State of Haryana v/s State of Punjab(2002)
- The dispute of the formation of Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal was resolved in this case. A 214 km long tunnel was supposed to be built to divide water equally among both the states, out of which the 92 km had been built by Haryana, but the remaining 122 km was remaining to be built by Punjab.
- Haryana in 1999 filed a case regarding the construction of the tunnel where Punjab cited financial reasons stating it would be unable to build the tunnel at the required point of time. At last during the final hearings, the union government was put into action to complete the process of tunnel formation in 2002.
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)