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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 e as per the constitutional provisions in India and Article 14…

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,…

Joseph Shine v. UOI [AIR 2018 SC 4898] It overturned Suresh Kumar Kaushal 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, and…

Shayara Bano v. UOI [AIR 2017 9 SCC 1 (SC)] The practise of Triple Talaq was held as unconstitutional. Bench – Rohinton Nariman, U.U. Lalit, Kurian Joseph, J.S. Khehar and Abdul Nazeer. Facts – Shayara Bano was in a marital…

Justice KS Puttaswamy v. UOI [2017 10 SCC 1] Right to Privacy was declared to be an inalienable and separate fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Bench – Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Chelameswar, S. A. Nazeer, D.Y. Chandrachud,…

Shreya Singhal v. UOI [AIR 2015 SC 1523] Section 66A of IT Act is in contravention of the provisions of Article 19 of the Constitution and hence was struck down by the court. Bench – J. Chelameswar, Rohinton Fali Nariman.…

NALSA v. UOI [AIR 2014 SC 1863] It legally acknowledged non-binary gender identifications and upheld transgender people\’s fundamental rights in India. Bench – K.S Radhakrishnan and AK Sikri. Facts – The case involves legal gender acknowledgement of transgender people and…

PUCL v. UOI [AIR 2003 SC 2363] The Supreme Court reiterated its position, holding that voters have a right to obtain information regarding political candidates as per the provisions of Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. Bench – K.G. Balakrishnan,…

I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu [AIR 2007 SC 861] Any legislation that infringes on fundamental rights or violates the Basic Structure of the Constitution shall be subjected to judicial review and Schedule 9 does not save it from…

Lily Thomas v. UOI [AIR 2000 SC 1650] The court held that conversion to another religion merely for the purpose of Bigamy is illegal and the second marriage will be considered as void. Bench – Saiyed Saghir Ahmad and R.P.…

Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan [AIR 1997 SC 3011] The Supreme Court issued the well-known Vishakha guidelines, requiring both the private and public industries to develop frameworks to address sexual harassment complaints. Bench – J.S. Verma, Sujata V. Manohar and…