Joseph Shine v. UOI [AIR 2018 SC 4898] It overturned Suresh Kumar Kaushal judgement and unanimously repealed Section 377, making same-sex relationships amongst consenting individuals of majority age legal. Bench – Dipak Misra, DY Chandrachud, Rohington Nariman, AM Khanvilkar, and…
Shayara Bano v. UOI [AIR 2017 9 SCC 1 (SC)] The practise of Triple Talaq was held as unconstitutional. Bench – Rohinton Nariman, U.U. Lalit, Kurian Joseph, J.S. Khehar and Abdul Nazeer. Facts – Shayara Bano was in a marital…
Justice KS Puttaswamy v. UOI [2017 10 SCC 1] Right to Privacy was declared to be an inalienable and separate fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Bench – Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Chelameswar, S. A. Nazeer, D.Y. Chandrachud,…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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. Bench…
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…
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.…