Landmark Supreme Court Cases — Set 18

Vishakha v State of Rajasthan (1997) was decided in the absence of a specific domestic law on workplace sexual harassment. The court used which legal basis to issue its guidelines?

Maneka Gandhi v Union of India (1978): The court held that the 'procedure established by law' in Article 21 must be 'right, just and fair'. This standard is closest to which concept?

B.R. Kapur v State of Tamil Nadu (2001) disqualified which political leader from holding the position of Chief Minister?

Mafatlal Industries v Union of India (1997) is a landmark case on the right to claim refund of which kind of unlawfully collected payment?

Hussain v Union of India (2017) addressed the rights of undertrial prisoners with a focus on which provision for early release?

People's Union for Civil Liberties v Union of India (Right to Food 2001 onwards) made which interim order that transformed government food security policy?

Supreme Court in Arjun Gopal v Union of India (2018) balanced which competing interests regarding firecrackers?

Indra Sawhney v Union of India (II) (2000) addressed which specific issue about reservation benefits?

Suo motu proceedings in Re: Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services during Pandemic (2021) addressed what during the COVID-19 crisis?

In Re: Article 370 (2023), the Supreme Court made which specific observation about the J&K Constituent Assembly's dissolution in 1956 and Article 370?