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INTRODUCTION: According to the Black Law’s Dictionary, “Emergency is a situation which requires quick action and immediate notice as such...

Petitioner: I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs Respondent: State of Tamil Nadu and others Civil appeal no: 1344-45 of 1976 Citation: (2007) 2 SCC...

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 21st July, 2003 CITATION: Writ Petition (Civil) 242 of 1997 COURT: Supreme Court BENCH: Chief Justice of India V.N....

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 115 OF 2009 Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug -...

Read this case to learn about the Supreme Court's stance on reservation and quota in private institutions and regulations and setting up...

In promotions the law on reservation has undergone several changes. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment is being...

Article 87 of the Indian Constitution provides for the motion of thanks in the form of a special address by the President of India in...

Who are MLAs? An MLA is a member of Legislative Assembly who is elected by the people in their respective constituency or electoral...

Introduction Under Article 200 of the Indian Constitution, the Governor of a state has the power to withhold assent for a bill which has...

Facts of the Case: On 15 November 1977, Government of India constituted a National Police Commission for assessing the role and the...

Vishaka & Ors. V/S State of Rajasthan [1] is a case which deals with evil of sexual harassment at workplace. It is a landmark judgment...

Citation – AIR 2006 SC 3127 Writ Petition – Appeal (civil) 217 of 2004 Date Of Judgment: 22/08/2006 Bench - Y.K. Sabharwal CJI & K.G....

CASE BRIEF In particular, it was a class or group of people labeled historically inferior caste or low status, and these people were...

"International law defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct with each other, and their treatment of individuals...

Introduction: The landmark case, establishes the offence of Rape against the guaranteed Right of Life under Article 21 of the...

BENCH: JEEVAN REDDY, B.P.SEN, S.C. (J) INTRODUCTION R. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu is a seminal case on free speech and...

TITLE OF THE CASE – M.C. MEHTA Vs UNION OF INDIA PETITIONER – M.C. Mehta and Anr RESONDENT – Union of India and Ors DATE OF JUDGEMENT –...

BENCH- Venkataramaiah E.S (J), Reddy O Chinnappa (J), Sen A.P. (J) In 1981, the Central Government of India released a notification under...

Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors. Vs State of Kerela & Ors. 1987 AIR 748 Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors. … Petitioner Vs State of Kerela & Ors. … ...

BENCH- BHAGWATI, P.N. (CJ), MISRA RANGNATH, OZA, G.L. (J), DUTT, M.M. (J), SINGH, K.N. (J) INTRODUCTION- The constitutional provisions...