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…
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…