Since Independence, Indian Judiciary has delivered some landmark judgements and interpreted the existing laws that later became the law in itself, such verdicts are now became very important feature of Indian legislation system. In India’s common law system, judgements are critical for setting a precedent that serves as the foundation for delivering justice.
AK Gopalan Case, 1950
Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951
Shankari Prasad Case, 1952
Berubari Case, I960
Golaknath Case, 1967
Keshvananda Bharati Case, 1973
Minerva Mills Case, 1980
Waman Rao Case, 1981
Neeraja Chaudhary Case, 1984
Shah Bano Case, 1985
St. Stephen’s College Case, 1992
Unnikrishnan Case, 1993
Indira Sawhney Case, 1993
SR Bommai Case, 1994
Chandra Kumar Case, 1997
TMA Pai Case, 2002
IR Coelho Case, 2006
Right to Reject, 2013
Transgender as “Third Gender”, 2014
National Judicial Appointments Commission, 2015
Re-Opening Dance Bars, 2013
SC Dance-bar Verdict 2019
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Shayara Bano v. Union of India, 2017
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, 2017
Decriminalisation of Section 377, 2018
Reservation in Promotion for SC/ST Government Employees, 2018
Validity of Aadhaar, 2018
Verdict on Adultery, 2018
Sabarimala Verdict, 2018
Bhima Koregaon Arrest, 2018
Live streaming of Court Hearing, 2018
SC on Politicians with Criminal Antecedents, 2018
Triple Talaq, 2018