Landmark Judgments (Covering More than 185 Leading Cases of India)

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Description
Including Prescribed Cases for Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Examination 
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Contents
•    General and unilateral offer in a Contract
•    Effect of minor partner in partnership firm
•    Preventive Detention Act, 1950 intra vires the Constitution of India with the exception of its
      section 14 (Preventive Detention Case)
•    Caste based Admissions for Professional Course
•    Validity of Constitutional First Amendment in 1951 by Provisional Parliament
•    Intention in the Case of Offence of Murder
•    Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
•    Indo-Pakistan Agreement relating to Berubari Union and Exchange of Cooch-Bihar Enclaves
      (Implementation of Indo-Pak Agreement case)
•    Whether Special Power of Governor/President prevails over the General Power of
      Supreme Court
•    Violation of Privacy by Police Officials during Surveillance
•    Construction of a Document of title or of a document which is the foundation of lights of
      parties necessarily raises a question of law
•     Vicarious Liability of the Government for Tortious Acts of its Employees
•    Liability of the Government for Torts Committed by its Employees
•    Basic structure of Constitution Principle
•    Disregard to mandate of the Constitution by President is ultra vires
•    In recognising or derecognising Ruler, the president exercises executive power and not
      political power (abolition of privy purse case)
•    Police Commissioner's Authority to grant permission for holding Public Meetings is not violation
      of Citizen's right
•    Parliament has no power to alter basic structure of constitution
•    Election Disputes Involving prime minister and purpose of 39th amendment of constitution
•     No person has any locus standi to move any writ petition when certain Fundamental Rights
       are withdrawn during emergency declared by President (Habeas corpus case)
•    Every litigation has a touch of human crisis and, it is legal projection of life's vicisitudes (right
      of accused to silence case)
•    Impounding of Passport by the Government
•    Definition of Industry: where relevant legislation leaves so much for determination by the Court
      as to enable to court to perform a function very akin to legislation
•    Solitary Confinement and putting into fetters of the Undertrial Prisoners at Tihar Jail
•    President of India can refer even questions of fact and the Supreme Court can decline to
      answer such Reference
•    Right to Speedy Trial is included in the Right to Life and Personal Liberty Guaranteed under
      Article 21 of the Constitution
•    It is not every question of law, that is required to be referred
•    Discipline of law, the Due process of law & the rule of law and the Role of Judges
•    Rule of Law
•    Takeover of management of a Mill by the Central Government
•    Constitutional Validity of Death Sentence
•    Termination of services of Temporary Government Servant
•    Whether decision of Chief Justice of India holds primacy over other judges
•    An Ordinance issued by the President and the Governors and the laws made by the President
      or his delegate under Article 357(i)(a) of Constitution partake fully of legislative character and
       are made in the exercise of legislative power, within the contention of the Constitution
•    After Illegal Detention for 14 Years Acquittal by the Court
•    Letter addressed to only chief justice not individual judge by person acting pro bano publico
      can be treated as writ petition
•    Article 16(2) of the Constitution prohibits discrimination on ground of place of birth and not
      on ground of residence
•    Article 226 of constitution is not meant to short-circuit or circumvent statutory procedure
•    Payment of Maintenance to a Divorced Muslim Wife under section 125 of Criminal Proceedure
      Code, 1973 (Shah Bano Case)
•    Freedom of Speech and Expression includes freedom of Press
•    Right to Life Guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution includes Right to Livelihood
•    Rights of the Children Living in Observation Homes
•    A letter addressed to only one judge of a court can be entertained
•    Whether freedom of association includes freedom not to join association
•    Liability of Large Economic Enterprises Engaged in Manufacture and Sale of Hazardous Products
•    Legislative action, plenary or subordinate, is not subject to rules of natural justice
•    Supreme Court is not Competent to issue direction transferring the corruption case Triable by a
     special Judge to High Court judge
•    Could 'Tamas' (A t.v. Serial) Create Communal riots
•    Lifting of Corporate veil is Permissible
•    Appeal to the President of India for grant of Pardon
•    Determination of Colourable Legislation and Legislative Competency to enact law
•    Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Case
•    Where an Entry in the State List in Constitution of India, is expressly made subject to
      Parliamentary Legislation, the State ceases to have both Legislative and executive power
      in respect of the matter to which the Parliamentary Law relates
•    Reservation of seats for students belonging to Christian community in a minority
      educational institution
•    OBCs reservation in Public Employment (Mandal Commission report case)
•    Disqualification of members of parliament and legislatures of state (political defection case)
•    Compensation for custodial death. Contravention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      by State and its Agencies
•    Primacy of Opinion of Chief Justice of India in Appointment of Judges to the Supreme
      Court and High Courts
•    Right to Education
•    Validity of proclamation of emergency by president under article 356 of constitution
•    Declaration by Central Government that an organisation is an unlawful Association
•    Right to publish a life story/autobiography
•    Whether Conversion of religion only for marrying second time is questionable or is legal]
•    Telecasting events/programmes by granting licence
•    Rape is a hated crime and a crime against basic human rights and violates the right to life:
      Right of rape victim to compensation
•    When can a High court quash an F.I.R.
•    Whether Right to Life also includes Right to Die
•    A film dealing with the life of village female child transformed her to dreaded dacoit due to
     social evil and brutality which she was subjected (Phoolan Devi film "Bandit Queen Case")
•    Custodial Deaths and any form of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment fall
      within inhibition of article 21 of Constitution of India
•    Competence of Tribunals
•    Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Amounts to violation of rights of gender equality
      and right to life and liberty
•    Right to development of Scheduled tribes includes right to social and economic empowerment
•    Challenge to certain provisions in various personal laws
•    Punishment to Advocate for Contempt of Court
•    Right of Women against Sexual Harassment at Work Place
•    Prosecution of Hindu Converted to Islam on his contracting second wife does not violate
     freedom of Religion
•    Contempt of Court by the Leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan
•    Amendments to Civil Procedure Code in 1999 and 2002 do not suffer from any Constitutional
      infirmity
•    Right of Minorities to Educational Institutions
•    Voter's Right to know the Antecedents of a Candidate Contesting Election
•    Religious Freedom Vis-a-vis Uniform Civil Code
•    Protection of Witness who are Threatened to give false Evidence (Best Bakery Case)
•    Admission to Professional education should be on merit
•    Liability of Doctors for Medical Negligence
•    Criminal Liability of Corporate Bodies
•    Disqualification of Member of Parliament for holding an office of profit
•    Federal principle is dominant in Constitution of India and it is one of its basic structure
      (Constitution of Rajya Sabha case)
•    Constitutional Validity of Ninth Schedule of Constitution of India
•    Reservation for OBCs in Educational Institutions
•    Ratio of decision must be understood in background of facts of case and the judgment not
      to be read as Euclid's Theorem
•    Polygraph Test: Medical Examination of Accused
•    Euthanasia
•    Tax dispute involving Vodafone Group with the Indian Tax Authorities
•    Suit for Interim Injunction is not Maintainable in India on the Basis of an International
      Commercial Arbitration with a seat Outside India
•    Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace—Further Directions Issued
•    Evergreening of Patents
•    Constitutional Validity of Section 377 of IPC
•    Right of a Muslim to Adopt Child
•    Recognition of Transgender as Third Gender
•    Direction Issued for Disposal of Cases Relating to Dishonour of Cheques
•    Gender Discrimination against Women in Giving Access to Employment
•    National Judicial Commission (NJAC) Unconstitutional as it Violates Basic Structure of
      Constitutional of India 
•    Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 relating to Restrictions on Online Speech
      Struck Down and Declared Unconstitutional on Grounds of Violating the Freedom of Speech
      Guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India
•    Memon's Last Appeal before the Supreme Court Dismissed - President had Rejected Mercy
      Petitions after Due Consideration of All Relevant Facts
•    Persons with Disability are Equal in Dignity and Entitled to Enjoy the same Human Rights and
      Freedoms as Others
•    Criminal Defamation Provision is Constitutionally Valid
•    The State of Jammu & Kasmir has No Vestige of Sovereignty Outside the Constitution of India
      and its own Constitution, which is Subordinate to the Constitution of India
•    Parliament Competent to Enact Section 139AA of Income Tax Act to Link AADHAAR with Pan for
     Filing Income Tax Returns
•    Contempt of the Judiciary by Hon'ble Justice C.S. Karnan
•    Practice of "talaq-e-Biddar-Triple Talaq Set Aside 
•    Right of Privacy is a Fundamental Right
•    Relaxation of Waiver Period for divorce on mutual consent
•    Right to Privacy is a Fundamental right
•    Right to Die with Dignity - fundamental rights
•    Designation for senior advocate - guidelines
•    Restriction of women for entering temples - directions
•    Validity of Section 45(1) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
•    Entry of Foreign Law firms in India - Validity
•    Sex with Wife is Rape
•    Prevention of Honor Killing - Directions
•    Computation as Regards Future Prospects for deceased in Accident Claim
•    Constitutionality of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, 1860
•    Video Conferencing - An Alternative to Transfer of Case
•    Disqualification of MPs and MLAs under Section 8 of Representation of People Act, 1951 will
      be Removed on Stay of Conviction
•    Criminalisation of Adultery under section 497 of IPC, Unconstitutional
•    Need of Ismail Faruqui's case for reference to Larger Bench
•    Disqualification of Candidate for Legislation for Criminal Charges
•    Accused entitled to Default Bail on expiry of 90 days, even if Charge Sheet returned due to
     Technical Reason
•    Can Members of Parliament or State Assembly be Debarred from Practicing as Advocate
•    Aadhaar Act violates right to privacy and is unconstitutional
•    Live Streaming Room in the Apex Court.
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