Introduction: Facts: Issue: Contentions of the Petitioners: The petitioner Sajjan Singh contended that the 26th Amendment Act, which abolished the princely privileges and privy purses of the rulers of the former princely states, violated the fundamental rights guaranteed to him under the Indian Constitution. The contentions of the petitioners are Read more
CASE NAME: The Commissioner Hindu Religious Endowment Madras v. Shri Laxmidhar Tirtha Swamiyar of Shirur Mutt CITATION: 1954 AIR 282, 1954 SCR 1005 JUDGEMENT DAY: 16/03/1954 COURT: Supreme Court CASE TYPE: Civil Case CASE NUMBER: Civil Appeal No 38 of 1953 PETITIONER: THE COMMISSIONER, Read more
Background This case arose from a collection of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Constitution Act (99th Amendment) Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act of 2014. These acts result in the replacement of the collegium system used to appoint judges to higher judicial positions. The National Judicial Appointments Read more
Case Name: Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras Equivalent Citation: AIR 1950 SC 124: 1950 SCR 594. Date of Judgement: 26 May 1950 Court: Supreme Court of India Case no.: Petition no. XVI of 1950 Case type: Writ of Prohibition and Certiorari Petitioner: Romesh Thappar Respondent: The State of Madras Read more
Case Name Union Public Service Commission v S. Papaiah and Others Equivalent Citations (1997) 7 SCC 614 Date of Judgement September 11, 1997 Court Supreme Court of India Case No. Criminal Appeal No. 837 of 1997 Case Type Criminal Appeal Appellant Union Public Service Commission Respondent S. Papaiah and Others Read more
INTRODUCTION: In our India constitution; Article 14 say Right to equality, the goal of it is “equality of states and of opportunities for every people in a country. Article 15 – 18 of Indian constitution, 1949 and Article 7 of Universal declaration of human rights 1948, it declares “all Read more
NAME OF CASE SAMANTHA V. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS CITATION AIR 1997 SC 3297 CASE TYPE CIVIL APPEAL DATE OF JUDGEMENT 11TH JULY 1997 APPELLANT SAMANTHA RESPONDENT STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS BENCH K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK COURT SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CASE NUMBER Read more
Case In Re Prashant Bhushan & Anr. (2020) Case type Suo Motu criminal contempt proceeding Bench B.R. Gavai J., Krishna Murari J., Arun Mishra J. Citation SCM (CRL.)No. 000001 -/2020 Facts 27th June , 2020-: “When historians in future look back at the last 6 years to see how democracy Read more
Case Name: Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police Civil Appeal No.: 3282 OF 2020 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Krishna Murari Date of Judgment: 7th February 2020 Parties Involved: Appellant: Amit SahniRespondent: Commissioner of Police Legal Provision Related to the Case: The Constitution of Read more
Introduction: For decades, India adhered to a caste system. As a result, a few sections of Indian society faced caste-based prejudice. As a result, the government enacted a reservation policy. This strategy was an effort at eliminating ancient India’s caste inequality so that underprivileged people might have same chances as Read more