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Case Summary : Constitution of India AK Gopalan v. State of Madras [AIR 1950 SC 27.] – Only Judiciary – Preventive Detention Act does not violate the provisions of Article 19, 21 and 22. Anuradha Bhasin v. UOI [2020 SCC OnLine…

D.C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar [1987 SC] Issue : Repeated promulgation of the same Ordinance The petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution raised the question relating to the power of the Governor under Article 213 of the Constitution…

D. K. Basu v. State of W. B. [1996 SC] The Executive Chairman, Legal Aid Services, West Bengal, a non-political organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, on 26-8-1986 addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of India drawing his…

L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India [1997 SC] Ouster of power of Judicial Review and vesting the same in administrative tribunals to the total exclusion of the High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution – not permissible. Background…

Murli S. Deora v. Union of India [2001 SC] The Fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, provides that none shall be deprived of his life without due process of law. Then – why a non-smoker…

 Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010) 7 SCC 263 The legal questions in this batch of criminal appeals relate to the involuntary administration of certain scientific techniques, namely narcoanalysis, polygraph examination and the Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) test for…

Shankari Prasad v. Union of India, 1952 Issue : Whether the Constitution (First Amendment) Act 1951, which was passed by the provisional Parliament to insert articles 31A and 31B, is ultra vires and unconstitutional? Judgment: “Although “law” must ordinarily include…

Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Appeal (civil) 992 of 2002 Bench: Bharucha, S.P. (Cji), Quadri, S.S.M. (J), Lahoti, R.C. (J), Hegde, N.S. (J) Raju, Doraiswamy (J), Pal, Ruma (J) Pasayat, Arijit (J) Facts: In 1972, Sabhajit…

S.P. Anand v. H.D. Deve Gowda [1997 SC] PETITIONER: S.P. ANAND, INDORE RESPONDENT: H.D. DEVE GOWDA & OTHERS DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/11/1996 BENCH: CJT, SUJATA V. MANOHAR Issue : Can a person who is not a member of either House…

U. N. R. Rao v. Indira Gandhi [1971 SC] Issue: Is it essential to have a Council of Ministers under Article 74(1) even at a time when the House of the People has been dissolved or its term has expired?…

Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. [2020 SCC OnLine SC 383] The Supreme Court deals with the constitutional validity of 100% reservation in government positions for backward class, i.e., STs. Bench – Arun…

Prithviraj Chouhan v. UOI [2020 SCC OnLine SC 159] The Supreme Court deals with the constitutional validity of Section 18A of the SC ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.  Bench – Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, S. Ravindra Bhat.  Facts…

Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors. [2020 7 SCC 469] The Supreme Court declared that women’s permanent commission shall be granted in the navy and army as per the constitutional provisions in India and Article 14 and…

Mukesh Kumar & Anr. V. State of Uttarakhand [2020 SCC Online SC 148] The court determined that Articles 16 (4) and 16 (4A) are merely enabling provisions and that the right to promotion is subject to the judgement of the…

Anuradha Bhasin v. UOI [2020 SCC OnLine SC 25] Internet services are protected under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Indian Constitution. However, they are also subjected to the provisions of Article 19 (6). Bench –  N.V. Ramana, Subhash Reddy…

Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala [2019 11 SCC 1] The Supreme Court ruled that discrimination or segregation which refers to the biological characteristics is considered to be constitutionally invalid because it violated women’s dignity, freedom, and autonomy…

Common Cause v. UOI [AIR 2018 SC 1665] The Supreme Court ruled that the right to die with dignity is a fundamental right and that persisting treatment against a patient’s desires violates not only the concept of explicit consent, but…

Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI [AIR 2018 SC 4321] It overturned Suresh Kumar Koushal judgement and unanimously repealed Section 377, making same-sex relationships amongst consenting individuals of majority age legal. Bench – Dipak Misra, DY Chandrachud, Rohington Nariman, AM Khanvilkar,…