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NAME OF THE CASE: Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India PETITIONER: Maneka Gandhi RESPONDENT: Union of India CITATIONS: 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCR (2) 621 BENCH: M. Hameedullah Beg (then, Chief Justice of India), Y.V. Chandrachud, P.N. Bhagwati, V.R. Krishna Iyer, N.L. Untwalia, S.M. Fazalali, P.S. Kailasam DATE OF JUDGMENT: 25 January 1978 Maneka Gandhi […]
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Title – MINERVA MILLS LIMITED VS UNION OF INDIA Citation(s) – AIR 1980 SC 1789: 1981 SCR (1) 206 Bench – CJ Y.V.Chandrachud, Justices A.C. Gupta, N.L. Untwalia, P.S. Kailasam and P.N. Bhagwati Delivered on – 31th July 1980 MINERVA MILLS LIMITED VS UNION OF INDIA INTRODUCTION – Minerva Mills Ltd vs Union of India […]
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Title – Keshavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Others vs State of Kerala and Another Citation(s) – (1973) 4 SCC 225: AIR 1973 SC 1461 Bench – CJI S M Sikri and Justices K S Hegde, A K Mukherjea, J M Shelat, A N Grover, P Jaganmohan Reddy, H R Khanna, A N Ray, D G Palekar, […]
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Title – CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO Equivalent Citation – [1892] EWCA Civil 1, [1893] 1 QB 256 Bench – Lindley LJ, Bowen LJ, and Smith LJ Date of judgment – 8th December 1892 CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO (CASE SUMMARY) Whether a General Offer made by the company is binding on it? […]
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Title : Minerva Mills v Union Of India Equivalent Citations : 1980 AIR 1789, 1981 SCR (1) 206 Bench : Y.V.Chandrachud( Cj), P.N. Bhagwati, A.C Gupta, N.L. Untwalia, P.S. Kailsam Petitioner : Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors. Respondent : Union Of India & Ors. Date of judgement : 31 July 1980 Facts of the case […]
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INTRODUCTION – I.C. Golaknath vs the State of Punjab dealt with the power of Parliament to amend the Fundamental Rights provided under Part III of our Constitution. BACKGROUND – In 1953, the Punjab State Government enacted the Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act, 1953. Through the 17th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1964, the said act was […]
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INTRODUCTION – Re BERUBARI UNION CASE is related to the exchange of territories between India and Pakistan as per the Nehru-Noon Agreement of 1958. BACKGROUND – According to the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the boundaries of India and Pakistan were to be assessed by the ‘award’ of a boundary commission chosen by the Governor-General. The […]
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MOHORI BIBEE VS DHARMODAS GHOSE ILR (1903) 30 Cal 539 (PC)- Is a contract made by a minor void or voidable? This question was frequently asked before the Privy council. The ambiguity arose because neither Section 10 nor Section 11 of the Indian contract act addresses the issue. Section 10 requires that the parties to […]
Continue ReadingToday is a historic day as Supreme court of India has given a judgement on section 377 and they declared it as illegal and made homosexuality legal. It’s a great win for gay people as now they can live in our society peacefully with heads up and they don’t have to hide it with people. […]
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APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES IN INDIA Recently, Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha started a controversy on the appointment of judges in India by lashing out at the Collegium system for appointing judges. Also, he termed this system as “a bolt on democracy”. Questioning the system he said a child from a humble background can never become a […]
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In the case of V.B. Rangaraj v V.B. Gopalakrishnan 1992- Shareholder’s Agreement is the agreement made between the shareholders of the company among themselves. This case is related to validity of provisions of shareholder’s agreement which is in contravention to the Article of Association. ISSUE: The main question, in the case of V.B. Rangaraj v […]
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In a LANDMARK judgment, the Supreme Court has perceived and offered endorse to right to die under article 21 and living will/propel order. The Court decided that Right to Life under Article 21 incorporates the privilege to live with poise and the same incorporates the smoothening of the way toward biting the dust if there […]
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