Supreme Court of India

Mrs. Varshatai W/o. Sh. Sanjay Bagade v. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Judiciary, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Ors. Etc.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 625
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 14 April 2025

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether use of Urdu on a signboard of the building of Municipal Council in Maharashtra is violative of any provision of law. Headnotes† Maharashtra Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Township Act, 1965 – ss.308, 318 – Maharashtra Local Authorities (Official Languages) Act, 2022 – Use of Urdu on the signboard of the Municipality in Maharashtra – Board displaying the name of the Municipal Council on its building in Marathi at the top with translation below in Urdu language – Challenged by the appellant-former member of Municipal Council – High

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.