Constitution of India · Part VI: The States · Chapter VI: Subordinate Courts

Article 235: Control over subordinate courts

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 235

• Tosh Kumar Sharma v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad & Ors.
  2025 INSC 92116 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court rejecting the claim raised for appointment by the appellant to the post of Additional District and Sessions Judge in the Uttar Pradesh Higher…

• Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors.
  2024 INSC 43617 May 2024Dismissed

  (i) What is the scope of principle of the ‘Merit-cum-Seniority’ in service jurisprudence; and (ii) Whether promotion of Civil Judges (Senior Division) to the cadre of District Judges in accordance with Rule 5(1) of the…

• Union of India & Ors. v. Santosh Kumar Tiwari
  2024 INSC 3928 May 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether Rule 27 of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955 to the extent it provides for punishments other than those specified in Section 11 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949, is ultra vires the CRPF…

• Abhimeet Sinha & Ors. v. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors.
  2024 INSC 3816 May 2024Dismissed

  Issue arose as regards the constitutionality of the Rules-Bihar Superior Judicial Service Rules, 1951 and Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules, 2005 stipulating minimum qualifying marks in the viva voce test as a part…

• Dr Kavita Kamboj v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Ors
  2024 INSC 19213 February 2024Dismissed

  The issue for consideration was a challenge to a decision of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana directing the State of Haryana to take positive action to accept its recommendation vide communication dated 23.02.2023,…

• Vivek Kaisth & Anr v. The State of Himachal
  2023 INSC 100720 November 2023Disposed of
• Malik Mazhar Sultan v. U P Public Service
  2023 INSC 86026 September 2023Dismissed

  The State of Haryana sought a direction that it should be permitted to conduct the entire selection process of recruiting judicial officers through the Public Service Commission and the order dated 12.02.2009 should be…

• Shah Newaz Khan v. State of Nagaland
  2023 INSC 17628 February 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Manoj Parihar & Ors. v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors
  2022 INSC 65427 June 2022Dismissed
• Muzaffar Husain v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
  2022 INSC 5306 May 2022Dismissed
• Rajinder Goel v. High Court of Punjab and Haryana & Anr.
  2021 INSC 3722 August 2021Rejected
• P. Mohanraj & Ors. v. M/S. Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt. Ltd.
  2021 INSC 1331 March 2021Disposed of
• High Court of Kerala v. Reshma A. & Others Etc.
  2021 INSC 1511 January 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India & Anr.
  2020 INSC 66627 November 2020Disposed of
• In Re: Prashant Bhushan and Anr. v. In Re:
  2020 INSC 48931 August 2020Disposed of
• Sujata Kohli v. Registrar General, High Court of Delhi & Ors.
  2020 INSC 36424 April 2020Dismissed
• Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of A.P. & Ors.
  2020 INSC 34422 April 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajasthan High Court v. Ved Priya & Anr.
  2020 INSC 30618 March 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Arun Kumar Gupta v. State of Jharkhand & Anr.
  2020 INSC 22827 February 2020Dismissed
• Dheeraj Mor v. Hon’Ble High Court of Delhi
  2017 INSC 6419 February 2020Directions issued
• Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 123613 November 2019Disposed of
• Hari Niwas Gupta v. State of Bihar and Another
  2019 INSC 12278 November 2019Dismissed
• Krishna Prasad Verma (D) Thr. Lrs. v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2019 INSC 108926 September 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr. P. S. Malik v. High Court of Delhi & Anr.
  2019 INSC 93621 August 2019Dismissed
• V. Surendra Mohan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  2019 INSC 7522 January 2019Dismissed
• Telangana Judges Association & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2018 INSC 9263 October 2018Leave Granted & Disposed off
• Ashok Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2018 INSC 49511 May 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Limited and Ors
  2018 INSC 4567 May 2018Directions issued
• The Gauhati High Court Through the Registrar General v. Goto Ete & Others
  2018 INSC 39223 April 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Meters and Instruments Private Limited & Anr. v. Kanchan Mehta
  2017 INSC 10095 October 2017Disposed of
• Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Classic Credit Ltd.
  2017 INSC 77821 August 2017Disposed of
• P. D. Goel v. High Court of Himachal Pradesh Through Its Registrar General
  2017 INSC 7158 August 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• R.R. Parekh v. Hlgh Court of Gujarat & Anr.
  2016 INSC 51312 July 2016Partly allowed
• Shakti Kumar Gupta v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Another
  2015 INSC 91511 December 2015Disposed of
• Dr. Sandeep S/O Sadashivrao Kansurkar and Others v. Union of India and Others
  2015 INSC 80727 October 2015Dismissed
• Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and Another v. Union of India
  2015 INSC 28516 October 2015
• Nawal Kishore Mishra & Ors. Etc. v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Through Its Registrar General & Ors. Etc.
  2015 INSC 12717 February 2015Dismissed
• E. Bapanaiah v. Sri K.S. Raju Etc.
  2014 INSC 7657 November 2014Disposed of
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another
  2014 INSC 68525 September 2014Disposed of
• Renu & Ors. v. District & Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari & Anr.
  2014 INSC 9512 February 2014Disposed of
• Thalappalam Ser. Coop. Bank Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2013 INSC 6847 October 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Selvi J. Jayalalithaa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
  2013 INSC 66330 September 2013Disposed of
• Kamlesh Kumar and Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand and Ors.
  2013 INSC 65426 September 2013Dismissed
• Smt. K. Vijaya Lakshmi v. Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Represented by Its Secretary Home (Courts C1) Department and Anr.
  2013 INSC 10718 February 2013Disposed of
• R.C. Chandel v. High Court of M.P. & Anr.
  2012 INSC 3258 August 2012Dismissed
• Union of India and Others v. S. Srinivasan
  2012 INSC 24221 May 2012Disposed of
• Amar Pal Singh v. State of U.P. and Anr.
  2012 INSC 23817 May 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Registrar General, Patna High Court v. Pandey Gajendra Prasad & Ors.
  2012 INSC 23611 May 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 17819 April 2012Partly allowed
• Nand Kumar Verma v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2012 INSC 631 February 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Imtiyaz Ahmad v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2012 INSC 671 February 2012Hearing Adjourned
• Registrar Gen., High Court of Judicature at Madras v. R. Perachi & Ors.
  2011 INSC 69919 September 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajendra Singh Verma (Dead) Through Lrs v. Lt. Governor of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
  2011 INSC 67412 September 2011Dismissed
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. v. R. Santhakumari Velusamy & Ors.
  2011 INSC 6566 September 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• High Court of Judicature at Patna v. Madan Mohan Prasad & Ors.
  2011 INSC 6525 September 2011Disposed of
• Ajit Kumar v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2011 INSC 19810 March 2011Dismissed
• S.D. Joshi & Ors. v. High Court of Judicature at Bombay & Ors.
  2010 INSC 76911 November 2010Dismissed
• Pyare Mohan Lal v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2010 INSC 59710 September 2010Dismissed
• Khazia Mohammed Muzammil v. The State of Karnataka and Anr.
  2010 INSC 3788 July 2010Dismissed
• Rakhi Ray & Ors. v. The High Court of Delhi & Or$.
  2010 INSC 701 February 2010Dismissed
• R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court
  2009 INSC 95929 July 2009Disposed of
• Dharmeshbhai Vasudevbhai & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
  2009 INSC 6815 May 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramesh Chander Singh v. High Court of Allahabad and Anr
  2007 INSC 20726 February 2007Disposed of
• Prasar Bharati v. Amarjeet Singh and Ors.
  2007 INSC 952 February 2007Appeal(s) allowed
• Parkash Singh Badal and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Ors.
  2006 INSC 9606 December 2006Dismissed
• State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Ravi Prakash Babulalsing Parmar & Anr.
  2006 INSC 74931 October 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Jasbir Singh v. St Ate of Punjab
  2006 INSC 69211 October 2006Disposed of
• Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 52721 August 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• K.H. Siraj v. High Court of Kerala and Anr.
  2006 INSC 35223 May 2006Dismissed
• M.P. Gangadharan and Anr. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2006 INSC 33612 May 2006Dismissed
• Anil Kumar Vitthal Shete and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
  2006 INSC 26228 April 2006Disposed of
• IN THE MATTER OF; "RV", A JUDICIAL OFFICER versus
  2004 INSC 5796 October 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• Nawal Singh v. State of U.P. and Anr.
  2003 INSC 50623 September 2003Dismissed
• Chandra Singh v. State of Rajasthan and Anr.
  2003 INSC 32622 July 2003Dismissed
• Syed T.A. Naqshbandi and Ors. v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors.
  2003 INSC 2899 May 2003Dismissed
• Bimlesh Tanwar v. State of Haryana and Ors .
  2003 INSC 15510 March 2003Dismissed
• High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan v. P.P. Singh and Anr
  2003 INSC 3727 January 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India and Ors.
  2002 INSC 2616 May 2002Disposed of
• Gauhati High Court and Anr. v. Kuladhar Phukan and Anr.
  2002 INSC 17122 March 2002Disposed of
• State of Maharashtra v. Assn. of Court Stenos, P.A., P.S. and Anr.
  2002 INSC 109 January 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Dhyan Investments and Trading Co. Ltd. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
  2001 INSC 32931 July 2001Disposed of
• Kerala Magistrates (Judicial) Association and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2001 INSC 1291 March 2001Dismissed
• Bishwanath Prasad Singh Etc. v. Sta Te of Bihar and Ors
  2000 INSC 60115 December 2000Dismissed
• T. Sudhakar Prasad Etc. v. Govt. of A.P. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 59513 December 2000Disposed of
• B.S. Sharma v. State of Haryana and Anr.
  2000 INSC 53317 November 2000Dismissed
• Union of India and Anr v. Charanjit S. Gill and Ors
  2000 INSC 23124 April 2000Dismissed
• State of Bihar and Anr. v. Bal Mukund Sah and Ors.
  2000 INSC 13714 March 2000Dismissed
• High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Through Registrar v. Sarnam Singh and Anr.
  1999 INSC 56215 December 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Through Its Registrar v. Shashikant S. Patil and Anr.
  1999 INSC 49928 October 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• Yoginath D. Bagde v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
  1999 INSC 41416 September 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• The Registrar (Admn.), High Court of Orissa, Cutt Ack v. Sisir Kanta Satapathy (Dead) by Lrs. and Anr. Etc
  1999 INSC 40616 September 1999Disposed of
• State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Rajasthan Judicial Service Officers Association and Anr.
  1999 INSC 26624 May 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• J. Jayalalitha Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Anr.
  1999 INSC 25614 May 1999Disposed of
• Madan Mohan Choudhary v. State of Bihar
  1999 INSC 6112 February 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• R.C. Sood v. High Court of Judicature at Rajasthan
  1998 INSC 23213 May 1998Allowed
• High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan v. Ramesh Chand Paliwal and Anr.
  1998 INSC 10519 February 1998Appeal(s) allowed
• Dayaram Dayal v. State of M.P. and Anr.
  1997 INSC 62828 August 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• High Court of Judicature at Bombay Through Its Registrar v. Shirish Kumar Rangrao Patil and Anr.
  1997 INSC 45830 April 1997Appeal allowed and
• T. Lakshmi Narasimha Chari Etc. v. High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Others Etc.
  1996 INSC 6509 May 1996Disposed of
• Sh. P.K. Sarin and Anr. Etc. Etc v. State of U.Pand Ors Etc.
  1994 INSC 61816 December 1994Dismissed