Lalit and Others v Govt. of NCT and Another, W.P. (C) No. 3444/2008, Judgment dated 7.5.2010 (Delhi High Court). Case Summary This petition was filed by 12 inmates of the hostel attached to Andh Mahavidyalya, New Delhi, an institution for…
Ranjit Kumar Rajak v. State Bank of India (2009) 5 Bom CR 227 Case Summary The Petitioner in this case underwent a renal transplant in 2004. Subsequently, he applied to the post of a probationary officer in the State Bank…
Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administration, 2009 (9) SCC 1 Case Summary This case was with regard to the reproductive rights of a woman with mental retardation residing at a government run welfare institution in Chandigarh who became pregnant due to…
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547, 1978 The “Third Party” Search Newspaper Case Case Summary Facts : The Stanford Daily published a special edition with articles and images on a violent clash between police and protestors at the university…
Maher, Commissioner of Social Services v. Roe ; 432 U.S. 464 1977 CASE SUMMARY FACTS : Under the Connecticut statute, for a patient to have an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy (first trimester) paid for with public…
Syed Bashir-ud-Din Qadri v. Nazir Ahmed Shah SLP(C)Nos.10669-70 of 2008 decided on 10 March 2010. Case Summary In this case, the Appellant was a B.Sc. graduate with cerebral palsy who had applied for a job as a ‘Rehbar-e-Taleem’ or ‘Teaching…
Deaf Employees Welfare Association v Union of India Civil Petition 107 of 2011, decided on December 12, 2013. Case Summary This petition was filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the Central and state governments to grant equal transport allowance…
Question – Write a short note on Preamble to the Constitution of India. [BJS 2000; BJS 2006, MPJS 2012] Answer : The Preamble to an Act sets out the main objectives with the legislation it is intended to achieve. It is a…
Dipo v. Wassan Singh (1983) 3 SCC 376 : AIR 1983 SC 846 O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, J. – Smt Dipo, plaintiff in Suit No. 8 of 1962 in the court of the Subordinate Judge 1st Class, Amritsar is the appellant…
Muhammad Husain Khan v. Babu Kishva Nandan SahaiAIR 1937 PC 233 SIR SHADI LAL – This is an appeal from a decree of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, dated 23rd January 1933 which reversed a decree of the…