Waller v. Florida 397 U.S. 387 1970 Case Summary Facts : Waller was found guilty of two city ordinance violations in St. Petersburg, Florida: damage of city property and disorderly breach of the peace. The state of Florida later convicted…
Manjunatha v. Government of Karnataka and Ors W.P. 35969/2010, judgment dated 29-09-2011 (Karnataka High Court). Case Summary In this case, the petitioner, who was completely blind sought to apply for the B. Ed. Course under the government quota of seats…
Kritika Purohit and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors, W.P. 979/2010, Bombay High Court. Case Summary The petitioner was a visually impaired student who sought admission to the course in Bachelor of Physiotherapy but was not permitted to apply…
The National Association for the Deaf v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No.6250/2010, Judgment dated 24.11.2011 (Delhi High Court) Case Summary This was a public interest petition filed by the National Association for the Deaf before the Delhi High Court on…
Lalit and Others v Govt. of NCT and Another, W.P. (C) No. 3444/2008, Judgment dated 7.5.2010 (Delhi High Court). Case Summary This petition was filed by 12 inmates of the hostel attached to Andh Mahavidyalya, New Delhi, an institution for…
Ranjit Kumar Rajak v. State Bank of India (2009) 5 Bom CR 227 Case Summary The Petitioner in this case underwent a renal transplant in 2004. Subsequently, he applied to the post of a probationary officer in the State Bank…
Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administration, 2009 (9) SCC 1 Case Summary This case was with regard to the reproductive rights of a woman with mental retardation residing at a government run welfare institution in Chandigarh who became pregnant due to…
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547, 1978 The “Third Party” Search Newspaper Case Case Summary Facts : The Stanford Daily published a special edition with articles and images on a violent clash between police and protestors at the university…
Maher, Commissioner of Social Services v. Roe ; 432 U.S. 464 1977 CASE SUMMARY FACTS : Under the Connecticut statute, for a patient to have an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy (first trimester) paid for with public…
Syed Bashir-ud-Din Qadri v. Nazir Ahmed Shah SLP(C)Nos.10669-70 of 2008 decided on 10 March 2010. Case Summary In this case, the Appellant was a B.Sc. graduate with cerebral palsy who had applied for a job as a ‘Rehbar-e-Taleem’ or ‘Teaching…