Landmark Judgments - Lists, Subjectwise Case Laws and Notes

Here's the List of Landmark judicial decisions that changed the laws and everyday life.

Update: 2024-08-31 11:31 GMT

Here's the list of Landmark judicial decisions that changed the laws and everyday life. These Landmark Judgments have been presented for easy grasp and quick learning.

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  1. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla, (Habeas Corpus Case)
  2. Air India v. Nargesh Meerza (1981)
  3. AK Gopalan v. State of Madras (1950)
  4. Amar Nath Sehgal v. Union of India (2005)
  5. Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020)
  6. AR Antulay v. RS Nayak (1988)
  7. Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011)
  8. Arunachala Gounder (Dead) By Lrs v. Ponnusamy and Ors. (2022)
  9. Asha Qureshi v. Afaq Qureshi (2002)
  10. Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008)
  11. Asif Hameed & Others v. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Others, (1989)
  12. B V Seshaiah v. State of Telangana (2023)
  13. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)
  14. Baglekar Akash Kumar v. Google LLC and Another (2021)
  15. Balfour v. Balfour, (1919)
  16. Balku v. Emperor, (1938)
  17. Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India & Ors. (1984)
  18. Bawla Murder Case (1925)
  19. Bennett Coleman v. Union of India (1973)
  20. Benoyendra Chandra Pandey v. Emperor (1936)
  21. Berubari | Re: The Berubari Union (1960)
  22. Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company (1892)
  23. Chacko v. Mahadevan (2007)
  24. Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao v. State Of A.P. & Ors. (2020)
  25. Church of God (Full Gospel) in India v. K.K.R. Majestic Colony Welfare Association (2000)
  26. Coca-Cola v. Bisleri (2009)
  27. Collector, Land Acquisition, Anantnag v. Katiji, (1987)
  28. Colombia v. Peru, (1950)
  29. Container Corporation of India Ltd. v. Ajay Khera & Ors. (2024)
  30. Cramer v. United States, (1945) (Treason Case)
  31. D C Wadhwa v. State of Bihar (1987)
  32. D.K. Basu, Ashok K. Johri v. State of West Bengal (1997)
  33. DM Aravali Golf Club v. Chander Hass, (2007) | Separation of Powers
  34. Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
  35. Dr Jaya Thakur v. Union of India (2023)
  36. Dr. Nirmal Singh Panesar v. Mrs. Paramjit Kaur Panesar@ Ajinder Kaur Panesar, (2023)
  37. Foss v. Harbottle (1843)
  38. G.N. Nayak v. Goa University & Ors., (2002)
  39. Ganesh Pawar and Ors v. Union of India (2023)
  40. Google Spain v. AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (2014)
  41. Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India (2023)
  42. Haldiram India Pvt. Ltd v. Berachah Sales Corporation & Ors. (2024)
  43. Hussainara Khatoon & Ors. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar (1979)
  44. I C Golaknath and Ors v. State of Punjab (1967)
  45. Internet and Mobile Association of India v Reserve Bank of India (2020) | Cryptocurrency Case
  46. I R Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007)
  47. Independent Thought v. Union of India (2017) | Exception to Rape within Child Marriages
  48. Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors (2019) | Dance Bar Case
  49. Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain and Anr. (1975)
  50. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1993)
  51. Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018)
  52. Joshi Abhyankar Case (1976)
  53. Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board v. C. Kenchappa (2006)
  54. Kedarnath v. Gorie Mohammad, (1887)
  55. Kehar Singh and Others v. State (Delhi Admn.) (1988)
  56. Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Anr. (1973)
  57. KM Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra (1962)
  58. Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India (2006)
  59. Lachmi Narain v. Union of India, (1976)
  60. Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India & Ors (2019)
  61. Leslie Ltd. v. Sheill, (1914)
  62. Lily Thomas v. Union of India (2013)
  63. M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs v. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors. (2019)
  64. M. Nagaraj and Others v. Union of India (2007)
  65. Mahabir Kishore v. State of M.P., (1990)
  66. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)
  67. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  68. Marichjhapi Massacre (1979)
  69. MC Mehta v. Union of India (1996)
  70. MC Mehta v. Union of India (2002)
  71. Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka & Ors (1992)
  72. Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903)
  73. Muhammad Husain Khan v. Babu Kishva Nandan Sahai, Privy Council Appeal No. 97 (1934)
  74. Mukesh Kumar And Anr v. State of Uttarakhand and Ors. (2020)
  75. Murli S. Deora v. Union of India, (2001)
  76. Naresh Gundyal v. State (2023)
  77. Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India and Ors (2005)
  78. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Harsolia Motors and Ors. (2023)
  79. Novartis AG v. Union of India, (2013)
  80. Olga Tellis & Ors. v. Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors., (1985)
  81. Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh & Ors. (2020) | CCTV Cameras in all the Police Stations
  82. Parmanand Katara v. Union of India (1989)
  83. Portugal v. India (1960) | Right of Passage
  84. Pradeep Kishen v. Union of India, (1996)
  85. Prakash Chandra Yadav @ Mungeri Yadav v. State of Jharkhand & Ors. (2023)
  86. Prasanta Kumar Sahoo & Ors. v. Charulata Sahu & Ors. (2023)
  87. Prashant Bhushan & Anr. (2020)
  88. PSV v. Indian School & Anr. (2023)
  89. Punjab National Bank v. Surendra Prasad Sinha, (1992)
  90. R.B. Policies at Lloyd’s v. Butler (1949)
  91. R.C. Poudyal v. Union of India (1993)
  92. Rai Sahib Ram Jawaya Kapur and Ors. v. State of Punjab (1955)
  93. Rajender Singh v. Santa Singh, (1973)
  94. Ravinder Kaur Grewal & Ors v. Manjeet Kaur & Ors, Civil Appeal No. (2014)
  95. Re.: Article 370 of the Constitution (2024)
  96. Reebok India Company v. Union of India, (2021)
  97. Republic of Nicaragua v. United States of America (1986)
  98. Ritu Chernalia v. Amar Chernalia & Ors. (2023)
  99. Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar & Anr. (1983)
  100. Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (1985)
  101. S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994)
  102. Salomon v. A Salomon and Co. Ltd (1897)
  103. Sampa Deb (Basu) v. State of West Bengal & Anr., (2023)
  104. Sampuran Singh v. Niranjan Kaur (Smt.) (1999)
  105. Secretary Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors. (2020)
  106. Shabnam Jahan Moiuddin Ansari v. State of Maharashtra (2023)
  107. Shailendra Mani Tripathi v. Union of India and Ors. (2023)
  108. Shakti Vahini v. Union of India (2010)
  109.  Shalini Dharmani v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors, (2024)
  110. Shipli Lenkar v. Susanta Kumar Lenkar & Anr. (2023)
  111. Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015)
  112. Shri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar v. Union of India (2023)
  113. Sonik Industries, Rajkot v. Municipal Corpn. of the City of Rajkot,
    (1986)
  114.  State of Bombay v. K.P. Krishnan & Ors.,(1961)
  115. State of Haryana v. Dinesh Kumar, (2008)
  116. State of Haryana v. State of Punjab (2002)
  117. State of M.P. v. Thakur Bharat Singh, (1967)
  118. State of Nagaland v. Lipok AO (2005)
  119. State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa (1959) | The Ghost Case
  120.  State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (2024) | Sub-categorization of SC/ST Reservations
  121. State of Uttar Pradesh v. Maharaj Narain, (1968)
  122. Subway IP LLC v. Infinity Food (2023)
  123. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration (1978)
  124.  Supriyo @Supriya Chakraborty and Anr. v. Union of India (2023)
  125. Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India (2019)
  126.   Syed Yakoob v. K.S. Radhakrishnan & Others (1964)
  127. TATA Sons Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly TATA Sons Ltd) v. Siva Industries and Holdings Ltd & Ors. (2023)
  128. The Commissioner of Sales Tax, U.P. v. M/s. Madan Lal Das & Sons, Bareilly, (1977)
  129. TMA Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka (2003)
  130. Union of India v. Sankalchand Himatlal Sheth (1977)
  131. Union of India v. West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. (2004)
  132. Unni Krishnan, J.P. & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh 1993)
  133. V. Prabhakara v. Bhasavaraj K (Dead) by LR. & Anr. (2021)
  134. Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India & Ors, (1996)
  135. Vinod Kanjibhai Bhagora v. State of Gujarat & Anr.,
    Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No(s). 16030 (2018)
  136. Vishaka & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (1997)
  137.   Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India & Ors (2024)
  138. Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India (2023)
  139.   XYZ & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra (2024)
  140. Yahoo! Inc. v. Akash Arora & Anr. (1999)
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