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…
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…
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…
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…
Rhea Chakraborty v. State of Bihar This Transfer Petition is filed under section 406 CrPC for transfer of FIR No. 241 of 2020 (dated 25.7.2020) under Sections 341, 342, 380, 406, 420, 306, 506 and 120B IPC) registered at Patna…
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…