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,…
UOI v. Association for Democratic Reforms [2002 AIR 2112] The court addressed the notion that electors have a fundamental right to know the origins of candidates running for public office. The court interpreted the phrase \”right to be informed\” as…
M Nagaraj v. UOI [AIR 2007 SC 71] The case dealt with the validity of Article 16 (4A) and 16 (4B) as well as gave a three prong test for Backward classes so as to grant reservation in promotion. Bench…
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…
SR Bommai v. UOI [(1994) 3 SCC 1] The decision sought to limit political abuse of Article 356 as well as deciding that it falls under the purview of Judicial Review. Bench – Yogeshwar Dayal, S. Ratnavel Pandian, Kuldip Singh,…
Unnikrishnan v. State of Andhra Pradesh [1993 AIR 217] The Supreme Court declared Right to Education as a part of right to life as under Article 21. Bench – M. Sharma, S.R. Pandian, P. Jeevan Reddy, S. Mohan and P.…