The civilian awards were suspended again in mid-1992, when two Public-Interest Litigations were filed, one in the Kerala High Court and another in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, challenging the "constitutional validity" of the awards.
Penghargaan-penghargaan sipil kembali ditangguhkan pada pertengahan 1992, ketika dua Litigasi Kepentingan Masyarakat dicanangkan, yang satu di Dewan Tinggi Kerala dan yang lainnya di Dewan Tinggi Madhya Pradesh, menentang "validitas konstitusional" penghargaan tersebut.