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Amendment, basic structure, landmark judgments and doctrines (Part XX)

Landmark judgments

Concepts to cover

  1. Maneka Gandhi, Puttaswamy, Navtej Johar, Shreya Singhal
  2. S. R. Bommai and State of Rajasthan v. Union
  3. Indra Sawhney, M. Nagaraj, Jarnail Singh, EWS case
  4. Judges cases and the NJAC judgment
  5. Kihoto Hollohan, Raja Ram Pal and Speaker's powers
  6. Recent Constitution Bench rulings
Where to study

Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth

  • ch. 25 Judicial Review
  • ch. 16 President's Rule
  • ch. 7 Right to Equality
  • ch. 25 Organisation of Supreme Court
  • ch. 67 Anti-Defection Law

NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6: Judiciary

  • pp. 1-26 whole chapter 'Judiciary'

NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 9: Constitution as a Living Document

  • pp. 1-24 whole chapter 'Constitution as a Living Document'

The Constitution of India

  • Art. 21
  • Art. 14
  • Art. 19(1)(a)
  • Art. 356
  • Art. 16(4)-(4B)
  • Art. 15(6)
  • Art. 16(6)
  • Art. 124(2)
  • Art. 124A footnote
  • Tenth Schedule paras 6-7
  • Art. 105
  • Art. 145(3)

Supreme Court of India, Maneka Gandhi vs Union Of India on 25 January, 1978

  • judgment of 25 January 1978

Supreme Court of India, Justice K.S.Puttaswamy(Retd) And Anr. vs Union Of India And Ors. on 24 August, 2017

  • judgment of 24 August 2017

Supreme Court of India, Navtej Singh Johar vs Union Of India Ministry Of Law And on 6 September, 2018

  • judgment of 6 September 2018

Supreme Court of India, Shreya Singhal vs U.O.I on 24 March, 2015

  • judgment of 24 March 2015

NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2: Rights in the Indian Constitution

  • pp. 9-11 'Right to Freedom'

Supreme Court of India, S.R. Bommai vs Union Of India on 11 March, 1994

  • judgment of 11 March 1994

Supreme Court of India, State Of Rajasthan & Ors. Etc. Etc vs Union Of India Etc. Etc on 6 May, 1977

  • judgment of 6 May 1977

Supreme Court of India, Indra Sawhney Etc. Etc vs Union Of India And Others, Etc. Etc. on 16 November, 1992

  • judgment of 16 November 1992

Supreme Court of India, M.Nagaraj & Others vs Union Of India & Others on 19 October, 2006

  • judgment of 19 October 2006

Supreme Court of India, Jarnail Singh vs Lachhmi Narain Gupta . on 26 September, 2018

  • judgment of 26 September 2018

Supreme Court of India, Janhit Abhiyan vs Union Of India on 7 November, 2022

  • judgment of 7 November 2022

Supreme Court of India, S.P. Gupta vs Union Of India & Anr on 30 December, 1981

  • judgment of 30 December 1981

Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record vs Union Of India on 6 October, 1993

  • judgment of 6 October 1993

Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record vs Union Of India on 16 October, 2015

  • judgment of 16 October 2015

Supreme Court of India, Kihoto Hollohan vs Zachillhu And Others on 18 February, 1992

  • judgment of 18 February 1992

Supreme Court of India, Raja Ram Pal vs The Hon'Ble Speaker, Lok Sabha & Ors on 10 January, 2007

  • judgment of 10 January 2007

Supreme Court of India, Association For Democratics Reforms vs Union Of India on 15 February, 2024

  • judgment of 15 February 2024