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. Facts – The police authorities made an arrest of two women for making an offensive …
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 whether the absence of legal initiatives to satisfy the requirements of people who do not …
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, P.Venkatarama Reddi. Facts – The People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) questioned the constitutionality of …
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 a right derived from freedom of speech and expression. Bench – A D Singh, M …
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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. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 19/10/2006 COURT: Supreme Court of India JUDGES: Y.K.Sabharwal, K.G.Balakrishnan, S.H.Kapadia, C.K.Thakker, and P.K. …
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 judicial scrutiny. Bench – Y.K Sabharwal Singh, Arijit Pasayat, S.H Kapadia, C.H Thakker, P.K Balasubramanyan, …
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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. Sethi Facts – Sushmita Ghosh, the wife of G.C. Ghosh brought proceedings under the writ …
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 B.N. Kirpal. Facts – Bhanwari Devi worked as a social worker in a programme launched …
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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, P.B. Sawant, K. Ramaswamy, A.M. Ahmadi, S.C. Agrawal and B.P. Jeevan Reddy. Facts – S.R. …
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. Bharucha. Facts – The heart of the case is a series of petitions filed by …
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