The judgment was pronounced by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Manoj Misra, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Augustine George Masih. Justice Nagarathna dissented from the majority.