March 2010Dismissed
• State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal & Ors
  2010 INSC 10417 February 2010Disposed of
• D.S. Grewal v. Vimmi Joshi & Ors.
  2008 INSC 146217 December 2008Disposed of
• Veer Kunwar Singh University Ad Hoc Teachers Association and Ors. v. The Bihar State University (C.C.) Service Commission and Ors.
  2007 INSC 64118 May 2007Disposed of
• Mohan M. Baselios Marthoma Mathews Li and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2007 INSC 3774 April 2007Disposed of
• Ajay Goswami v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 99512 December 2006Dismissed
• Prakash Singh and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 64222 September 2006Directions issued
• State of Haryana v. State of Punjab and Anr.
  2004 INSC 3904 June 2004Application allowed.
• Dr. Saurabh Choudhary and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2004 INSC 38117 May 2004Matter is pending.
• Tirupati Balaji Developers Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. v. Stte of Bihar and Ors.
  2004 INSC 30121 April 2004Disposed of
• Union of India and Anr v. C. Dinakar, L.P.S. and Ors.
  2004 INSC 29020 April 2004Disposed of
• Saurabh Chaudri and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 5974 November 2003Disposed of
• Ex. Capt. Harish Uppal v. Union of India and Anr.
  2002 INSC 5237 December 2002Disposed of
• Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms and Anr.
  2002 INSC 2532 May 2002Partly allowed
• P. Rama Chandra Rao v. State of Karnataka
  2002 INSC 20316 April 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• S.R. Chaudhuri v. State of Punjab and Ors.
  2001 INSC 37317 August 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• E.S. Rajaram and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2001 INSC 1410 January 2001Dismissed
• T. Sudhakar Prasad Etc. v. Govt. of A.P. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 59513 December 2000Disposed of
• Bharat Earth Movers v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnataka
  2000 INSC 3859 August 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• In Re: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate v. ----
  1998 INSC 38225 September 1998Disposed of
• M.C.Mehta v. Union of India & Ors
  1998 INSC 22712 May 1998Directions issued
• Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India
  1998 INSC 18317 April 1998Allowed
• Vineet Narain and Ors v. Union of India and Anr.
  1997 INSC 82618 December 1997Disposed of
• Dhananjay Sharma v. State of Haryana and Ors.
  1995 INSC 3342 May 1995Disposed of
• Citizens for Democracy v. The State of Assam and Ors.
  1995 INSC 3201 May 1995Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Spencer and Co. Ltd. and Anr. v. M/S. Vishwa Darshan Distributors Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
  1994 INSC 5776 December 1994Directions issued
• Tma Pai Foundation and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
  1993 INSC 3207 October 1993Disposed of
• I. Manilal Singh v. Dr. H. Borobabu Singh and Anr.
  1993 INSC 435 February 1993Disposed of
• Indra Sawhney and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  [1992] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 45416 November 1992Disposed of
• Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others
  1991 INSC 28712 November 1991Disposed of
• M.L. Sachdev v. Union of India and Anr.
  1990 INSC 3375 November 1990Appeal(s) allowed
• Vincent Panikurlangara v. Union of India & Ors.
  1987 INSC 663 March 1987Disposed of
• Union of India & Ors. v. Manoharlal Narang
  1987 INSC 652 March 1987Dismissed
• Sheela Barse & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  1986 INSC 1575 August 1986Directions issued
• Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Chandan Nagar, West Bengal v. Dunlop India Ltd. and Ors.
  1984 INSC 22330 November 1984Appeal(s) allowed
• State of West Bengal Etc. v. Manmal Bhutoria & Ors. Etc.
  1977 INSC 1403 May 1977Appeal(s) allowed
• Shamsher Singh & Anr v. State of Punjab
  1974 INSC 15423 August 1974Disposed of
• C. K. Daphtary & Ors. v. O. P. Gupta & Ors.
  1971 INSC 8619 March 1971
• Mamldi Venkata Satyanarayana Manikyala Rao and Another v. Mandela Narasimhaswami and Others
  1965 INSC 16727 August 1965Appeal(s) allowed
• K. S. Ramamurthi-Reddiar v. The Chief Commissioner, Pondicherry & Anr.
  1963 INSC 722 January 1963Dismissed
• Khem Chand v. Union of India
  1962 INSC 26625 September 1962Dismissed