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Joseph Shine Vs Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2018
Smt. Sowmithri Vishnu Vs Union of India & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 1985
Sri Sankari Prasad Singh Deo Vs. Union of India and State of Bihar(and Other Cases).
Supreme Court of India Year : 1951
I.R. Coelho (Dead)by Lrs. Vs The State of Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court of India Year : 2007
Ghan Shyam Das Gupta and Anr. Vs. Anant Kumar Sinha and Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 1991
Kihoto Hollohan Vs. Zachillhu and Others
Supreme Court of India Year : 1992
M/s Atv Projects (India) Ltd Vs. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi High Court Year : 2017
Dr. N.B. Khare Vs. The State of Delhi
Supreme Court of India Year : 1950
Mian Abdul Qayoom Vs State of J&K and others
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Year : 2020
Daryao and Others vs The State of U.P. and Others
Supreme Court of India Year : 1961
Amalgamated Coalfields Ltd. & Anr vs Janapada Sabha Chhindwara
Supreme Court of India Year : 1961
Ms. Sujata Kapoor Vs Union Bank of India and Ors
Delhi High Court Year : 2019
Allahabad High Court Year : 2019
Munish Kakkar Vs. Nidhi Kakkar
Supreme Court of India Year : 2019
Ghanshyam Dass Gupta Vs Makhan Lal
Supreme Court of India Year : 2012
Abdur Rahman & Ors vs Athifa Begum & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1996
Sri Prabodh Ch. Das and Anr. Vs Mahamaya Das and Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2019
Contempt notices to striking lawyers in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Year : 2019
M/s Plr Projects Pvt. Ltd. Vs Mahanadi Coalfields Limited & Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2019
Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan Vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2018
Punjab & Haryana High Court Year : 2009
Selvi & Ors vs State Of Karnataka & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 2010
Ritesh Sinha Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2012
Jagmohan Singh vs The State Of U. P
Supreme Court of India Year : 1972
T.V. Vatheeswaran vs State Of Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court of India Year : 1983
Sushila Saw Mill vs. the State of Orissa
Supreme Court of India Year : 1995
Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2008
M. R. Balaji and Others vs State of Mysore
Supreme Court of India Year : 1963
Miss Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka And Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1992
State of Haryana and Ors. Etc. Vs. Piara Singh and Ors. Etc.
Supreme Court of India Year : 1992
Fertilizer Corporation Kamgar Union (Regd.), Sindri Another Vs. Union of India And Others
Supreme Court of India Year : 1980
Pt. Parmanand Katara vs Union Of India & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1989
Javed & Ors vs State of Haryana & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2003
Deepika and Another vs State of U.P. and 3 Others
Allahabad High Court Year : 2013
Shakti Vahini vs Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2018
S.P. Gupta vs. Union of India (Part-III)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1981
S.P. Gupta vs Union of India (Part-II)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1981
Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 1999
S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 1994
Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala (Part IV)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1973
Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala (Part III)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1973
Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala (Part II)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1973
Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (Part I)
Supreme Court of India Year : 1973
Supreme Court Advocates on Record vs. Union of India (Part-V)
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
Supreme Court Advocates on Record vs. Union of India (Part-IV)
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
Supreme Court Advocates on Record vs Union of India (Part-III)
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
Supreme Court Advocates on Record vs. Union of India (Part-II)
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
Supreme Court Advocates on Record vs Union of India (Part-I)
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2015
National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India and Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2014
Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2014
Abhay Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2013
State of Maharashtra & Anr vs Indian Hotel and Restaurants Association
Supreme Court of India Year : 2013
Lily Thomas vs. Union of lndia
Supreme Court of India Year : 2013
Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2012
Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 2011
Swami Shraddhananda vs. State of Karnataka
Supreme Court of India Year : 2006
Rameshwar Prasad & Ors vs. Union of India & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 2006
People’s Union of Civil Liberties (P.U.C.L.) & Anr vs. Union of India & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 2003
Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh
Supreme Court of India Year : 1993
I. C. Golaknath & Ors vs State of Punjab & Anrs.
Supreme Court of India Year : 1967
Govind Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 1975
Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur Vs. S. S. Shukla
Supreme Court of India Year : 1976
A.k. Gopalan Vs The State of Madras
Supreme Court of India Year : 1950
Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others
Supreme Court of India Year : 2017
Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), And Anr Vs. Union of India And Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2013
Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs State of Kerala & Ors.
Supreme Court of India Year : 2017
Union of India & Anr Vs. Raghubir Singh
Supreme Court of India Year : 1989
Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq Vs. The Reg. Supreme Court of India & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2014
Municipal Committee, Amritsar & Anr Vs. State of Punjab & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2010
A. S. Krishna Vs. State of, Madras
Supreme Court of India Year : 1956
Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1984
Union of India & Anr Vs. Cynamide India Ltd. & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 1987
Shri Sitaram Sugar Company Limited & Anr Vs. Union of India & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1990
Union of India Vs. Chajju Ram & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2003
Supreme Court of India Year : 1990
Mardia Chemicals Ltd. Vs. U.o.i. & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2004
Malpe Vishwanath Acharya & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 1997
State of T.N. Vs. Ananthi Ammal
Supreme Court of India Year : 1994
State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Renusagar Power Co. & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1988
Central board of dawoodi bohra community & anr vs. State of maharashtra & anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 2004
State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors Vs. Mcdowell & Co. & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1996
Kumari Shrilekha Vidyarthi Vs. State of U.P. & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1990
A.L. Kalra vs. Project and Equipment Corporation
Supreme Court of India Year : 1984
M/s Sharma Transport Rep.by Shri D.p.sharma Vs. Government of A.P. & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 2001
R.D. Shetty vs. International Airport Authority of India & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1979
Ajay Hasia vs. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi & Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1980
Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
Supreme Court of India Year : 1978
E. P. Royappa Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr
Supreme Court of India Year : 1973
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