PEOPLES UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT CHIEF SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 1255/1999

Case under 15P-criminal Law Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010152851999

Filing Date

24-Sep-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1255/1999

Diary Number

15285/1999

Order Date

15-Jan-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2014 INSC 664, 2023 INSC 833, 2026 INSC 79

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

15P-Criminal Law Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PEOPLES UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES

    Adv. PAREKH & CO.[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT CHIEF SECRETARY

    Adv. ANIP SACHTHEY (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] ANITHA SHENOY (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] SANJAY PARIKH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] AADITYA ANIRUDDHA PANDE[R-1] MUKESH KUMAR MARORIA[R-3] MUKESH KUMAR MARORIA[R-2] VANSHAJA SHUKLA[R-5]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Jan-2026

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  3. 15-Jan-2026

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 15-Jan-2026

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  5. 06-Nov-2025

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  6. 06-Nov-2025

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

  7. 24-Jul-2025

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  8. 24-Jul-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  9. 23-Jul-2025

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  10. 23-Jul-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  11. 07-Nov-2024

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra

  12. 07-Nov-2024

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  14. 06-Nov-2024

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  20. 26-Sep-2024

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  50. 29-Feb-2024

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  51. 28-Feb-2024

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  52. 22-Feb-2024

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  53. 21-Feb-2024

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  54. 15-Feb-2024

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  55. 15-Feb-2024

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  56. 15-Feb-2024

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  57. 14-Feb-2024

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  58. 08-Feb-2024

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  59. 07-Feb-2024

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  64. 17-Jan-2024

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  65. 11-Jan-2024

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  66. 10-Jan-2024

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  67. 13-Sep-2023

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  68. 13-Sep-2023

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  69. 13-Sep-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra

  70. 31-Aug-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  71. 24-Aug-2023

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  72. 23-Aug-2023

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  73. 17-Aug-2023

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  74. 16-Aug-2023

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  75. 10-Aug-2023

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  76. 09-Aug-2023

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  77. 03-Aug-2023

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  78. 02-Aug-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  79. 29-Mar-2017

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  80. 29-Mar-2017

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  81. 28-Mar-2017

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  82. 28-Mar-2017

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  83. 22-Mar-2017

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  84. 07-Feb-2017

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  86. 01-Dec-2016

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  88. 23-Sep-2014

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  89. 23-Sep-2014

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  90. 23-Sep-2014

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  92. 03-Sep-2014

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  94. 01-Sep-2014

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  96. 28-Aug-2014

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  98. 22-Aug-2014

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  99. 30-Jul-2014

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  114. 02-Dec-2010

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  123. 28-Jul-2010

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  127. 16-Mar-2010

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  128. 08-Feb-2010

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  129. 16-Dec-2009

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  131. 28-Apr-2009

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  135. 21-Oct-2008

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  136. 18-Aug-2008

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  137. 30-Aug-2005

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  138. 09-Aug-2005

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  139. 28-Apr-2005

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  140. 24-Sep-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1255/1999

  141. [ 2026 INSC 79 ]

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  142. [ 2023 INSC 833 ]

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Summary: On 15 January 2026, the Supreme Court of India heard Criminal Appeal No. 1255/1999 (and related appeals and writ petitions) filed by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties against the State of Maharashtra and other states. The Court, comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, disposed of all appeals and writ petitions, and closed the Contempt Petition, with detailed reasons to follow in a reportable signed order. All pending applications were also disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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