Waman Rao v. Union of India Bench: Y Chandrachud, A Sen, P Bhagwati, V Tulzapurkar, V K Iyer Citation: (1981) 2 SCC 362 Subject: All laws added after the Keshavnanda Bharati decision could be examined on grounds of violation of…
S.P. Sampath Kumar Etc v. Union of India & Ors DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/12/1986 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Bhagwati, P.N. (Cj), Misra Rangnath, Khalid, V. (J), Oza, G.L. (J), Dutt, M.M. (J) REFERENCE: 1987 AIR 386 PARTIES Petitioner:…
I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu Bench: Sabharwal, Pasayat, B.P. Singh, Kapadia, Thakker, Balasubramanyan, Altamas Kabir, D.K. Jain Citation: AIR 2007 SC 861 Facts: This case challenged the Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari Act), which was…
I. C. Golaknath & Ors v. State of Punjab & Anr DATE OF JUDGMENT: 26/02/1967 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Rao, K. Subba Wanchoo, K.N., Hidayatullah, M. & Shah, J.C., Sikri, S.M. & Bachawat, R.S., Ramaswami, V. & Shelat,…
Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan DATE OF JUDGMENT: 30/10/1964 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Gajendragadkar, P.B. (Cj), Wanchoo, K.N., Hidayatullah, M., Dayal, Raghubar, Mudholkar, J.R. REFERENCE: 1965 AIR 845 PARTIES Petitioner: Sajjan Singh Respondent: State of Rajasthan SUBJECT:…
Sri Shankari Prasad Singh Deo v. Union of India and State of Bihar DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/10/1951 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Kania, Hiralal J. (Cj), Sastri, M. Patanjali, Mukherjea, B.K., Das, Sudhi Ranjan, Aiyar, N. Chandrasekhara. REFERENCE: 1951…
Shri D.K. Basu vs State of West Bengal Bench: Kuldip Singh, A.S. Anand Citation: (1997) 1 SCC 416 Facts: There was an observable increase in number of ‘Use of 3rd Degree’, Custodial Crimes and Lock-up Deaths in spite of the…
Indra Sawhney v. Union of India Bench: M.H. Kania, C.J., M.N. Venkatachaliah, S. Ranavel Pandian, Dr. T.K Thommen, A.M. Ahmadi, Kuldip Singh, P.B. Sawant, R.M. Sahai and B.P. Jeevan Reddy, JJ. Citation: AIR 1993 SC 477 Facts: In this case…
Sri Venkataramana Devaru v. The State of Mysore DATE OF JUDGMENT: 1958 AIR 255 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Das, Sudhi Ranjan (Cj), Aiyyar, T.L. Venkatarama, Imam, Syed Jaffer, Sarkar, A.K., Bose, Vivian REFERENCE: 1958 AIR 255 PARTIES Petitioner:…
S.P. Mittal Etc. vs Union Of India And Others DATE OF JUDGMENT: 8 November, 1982 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Chandrachud, Y.V. ((Cj), Bhagwati, P.N., Reddy, O. Chinnappa (J), Eradi, V. Balakrishna (J), Misra, R.B. (J) REFERENCE: 1983 AIR,…