The present case is an appeal through Special Leave Petition filed against the conviction order passed by the Punjab High Court under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Equivalent citation: AIR1961SC1782 Facts The conviction order was based on the following facts: Bimla Devi and Om Parkash (the appellant) were married in October 1951. […]
Olga Tellis v. BMC is a case on the purview of Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution. The case was instituted in the Supreme Court on the basis of a cluster of petitions which challenged the BMC order of forcibly evicting the pavement dwellers from the pavements and footpaths in Bombay to their
The case of Manu Sharma v. The State (NCT of Delhi), which is also one of the cases known as the “Jessica Lal murder case”, was the first among many which brought about nationwide discontent amongst its people after the murder of a Delhi based model named Jessica Lal. All of the hearings and the
Applicant (Maneka Gandhi) was a reporter whose passport was issued under Passport Act 1967 on June 1, 1976. Later, on July 2, 1977, a letter was sent from the New Delhi Regional Pass Officer instructing the submission of her passport. When asked about the reasons for the seizure of passports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lily Thomson v. Union of India[1] is a landmark case for determining whether the loophole of conversion of religion can relieve a person from certain duties and responsibilities. These responsibilities are put on the couple by legislations and acts related to marriage. They become binding on the couple after the solemnisation of it. Equivalent Citation
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala case is a landmark verdict given by the 13- judges bench of the Supreme Court. The verdict set the principles that the Supreme Court is the guardian of the Basic Structure of the Constitution. Equivalent Citation- Writ Petition (Civil) 135 of 1970. Background In 1963 (amended again
The Constitution of India ensures the ‘Right to Life’ to each one of its citizens. The perpetual, ever-evolving discourse about whether the ‘Right to Death’ can likewise be gained from this plan stays noticeable all around. Then again, by zeroing in addition to the educated agreement regarding patients to clinical practice, the idea of patient
The Constitution of India, is a legal document that is the bulkiest of all the constitutions around the globe. It is the most comprehensive document that governs all the government institutions. The Objective Resolution of 1946 forms the basis of the Preamble to the Constitution. In India, as its Preamble proclaims, is a Sovereign, Socialist,
K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court that shaped Indian Criminal Law. Though possessing facts similar to any other murder trial, this case stole the spotlight due to the questions about Constitutional Law and the interpretation of the provisions by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. It is a decision
