Indian Polity & Governance·Landmark Judgments

Disinvestment Policy — Landmark Judgments

Updated 7 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

Balco Employees' Union (Regd.) v. Union of India

2002

This landmark Supreme Court judgment upheld the government's right to disinvest its stake in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), specifically in the context of the strategic sale…

Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India (2G Spectrum Case)

2012

While not directly on disinvestment, this case is highly relevant as it established the principle that natural resources, including public assets, must be allocated through a…