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Case |
Relevance |
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A.K. Gopalan Case (1950) |
SC contented that there was no violation of Fundamental Rights enshrined in Articles 13, 19, 21 and 22 under the provisions of the Preventive Detention Act, if the detention was as per the procedure established by law. Here, the SC took a narrow view of Article 21. |
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Shankari Prasad Case (1951) |
This case dealt with the amendability of Fundamental Rights (the First Amendment’s validity was challenged). The SC contended that the Parliament’s power to amend under Article 368 also includes the power to amend the Fundamental Rights guaranteed in Part III of the Constitution. |
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Berubari Union case (1960) |
This case was regarding the Parliament’s power to transfer the territory of Berubai to Pakistan. The Supreme Court examined Article 3 in detail. 9th Amendment Act was passed to enforce the agreement. |
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Golaknath case (1967) |
SC contented that Fundamental Rights are not amenable to the Parliamentary restriction as stated in Article 13. Also stated that Article 368 gives the procedure to amend the Constitution but does not confer on Parliament the power to amend the Constitution. |
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Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) |
This judgement defined the basic structure of the Constitution. The SC held that although no part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights, was beyond the Parliament’s amending power, the “basic structure of the Constitution could not be abrogated even by a constitutional amendment.” |
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Maneka Gandhi case (1978) |
The SC held that right to go abroad is included in the Right to Personal Liberty. The SC also ruled that the mere existence of an enabling law was not enough to restrain personal liberty. |
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Indra Sawhney and Union of India (1992) |
SC examined the scope and extent of Article 16(4), and upheld the constitutional validity of 27% reservation for the OBCs with certain conditions (like creamy layer exclusion, no reservation in promotion, total reserved quota should not exceed 50%, etc.) |
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Minerva Mills case (1980) |
The judgement struck down 2 changes made to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act 1976, declaring them to be violative of the basic structure. |
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Shah Bano Begum case (1985) |
Milestone case for Muslim women’s fight for rights. The SC upheld the right to alimony for a Muslim woman and said that the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is applicable to all citizens irrespective of their religion. |
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S. R. Bommai case (1994) |
In this judgement, the SC tried to curb the blatant misuse of Article 356 (regarding the imposition of President’s Rule on states). |
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Vishaka and State of Rajasthan (1997) |
This case dealt with sexual harassment at the workplace. |
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Lily Thomas v Union of India (2000) |
Here, the SC held that the second marriage of a Hindu man without divorcing the first wife, even if the man had converted to Islam, is void unless the first marriage had been dissolved according to the Hindu Marriage Act. |
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I.R Coelho and State of Tamil Nadu 2007 |
This judgement held that if a law is included in the 9th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, it can still be examined and confronted in court. |
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Aruna Shanbaug Case (2011) |
The SC ruled that individuals had a right to die with dignity, allowing passive euthanasia with guidelines. |
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NOTA judgement (2013) |
This judgement introduced the NOTA (None-Of-The-Above) option for Indian voters. |
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Triple Talaq Judgement (2016) |
The SC outlawed the backward practice of instant ‘triple talaq’, which permitted Muslim men to unilaterally end their marriages by uttering the word “talaq” three times without making any provision for maintenance or alimony. |
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Right To Privacy (2017) |
The SC declared the right to privacy as a Fundamental Right protected under the Indian Constitution. |
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Parts of the Indian Constitution |
Subject Covered |
Articles in Indian Constitution |
| Part I | Union and its Territories | Article 1-4 |
| Part II | Citizenship | Article 5-11 |
| Part III | Fundamental Rights | Article 12-35 |
| Part IV | Directive Principles | Article 36-51 |
| Part IV A | Fundamental Duties | Article 51A |
| Part V | The Union | Article 52-151 |
| Part VI | The States | Article 152-237 |
| Part VII | Note: 7th Amendment Act, 1956 repealed Part 7 | – |
| Part VIII | The Union Territories | Article 239-242 |
| Part IX | The Panchayats | Article 243-243O |
| Part IX A | The Municipalities | Article 243P-243ZG |
| Part IX B | Co-operative Societies | Article 243ZH-243ZT |
| Part X | Scheduled and Tribal Areas | Article 244-244A |
| Part XI | Relation between Union & States | Article 245-263 |
| Part XII | Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits | Article 264-300A |
| Part XIII | Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the territory of India | Article 301-307 |
| Part XIV | Services under the Union and States | Article 308-323 |
| Part XIV A | Tribunals | Article 323A-323B |
| Part XV | Elections | Article 324-329A |
| Part XVI | Special Provisions relating to certain classes | Article 330-342 |
| Part XVII | Official Languages | Article 343-351 |
| Part XVIII | Emergency Provisions | Article 352-360 |
| Part XIX | Miscellaneous | Article 361-367 |
| Part XX | Amendment of the Constitution | Article 368 |
| Part XXI | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions | Article 369-392 |
| Part XXII | Short title, Commencement, and Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals |
Article 393-39 |
The Indian Constitution originally outlined seven fundamental rights, but only six remain. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 repealed the Right to Property under Article 31. Part XII of the Constitution was amended to create the legal right under Article 300-A.
| Part | Detail |
| Part 7 | Repealed: Article 238 |
| Part 8 | Union Territories: Article 239 – 242 |
| Part 9 | Panchayats: Article 243 – 243O
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| Part 9A | Municipalities: Article 243P – 243ZG |
| Part 9B | Co-operative Societies: Article 243ZH – 243ZT |
| Part 10 | Scheduled and Tribal Areas: Article 244 |
| Part 11 | Center- State Relations: Article 245 – 263 |
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Schedules |
Articles of Indian Constitution |
| First Schedule | Article 1 and Article 4 |
| Second Schedule | Articles: 59, 65, 75, 97, 125, 148, 158, 164, 186, 221 |
| Third Schedule | Articles: 75, 84, 99, 124,146, 173, 188, 219 |
| Fourth Schedule | Article 4 and Article 80 |
| Fifth Schedule | Article 244 |
| Sixth Schedule | Article 244 and Article 275 |
| Seventh Schedule | Article 246 |
| Eighth Schedule | Article 344 and Article 351 |
| Ninth Schedule | Article 31-B |
| Tenth Schedule | Article 102 and Article 191 |
| Eleventh Schedule | Article 243-G |
| Twelfth Schedule | Article 243-W |

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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed for an early conclusion of the International Legally Binding Instrument of BBNJ under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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