25 Significant Judgments delivered by Supreme Court of India this year

25 Significant Judgments delivered by Supreme Court of India this year

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 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 Mis

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. Law giving equal right to daughters prospective [Prakash vs. Phulavati ]