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Paramananda Katara v. Union of India DATE OF JUDGMENT: 28/08/1989 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Misra Rangnath REFERENCE: 1989 AIR 2039 PARTIES Petitioner: Paramananda Katara Respondent: Union of India SUBJECT: The judgment revolves around the question of whether the…

Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation Bench: C.J., Y.V. Chandrachud, J., A.V. Varadarajan, J., O. Chinnappa Reddy, J., S. Murtaza Fazal Ali and J., V.D. Tulzapurkar. Appellant : Olga Tellis Respondent : Bombay Municipal Corporation Citation : 1986 AIR 180,…

Smt. Nilabati Behera Alias Lalit Behera v. State of Orissa And Ors. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 24/03/1993 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Verma, Jagdish Saran, Anand AS, Venkatachala S REFERENCE: 1993 AIR 1960 PARTIES Petitioner: Smt. Nilabati Behera Alias Lalit…

Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India DATE OF JUDGMENT:06/09/2018 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Dipak Misra, CJI ; Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. ; A. M. Khanwilkar, J; D. Y. Chandrachud, J; and Indu Malhotra, J REFERENCE: WRIT PETITION…

National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India DATE OF JUDGMENT: 15/04/2014 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: K.S. Radhakrishnan, A.K. Sikri REFERENCE: WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.400 OF 2012 PARTIES Petitioner: National Legal Services Authority Respondent: Union of India SUBJECT:…

Mr. X v. Hospital Z DATE OF JUDGEMENT: 10/12/2002 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI & ARUN KUMAR. REFERENCE: Appeal (civil) 4641 of 1998 PARTIES: Petitioner: Mr. X Respondents: Hospital Z SUBJECT: The judgment…

M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/12/1996 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Kuldip Singh, B.L. Hansaria, S.B. Majmudar REFERENCE: [1996] RD-SC 1576 PARTIES Petitioner: M.C. Mehta Respondent: State of Tamil Nadu SUBJECT: The judgment revolves…

Kharak Singh v. The State of U. P. & Ors DATE OF JUDGMENT: 18/12/1962 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Justice Ayyangar N. Rajagopala, Justice Sinha Buvaneshwar P, Justice Immam Syed Jaffer, Justice K. Subba Rao, Justice Sha J.C, Justice…

Joseph Shine v. Union of India DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27/09/2018 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Deepak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar, D.Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, and  R.F. Nariman. REFERENCE: WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 194 OF 2017 PARTIES Petitioner: Joseph Shine Respondent:…

Independent Thought v Union of India and Ors Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. Facts The Petitioner, a registered society, working in the area of child rights, filed a petition under Article…

Hussainara Khatoon & Ors v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar DATE OF JUDGMENT 09/03/1979 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Bhagwati, P.N, Desai D.A REFERENCE: 1979 AIR 1369 PARTIES Petitioner: Hussainara Khatoon & Ors Respondent: Home Secretary, State of Bihar…

Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab Bench: J.S. Verma, G.N. Ray, N.P. Singh, Faizan Uddin, and G.T. Nanavati JJ. Appellant : Gian Kaur Respondent : State of Punjab Citation : 1996 AIR 946, 1996 SCC (2) 648 Issue : Whether…

Frances Coralie Mullin vs W. C. Khambra and Others Bench: Justice P.N. Bhagwati and Justice Syed Murtaza Fazalali Appellant: Frances Coralie Mullin Respondent: W. C. Khambra and Others Citation: 1981 AIR 746, 1981 SCR (2) 516 Issue: Constitutionality of Clause…

Consumer Education and Research Center and Others Vs. Union of India & Others. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27/01/1995 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: B Ramaswamy, K. Ahmadi A.M. (CJ), Punchhi, M.M. REFERENCE: 1995 AIR 922 PARTIES Petitioner: Consumer Education and…

Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/03/2018 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: A Bhushan and A Sikri REFERENCE: WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 215 OF 2005 PARTIES Petitioner: Common Cause (A Regd. Society) Respondent:…