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In Re Palani Karupaiyan

Paid petition


0%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
GVR risk 0%

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Petitioner prayed below 17 reliefs which were as Writs of Mandamus or Prohibition.

  1. Should this Court grant a Writ against United States that make amendment to the Constitution that Parental rights are Constitutional rights?

  2. Should this Court grant an Order that (i) US Govt/President should not appoint the US Supreme Court Justices and Chief Justice (ii) Thru Collegium process 51 USCA Judges should be appointed to US Supreme Court for 5 years, and they should retire at 70 whichever comes 1st. (iii) Most experienced USSC’s Associated Justice should be promoted to Chief Justice when Chief Justice retire or vacant (iv) Invalidate the Judge Brown appointment to US Supreme Court?

  3. Should this Court grant an Order that USCA Judges and NJ’s Apex Court Judges should be appointed by US govt thru US Supreme Court’s Collegium process by inviting nationwide applicants?

  4. Should this Court grant an Order that (i) Circuit level collegium should select the US Dist Court Judges/ Bankruptcy Judges, Magistrate Judges by inviting nationwide application and US Govt should appoint the US Dist Judges/ Bankruptcy Judges and (ii) Circuit level collegium should select the [NJ] States trial Judges, Tax Court Judges (including Municipal Judges) and [NJ] state govt should appoint these trial Judges?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Palani Karupaiyan

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jul 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jul 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Dec 12 2025
    Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed. (Response due July 17, 2026)