Judges Case (1998)
- In 1981, a single judge case was presented before the supreme court, called The SP Gupta v/s Union of India that argued for the then regime of executive being more powerful than the judiciary.
- In 1993, a two judge case was presented before the supreme court that argued for the Collegium System. It is a system in which the existing senior judges elect the judges for the upcoming tenure with the Chief Justice mandate, and a bench of 2 senior judges. However this raised several concerns of nepotism and partiality.
- In 1998, a three judge case was formed which concluded to the hearing that the collegium system would continue, but with the major approval of the Chief Justice of India along with 4 senior most judges and if 2 judges or more are against the selection of a candidate, the system would not proceed on with that particular candidate as a judge.
Famous Landmark Cases in India
Famous Landmark Cases in India: Landmark cases are the ones that have a large impact on the judicial system of the country. These are those cases which on presenting before the Supreme Court result in considerable amendments in the law that are capable of changing the entire notion of fundamental rights prescribed in the Constitution. It changes the law and the previous interpretation of the law which is further converted by either introducing new laws or making changes in the pre-existing laws.
In this article, we have covered the Top 25 Famous Landmark Cases in India, their judgments, verdicts, etc. Additionally, we have provided UPSC questions as well on these famous landmark cases.
List of Famous Landmark Cases in India
- Shah Bano Case (1985)
- Nirbhaya Case (2012)
- Habeas Corpus Case (1975)
- Triple Talaq Judgement (2016)
- Independent Thought v/s Union of India (2017)
- Maneka Gandhi v/s Union of India (1978)
- Kesavananda Bharti v/s State of Kerala (1973)
- AK Gopalan v/s State of Madras (1950)
- KS Puttaswamy v/s Union of India (2017)
- MC Mehta v/s Union of India (1986)
- Indra Sawhney v/s Union of India (1992)
- SR Bommai v/s Union of India (1994)
- State of Haryana v/s State of Punjab(2002)
- Coca Cola v/s Bisleri (2009)
- Article 370 Judgement (2019)
- Lily Thomas v/s Union of India (2000)
- Arnesh Kumar v/s State of Bihar (2014)
- Judges Case (1998)
- TSR Subramanian v/s Union of India (2013)
- Berubari Union Case (1960)
- Shankari Prasad v/s Union of India (1951)
- Minerva Mills Case v/s Union of India (1980)
- Waman Rao v/s Union of India (1981)
- Bilkis Bano Case (2023)
- NOTA Judgement(2013)