Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain [AIR 1975 SC 2299] Free and Fair election is the Basic Structure of the Constitution. It comes under the authority of the courts to have judicial review over elections. Bench – A.N. Ray, M.H.…
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala [AIR 1973 SC 1461] Parliament cannot amend Articles enshrining Fundamental Rights as well as Concept of Basic Structure of the Constitution. Bench – S.M. Sikri, A.K. Mukherjea, A.N. Grover, H.R. Khanna, A.N. Ray, K.K.…
Golaknath v. State of Punjab [1967 AIR 1643] Parliament cannot make legislative amendments in contravention of Fundamental Rights as well as cannot amend Articles enshrining Fundamental Rights. Bench – K. Subba Rao, V. Ramaswami, K. Wanchoo, CA Vaidyalingam, M. Hidayatullah,…
AK Gopalan v. State of Madras [AIR 1950 SC 27.] Bench – Hiralal Kania, Saiyid Fazl Ali, M. P. Shastri, Meher Chand Mahajan, B. K. Mukherjee, S.R. Das. Facts – In this case, the petitioner had been detained under the…
R v Clarke (1927), 40 CLR 227 Appellant: His Majesty the King Respondent:Evan Clarke Year: 1927 Court: High Court of Australia Judge: Higgins J Country: Australia Facts Crown offered a reward for information that would lead to the conviction of the…
Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. v Selfridge & Co. Ltd., [1915] AC 847 Appellant: Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. Respondent: Selfridge & Co. Ltd. Year: 1915 Court: House of Lords Judges: Viscount Haldane LC and Lords Dunedin, Atkinson, Parker of…
The Mayor of Bradford v Pickles, [1895] AC 587 Appellants: The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bradford Respondent: Edward Pickles Year: 1895 Court: House of Lords Judges: Lord Halsbury LC, Lords Watson, Ashbourne, Macnaghten Country: United Kingdom…
Holwell Securities Ltd. v Hughes, [1974] 1 WLR 155, [1974] 1 All ER 161 Appellant: Holwell Securities Ltd. Respondent: Thomas Hilaire Hughes Year: 1974 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales Judges: Russel, Buckley, and Lawton LJJ Country: United…
R v Larsonneur (1933), 24 Cr App Rep 74 Case Summary Appellant: Germina Larsonneur Respondent: His Majesty The King Year: 1933 Court: Court of Criminal Appeal Judges: Viscount Hewart and Avory and Humphreys JJ Country: United Kingdom Facts Larsonneur had…
R v King (1962), SCR 746, 133 CCC 1 Case Summary Appellant: Her Majesty the Queen Respondent: Grant E. King Year: 1962 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Judges: Taschereau, Locke, Martland, Judson and Ritchie JJ Facts King was charged with impaired…