SOME IMPORTANT CASES FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES EXAMINATION

SR. CASE NAME CASE RELATED TO

NO.
1. Supreme Court Advocates On Record National Judicial Appointment Commission Act
Association vs. Union Of India was held unconstitutional.
2. Shreya Singhal vs. Union Of India Section 66-A of Information Technology Act was
held unconstitutional
3. State Of Madhya Pradesh vs. Madanlal No compromise in rape cases
4. Sushil Ansal vs. State Of NCT Delhi Uphar Cinema tragedy
(Through CBI)
5. Vikram Singh vs. Union Of India Section 364 A of Indian penal code, awarding
death penalty not unconstitutional
6. Union Of India vs. Sriharan State cannot grant remission unilaterally
7. Rajbala vs. State Of Haryana Minimum educational qualification for panchayat
election was upheld
8. Shreya Vidyarthi vs. Ashok Vidyarthi Women can be manager of joint family
9. Reserve Bank Of India vs. Jayanti Lal RBI is also under RTI
Mistry
10. Dr. Janet Jayapaul vs. S.R.M. Deemed universities are amenable to the writ
University jurisdiction of High Court
11. Common Cause vs. Union Of India No photographs of politicians on the government
advertisement
12. Parivartan Kundra vs. Union Of India Victims of acid attack comes under the disability
list
13. State Of Madhya Pradesh vs. Anoop Age determination of rape victim was classified
Singh
14. Devidas vs. State Of Maharashtra Obscene languages cannot be used against
“Historically Respected Personalities”
15. S.R. Sukumar vs. Sunaad Raghuram Amendment in the complaint can be done
16. Krishnamoorthy vs. Sivakumar Concealing pending criminal cases by
representative is illegal
17. Raju Prasad vs. Union Of India Writ cannot be issued against judiciary for the
judicial act
18. Ram Singh vs. Union Of India Jat reservation is unconstitutional.
19. Subramanyam Swami vs. Union Of Validity of section 499 IPC was upheld
India
20. Vinay Kumar Mishra vs. High Court Of Selection Process of District Judges (person in
Judicature At Patna government and judicial services need not to
resign in order to participate in the district judge
selection process)
21. Dr. Noor Jehan Safia Niaz vs. State Of Haji Ali Dargah (women was allowed )
Maharashtra

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22. Lok Prahari vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh Government bungalows
23. Sudhir Chaudhari vs. State Voice samples
24. Hardik Bharat Bhai Patel vs. State Of Sedition
Gujarat
25. Eagle Continental Food vs. Shailesh Slaughter houses
Singh
26. Youth Bar Association Of India vs. Upload FIRs on police websites within 24 hours
Union Of India
27. Narendra vs. K. Meena Forcing husband to live separately from his
parents will amount to cruelty
28. Kerala Public Services Commission vs. Public Service Commissions shall provide
State Information Commissioner information about answer sheets and marks under
RTI.
29. State Of Tamil Nadu vs. K. Balu No liquor shops near national and state high ways
30. Muthuramlingam vs. State Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently,
remission in one will not affect the other
31. Shyam Narayan Chouksey vs. Union Of National Anthem to be played before starting of
India movies in the theatre.
32. Anita Kushwaha vs. Pushpa Sudan Supreme Court can transfer cases from Jammu and
Kashmir to high court and vice versa
33. Jija Ghosh vs. Union Of India Even handicaps have the right to live with dignity
34. Abhiram Singh vs. C.D. Commachen Ban on seeking votes on the name of caste, race
(Dead By Lrs) and religion
35. Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd, vs. State Of Entry tax imposed on goods is constitutional
Haryana (9 Judges Bench )
36. Voluntary Health Association vs. State Direction to curb female foeticides
Of Punjab
37. Swaraj Abhiyan vs. Union Of India Guideline for draught and disaster and drought
management
38. Union Of India vs. High Court Of High Court judges are not exempted from frisking
Rajasthan at airport
39. State Of Punjab vs. Brijeswar Singh Guidelines for government lawyers
Chahal
40. Union Of India vs. Harish Rawat Floor test is the only test when it comes to
assessing the question whether a person
commands majority and the confidence of lawyers
41. Vijay Prakash Jarath vs. Tej Prakash Counter Claim can be claimed even after the
Jarath framing of issues provided that the recording of
evidences are not yet completed
42. Suchita Srivastava vs. Chandigarh The women’s right to make reproductive choice
Administration also a dimension “personal liberty” under article
21.
43. Ashok Kumar Todi vs. Kishwar Jahan Right to inter-caste marriage
44. Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod vs. State Of Territorial Jurisdiction for the cases under section
Maharashtra 138 N.I. Act. In this it was held that Cheque
bouncing cases can be filed only to that court

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 within whose jurisdiction the Cheque was
dishonoured by the bank i.e., offence was
committed
45. Vishwa Lochan Madan vs. Union Of Legality of sharia law
India
46. Arnesh Kumar vs. State Of Bihar Guidelines for arrest in the cases related to section
498 A IPC
47. State Of Karnataka vs. Shivanna Guidelines related of the recording of statements
of rape victims
48. Rajat Kumar vs. CBI Legality of sting operation
49. National Legal Services Authority vs. Right of Trans Gender Right
Union Of India
50. Suresh Kumar Khosal vs. Naz Section 377 IPC is within the constitutional vires
Foundation
51. Shabnam Hasmi vs. Union Of India Right to adopt a child is available to Muslim also
52. Indira Sarma vs. V.K.V. Sarma Live In Relationship
53. Enrica Lexie Case Jurisdiction of Indian courts in territorial waters
54. Pinakin Mahipatray Rawal vs. State Of Extra- Marital relationship cannot be considered as
Gujarat. (2013 SC) cruelty
Ghusabhai Raisangbhai Chorasiya vs.
State of Gujarat (2015 SC)
55. Sangeet vs. State Of Haryana “Rarest Of Rare” doctrine need a re look
56. Lillu @ Rajesh vs. State Of Haryana “Two Finger Test” violates the fundamental right
of victim
57. Deepak Gulati vs. State Of Haryana Consensual sex with an intention to marry does
not amount to rape
58. . Madras Bar Association vs. Union Of National Tax tribunal was held unconstitutional
India
59. 86 Mohammad Arif vs. Rahasthan High Review petition related to capital punishment
Court should be heard in the open court
60. Manoj Narula vs. State Appointment of a person with a criminal
antecedent as a cabinet minister
61. Mohd Salim vs. State Of Uttrakhand River ganga recognized as living entity
(Uttrakhand High Court )
62. Lahu Shrirang Gatkal vs. State Of Blanket order of detention without specifying the
Maharashtra period of detention is illegal and unsustainable
63. Hameed Kunju vs. Nazim High Court has no jurisdiction to direct trial court
to pass a particular order
64. Extra Judicial Exec. Victim Families NHRC Has been reduced to be tooth less tiger
Association vs. Union Of India (Extra
Judicial Killing In Manipur)
65. Nithya Anand Raghvan vs. State Of Writ Of Habeas Corpus cannot be used for mere
NCT Delhi enforcement of a foreign court’s order
66. Irom Chitra Devi vs. Union Of India Nobody has the courage to make allegation against
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67. Satish vs. State Of Haryana Conviction can be based upon the solitary
evidence of a child witness if it inspires
confidence
68. Anjan Kumar Sharma vs. State Of “Last seen together” along with the “absence of
Assam satisfactory explanation” is insufficient for
conviction
69. V. Santha vs. State Of Telangana Rhetorical saying of word “goonda” or
“prejudicial to maintenance of public order” in
sufficient to invoke preventive detention
70. State Of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kallo Bai Confiscation proceeding is independent of main
criminal case
71. Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs. Union Of Supreme Court directed National Disaster
India management authority to publish its annual report,
to review and updates its plan and to make its
website multilingual
72. Mukesh vs. State For NCT Of Delhi Nirbhaya Verdict (death penalty upheld)
73. Venu vs. Ponnusamy Reddiar No limitation period for execution of preliminary
decree for partition
74. Common Cause: A registered Society vs. Lokpal Act is a workable piece of legislation: No
Union Of India need to keep it pending
75. Heera Lal vs. State Of Rajasthan Acquittal for 498 A IPC will bar prosecution to
use section 113-A presumption to prove abetment
to suicide under section 306 IPC
76. Sanjay Gupta vs. Union Of India 2006 Meerut Fire Case
77. Formula One World Championship Ltd. Formula One racing income is taxable in India
vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax
78. Inacio Fernandes (Dead) By His Lrs. Judicial process must not be allowed to be misused
vs. Gurdas G. Pai for personal gains
79. Kalyan Dey Chaudhary Vs Rita Dey 25 % of Husbands net salary would be just and
Chaudhary proper to be awarded as maintenance to wife
80. Sudha Renukaiah vs. State Of A.P. Prosecution case cannot be negated only on the
ground that it was a case of “group rivalry”
81. Deepa EV vs. Union Of India OBC Applicants who avail age relaxation and
attended interview, can’t be accommodated in
general category
82. Palure Bhaskar Rao vs. P. ‘Seniority’ will have to give way to ‘eligibility’, if
Rmaseshaiah rules mandate so
83. State Of Himanchal Pradesh vs. Being a women cannot be a ground for lesser
Nirmala Devi sentence
84. M.C. Mehta vs. Union Of India (2017) Ban on the sale of BS –III Emission vehicles from
1st April 2017
85. Hussain vs Union Of India (2017) Lawyer’s strike and suspension of court work is
Ex. Captain Harish Uppal Vs. Union Of illegal
India (2002)

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86. Hussain vs Union Of India Supreme court has issued significant direction to
tackle pendency of criminal cases. it directed that
bail application to be decided within 1 week.
87. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union Of Concept of national song is not in our constitution
India
88. State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Sunil Asking an accused his finger or foot print for the
purpose of investigation does not violate his
fundamental rights.
89. Meera Santosh Pal vs. Union of India Supreme Court gave permission to 24 week
pregnant woman to terminate his pregnancy.
90. BCCI vs. Cricket Association of Bihar Supreme Court appointed the 4 member panel of
and Others. administrator to run the affairs of Board of Control
for cricket in India (BCCI).
91. Narmada Bachao Andolan vs. Union of Case on the construction of Sardar Sarovar dam on
India Narmada river.
92. Durga Prasad vs. Narayan A property inherited by the woman from her
Ramchandaani (Dead) through Lrs. husband cannot be claimed by her brothers.
93. State of Karnataka vs. Selvi J. Sashikala, the general Secretary of AIDMK, who
Jayalalitha was supposed to take oath as the chief minister of
Tamil Nadu was held guilty in the dis-appropriate
asset and amassing illegal health. there upon she
was sentenced jail.
94. Govindaswamy vs. state of Kerala Rape and Murder case of Saumya in a passenger
train
95. Saheb Reddy vs. Sharanappa A child adopted by a Hindu widow would not have
any right to the property of the deceased husband
of the woman and he can lay claim only over the
property inherited by his adopted mother.
96. Arjun Gopal vs. Union of India. Supreme Court has imposed blanket ban the sale
of fire crackers in the NCR region in order to curb
the alarming rise in pollution level.
97. Vikash Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Nitish Katara Murder Case. (Honour Killing )
98. Raja vs. State of Karnataka Sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault or rape
case against her customer if they refuse to pay her.