LIST Of IMPORTANT LANDMARK JUDGMENTS
1. NJAC held unconstitutional (Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association vs. Union of India)
2. Yakub Memon midnight hearing [Yakub Abdul Razak Memon vs. State of Maharashtra]
3. Section 66A IT Act struck down [Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India]
4. No compromise in Rape cases [State of MP vs. Madanlal]
5. Unwed mother can become sole guardian of a child [ABC vs. State (NCT of Delhi)]
6.Uphaar Verdict [Sushil Ansal vs. State through CBI]
7. Award Compensation to the victim of crime [Manohar Singh vs. State of Rajasthan]
8. Section 364A IPC awarding death penalty not unconstitutional [Vikram Singh vs. Union of India]
9. States cannot unilaterally grant remission [Union of India vs. Sriharan]
10. Minimum Edu Qualification rule for Panchayat elections upheld [Rajbala vs. State of Haryana]
11. Women can be manager of a Joint Family [Shreya Vidyarthi vs. Ashok Vidyarthi]
12. Complete Departmental inquiries within six months [Prem Nath Bali vs. Registrar, High Court of Delhi]
13. RBI also under RTI [Reserve Bank of India vs. Jayantilal Mistry]
14. Acid Attack Victims in disability list [Parivartan Kendra vs. Union of India]
15. Writ petitions maintainable against ‘deemed Universities’. [Dr. Janet Jeyapaul vs. SRM University]
16. No politician photos in Govt Ads [Common cause vs. Union of India]
17. Age determination of rape victim clarified [State of M.P. vs Anoop Singh]
18. Amendment in complaint can be done [S.R.Sukumar vs. S.Sunaad Raghuram]
19. Obscene language cannot be allowed against ‘Historically respected personalities’. [Devidas vs. State of Maharashtra]
20. Appointment of Archakas to be made in accordance with Agamas [Adi Saiva Sivachariyargal Nala Sanga vs. Government of Tamil Nadu]
21. Father of deceased victim has right to appeal [Satya Pal Singh v. State of M.P]
22. Jat reservation unconstitutional [Ram Singh vs. Union of India]
23. Concealing pending criminal cases by elected representative illegal [Krishnamoorthy vs. Sivakumar]
24. Writs against Judicial actions by judiciary not maintainable [Riju Prasad Sarma etc. Vs. State of Assam]
25. Validity of Sec 499 IPC-Subrhamanyam swamy v UOI.
26.Haji Ali Dargah; Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz Vs. State of Maharashtra [Bombay High Court, 26-08-2016]
27. Plea of Self-defence; Brij Lal Vs. State of Rajasthan
28. Extra-Judicial Confession; Kala @ Chandrakala Vs. State Through Inspector of Police
29.District Judge Selection; Vijay Kumar Mishra Vs. High Court of Judicature At Patna
30. Constitution; Rajender Prashad Vs. Govt. of NCT [Delhi High Court, 04-08-2016]
31. Government Bungalows; Lok Prahari Vs. State of U.P
32. Voice Samples; Sudhir Chaudhary Vs. State
33. Wild Life; State Vs. Salman Khan [Rajasthan High Court, 25-07-2016]
34. Sedition; Hardik Bharatbhai Patel Vs. State of Gujarat
35. Slaughter House; Eagle Continental Foods Vs. Shailesh Singh
36. Victim; Jag Mohan Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court,
37. Consent; Ayodhya Prasad Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court]
38. Juvenile Justice; “A” through her Father “F” Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court]
39.Upload FIRs in Police Websites [Youth Bar Association of India vs.Union of India]
40.Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently, Remission of one will not affect the other [Muthuramalingam vs. state]
41.DV Act; Relief Possible Against Minors, Women [ Hiral P Harsora and ors Vs. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora]
42.Forcing Husband To Get Separated From His Parents, Amounts To ’Cruelty’ [Narendra vs. K.Meena]
43.Persons in Govt/Judicial service need not resign to participate in District Judge Selection Process [ Vijay Kumar Mishra and Anr Vs High court of Judicature at Patna and Ors]
44.Public Service Commission shall provide Information about answer sheets and Marks under RTI [Kerala Public Service Commission vs State Information Commission].
45.No liquor shops near National Highways [State of Tamil Nadu vs. K. Balu]
46.National anthem must in Theatres [Shyam Narayan Chouski vs. Union of India]
47.SC can transfer cases from Jammu & Kashmir Courts to courts outside it and vice versa [Anita Kushwaha vs. Pushpa Sudan]
48. Upload FIRs in Police Websites
Case: [Youth Bar Association of India vs.Union of India] Criminal Defamation law not unconstitutional
Case: [Subramanian Swamy vs. Union of India]
49- Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently, Remission of one will not affect the other.
case: [Muthuramalingam vs. state]
50- SC can transfer cases from Jammu & Kashmir Courts to courts outside it and vice versa
Case- [Anita Kushwaha vs. Pushpa Sudan]
51- DV Act; Relief Possible Against Minors, Women.
Case: [ Hiral P Harsora and ors Vs. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora]
Supreme Court struck down the words “adult male” before the word “person” in Section 2(q) of Domestic Violence Act.
52- Forcing Husband To Get Separated From His Parents, Amounts To ’Cruelty’
Case- [Narendra vs. K.Meena]
53- Directions to Curb Female Foeticide
Case-[Voluntary Health Association Vs State of Punjab]
54- Persons in Govt/Judicial service need not resign to participate in District Judge Selection Process
Case-[ Vijay Kumar Mishra and Anr Vs High court of Judicature at Patna To and Ors]
55- All Tribunals are not necessary parties to the proceedings where legality of its orders challenged
Case-[ S. Kazi vs. Muslim education society]
56- Public Service Commission shall provide Information about answer sheets and Marks under RTI
Case:[Kerala Public Service Commission vs State Information Commission]
57- Social Security to the Legal Profession Becomes an Essential Part of Legal System
Case: [Cardamom Marketing Corporation & Anr. Vs. State Of Kerala & Ors]
58- Landmark guidelines for disaster /drought management.
Case-[Swaraj Abhiyan vs. UoI]
59- People with disabilities also have the Right to Live with Dignity
Case-[Jeeja Ghosh vs. UoI]
60- No liquor shops near National Highways.
Case-[State of Tamil Nadu vs. K. Balu]
61- High Court Judges Not Exempt From Airport Frisking.
Case-[Union of India Vs. Rajasthan High Court and Ors]
62- Soumya Case: Govindachami Acquitted Of Murder Charges; LIFE TERM Awarded For Rape.
Case-[Govindaswamy Vs. State of Kerala]
63- SC issues Guidelines on ‘Appointment of Govt. Lawyers
Case: [State of Punjab vs. Brijeshwar Singh Chahal]
64- Resolution against Justice Katju can’t be quashed.
Case-[Justice Markandey Katju vs. The Lok Sabha]
SC refused to quash the March 2015 resolution by both houses of parliament against him for describing Gandhi as a British agent and Netaji as a Japanese agent .
65- Cauvery Dispute and SC:
Case-[State of Karnataka vs. State of Tamil Nadu:]
SC ordered Karnataka to release 15000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, Later on a plea by state of Karnataka, it was modified to 12000 cusecs.
66- SC orders NEET.
Case-[Sankalp Charitable Trust vs. UoI]
Supreme Court ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases.
67- Sedition: Direction to authorities
Case-[Common Cause vs Union of India]
Supreme Court of India issued a direction to all the concerned authorities to follow the Constitutional bench judgment in Kedar Nath v State of Bihar (1962) which limited the scope of sedition.
68- National anthem must in Theatres
Case-[Shyam Narayan Chouski vs. Union of India]
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