Shaheen Welfare Association vs Union of India (1996)
This judgment balanced TADA’s anti-terror objectives with personal liberty, setting bail guidelines for undertrials and promoting judicial efficiency and constitutional rights.
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This judgment balanced TADA’s anti-terror objectives with personal liberty, setting bail guidelines for undertrials and promoting judicial efficiency and constitutional rights.
This landmark judgment affirmed broadcasting as part of free speech, limiting state control and reinforcing media freedom and public access under Article 19(2).
This landmark ruling clarified that the Supreme Court can punish for contempt but cannot suspend advocates’ licenses, which remain under Bar Councils’ authority.
This judgment ensures judges receive the Inquiry Committee’s report before submission to Parliament, upholding judicial review, natural justice, and transparency.
This landmark judgment ruled that religious conversion cannot bypass Hindu monogamy laws. Second marriages in such cases are illegal, emphasizing the need for a Uniform Civil Code.