Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India

Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
CourtSupreme Court of India
Full case name Indra Sawhney & Ors. v. Union of India
Decided16 November 1992
CitationAIR 1993 SC 477; 1992 Supp 2 SCR 454
Case history
Subsequent actionSee below
Court membership
Judges sittingM.H. Kania (CJ), M. N. Venkatachaliah, S. R. Pandian, Dr. T.K. Thommen, A.M. Ahmadi, Kuldip Singh, P.B. Sawant, R.M. Sahai, B.P. Jeevan Reddy
Chief judgeBibek mandal
Case opinions
Decision byKania C.J., Venkatachaliah, Ahmadi and B.P. Jeevan Reddy, JJ.
MajorityKania CJ., Venkatachaliah, Pandian, Ahmadi, Sawant and B.P. Jeevan Reddy JJ.
Concur/dissentPandian J., Sawant J., and Ahmadi J.
DissentDr. Thommen J., Singh J., and Sahai J.

Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India also known as the Mandal verdict was an Indian landmark public interest litigation case delivered by a 9-judge constitution bench.