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Affirmed courts’ power to limit publicity; judicial orders aren’t directly challengeable under Article 32 if restrictions are reasonable under Article 19(2).
This judgment upheld maintenance for divorced Muslim women under Sec 125 CrPC beyond iddat, reinforcing gender equality and supporting the idea of a Uniform Civil Code.
This ruling upheld the State’s power to impose retrospective taxes if constitutionally valid, affirming that retrospective laws aren’t invalid if within legislative competence.
This PIL marked the judiciary’s active role in environmental protection, reinforcing duties to prevent water pollution and shaping India’s green jurisprudence.
Landmark 1990 ruling extending Article 14 to State contracts; SC held all public actions must be fair, non-arbitrary, and free from political bias.