Most important judgments however, Every Advocate should know the below mentioned important judgments.
1. NJAC held unconstitutional (Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association vs. Union of India
2. Yakub Memon midnight hearing [Yakub Abdul Razak Memon vs. State of Maharashtra]
3. Section 66A IT Act struck down [Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India]
4. No compromise in Rape cases [State of MP vs. Madanlal]
5. Unwed mother can become sole guardian of a child [ABC vs. State (NCT of Delhi)]
6.Uphaar Verdict [Sushil Ansal vs. State through CBI]
7. Award Compensation to the victim of crime [Manohar Singh vs. State of Rajasthan]
8. Section 364A IPC awarding death penalty not unconstitutional [Vikram Singh vs. Union of India]
9. States cannot unilaterally grant remission [Union of India vs. Sriharan]
10. Minimum Edu Qualification rule for Panchayat elections upheld [Rajbala vs. State of Haryana]
11. Women can be manager of a Joint Family [Shreya Vidyarthi vs. Ashok Vidyarthi]
12. Complete Departmental inquiries within six months [Prem Nath Bali vs. Registrar, High Court of Delhi]
13. RBI also under RTI [Reserve Bank of India vs. Jayantilal Mistry]
14. Acid Attack Victims in disability list [Parivartan Kendra vs. Union of India]
15. Writ petitions maintainable against ‘deemed Universities’. [Dr. Janet Jeyapaul vs. SRM University]
16. No politician photos in Govt Ads [Common cause vs. Union of India]
17. Age determination of rape victim clarified [State of M.P. vs Anoop Singh]
18. Amendment in complaint can be done [S.R.Sukumar vs. S.Sunaad Raghuram]
19. Obscene language cannot be allowed against ‘Historically respected personalities’. [Devidas vs. State of Maharashtra]
20. Appointment of Archakas to be made in accordance with Agamas [Adi Saiva Sivachariyargal Nala Sanga vs. Government of Tamil Nadu]
21. Father of deceased victim has right to appeal [Satya Pal Singh v. State of M.P]
22. Jat reservation unconstitutional [Ram Singh vs. Union of India]
23. Concealing pending criminal cases by elected representative illegal [Krishnamoorthy vs. Sivakumar]
24. Writs against Judicial actions by judiciary not maintainable [Riju Prasad Sarma etc. Vs. State of Assam]
25. Validity of Sec 499 IPC-Subrhamanyam swamy v UOI
26.Haji Ali Dargah; Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz Vs. State of Maharashtra [Bombay High Court, 26-08-2016]
27. Plea of Self-defence; Brij Lal Vs. State of Rajasthan
28. Extra-Judicial Confession; Kala @ Chandrakala Vs. State Through Inspector of Police
29.District Judge Selection; Vijay Kumar Mishra Vs. High Court of Judicature At Patna
30. Constitution; Rajender Prashad Vs. Govt. of NCT [Delhi High Court, 04-08-2016]
31. Government Bungalows; Lok Prahari Vs. State of U.P
32. Voice Samples; Sudhir Chaudhary Vs. State
33. Wild Life; State Vs. Salman Khan [Rajasthan High Court, 25-07-2016]
34. Sedition; Hardik Bharatbhai Patel Vs. State of Gujarat
35. Slaughter House; Eagle Continental Foods Vs. Shailesh Singh
36. Victim; Jag Mohan Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court,
37. Consent; Ayodhya Prasad Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court,
38. Juvenile Justice; “A” through her Father “F” Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court]
39.Upload FIRs in Police Websites [Youth Bar Association of India vs.Union of India]
40.Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently, Remission of one will not affect the other [Muthuramalingam vs. state]
41.DV Act; Relief Possible Against Minors, Women [ Hiral P Harsora and ors Vs. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora]
42.Forcing Husband To Get Separated From His Parents, Amounts To ’Cruelty’ [Narendra vs. K.Meena]
43.Persons in Govt/Judicial service need not resign to participate in District Judge Selection Process [ Vijay Kumar Mishra and Anr Vs High court of Judicature at Patna and Ors]
44.Public Service Commission shall provide Information about answer sheets and Marks under RTI [Kerala Public Service Commission vs State Information Commission].
45.No liquor shops near National Highways [State of Tamil Nadu vs. K. Balu]
46.National anthem must in Theatres [Shyam Narayan Chouski vs. Union of India]
47.SC can transfer cases from Jammu & Kashmir Courts to courts outside it and vice versa [Anita Kushwaha vs. Pushpa Sudan]
48. Upload FIRs in Police Websites
Case: [Youth Bar Association of India vs.Union of India]
*Criminal Defamation law not unconstitutional
Case: [Subramanian Swamy vs. Union of India]
49- Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently, Remission of one will not affect the other.
case: [Muthuramalingam vs. state]
50- SC can transfer cases from Jammu & Kashmir Courts to courts outside it and vice versa
Case- [Anita Kushwaha vs. Pushpa Sudan]
51- DV Act; Relief Possible Against Minors, Women.
Case: [ Hiral P Harsora and ors Vs. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora]
Supreme Court struck down the words “adult male” before the word “person” in Section 2(q) of Domestic Violence Act.
52- Forcing Husband To Get Separated From His Parents, Amounts To ’Cruelty’
Case- [Narendra vs. K.Meena]
53- Directions to Curb Female Foeticide
Case-[Voluntary Health Association Vs State of Punjab]
54- Persons in Govt/Judicial service need not resign to participate in District Judge Selection Process
Case-[ Vijay Kumar Mishra and Anr Vs High court of Judicature at Patna To and Ors]
55- All Tribunals are not necessary parties to the proceedings where legality of its orders challenged
Case-[ S. Kazi vs. Muslim education society]
56- Public Service Commission shall provide Information about answer sheets and Marks under RTI
Case:[Kerala Public Service Commission vs State Information Commission]
57- Social Security to the Legal Profession Becomes an Essential Part of Legal System
Case: [Cardamom Marketing Corporation & Anr. Vs. State Of Kerala & Ors]
58- Landmark guidelines for disaster /drought management.
Case-[Swaraj Abhiyan vs. UoI]
59- People with disabilities also have the Right to Live with Dignity
Case-[Jeeja Ghosh vs. UoI]
60- No liquor shops near National Highways
Case-[State of Tamil Nadu vs. K. Balu]
61- High Court Judges Not Exempt From Airport Frisking
Case-[Union of India Vs. Rajasthan High Court and Ors]
62- Soumya Case: Govindachami Acquitted Of Murder Charges; LIFE TERM Awarded For Rape
Case-[Govindaswamy Vs. State of Kerala]
63- SC issues Guidelines on ‘Appointment of Govt. Lawyers
Case: [State of Punjab vs. Brijeshwar Singh Chahal]
64- Resolution against Justice Katju can’t be quashed.
Case-[Justice Markandey Katju vs. The Lok Sabha]
SC refused to quash the March 2015 resolution by both houses of parliament against him for describing Gandhi as a British agent and Netaji as a Japanese agent .
65- Cauvery Dispute and SC:
Case-[State of Karnataka vs. State of Tamil Nadu:]
SC ordered Karnataka to release 15000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, Later on a plea by state of Karnataka, it was modified to 12000 cusecs.
66- SC orders NEET.
Case-[Sankalp Charitable Trust vs. UoI]
Supreme Court ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases.
67- Sedition: Direction to authorities
Case-[Common Cause vs Union of India]
Supreme Court of India issued a direction to all the concerned authorities to follow the Constitutional bench judgment in Kedar Nath v State of Bihar (1962) which limited the scope of sedition.
68- National anthem must in Theatres
Case-[Shyam Narayan Chouski vs. Union of India]
69- Abhiram Singh V. C.D. Commachen (DEAD) BY LRS. & ORS , New Delhi, January 02, 2017
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