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1. Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of Recognising sex work as This is a case of brutal
West Bengal, 2022 a profession murder of a sex worker. Sex
workers are also human
beings and no one has a
Bench- Justices L. Nageswara Rao, right to assault or murder
B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna them.
2. Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India, 2022 Upholding validity of “Reservation is not an end
103rd Constitutional but a means – a means to
Amendment secure social and economic
Bench- Former Cheif Justice UU Lalit justice”
and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S
Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB
Pardiwala. Justices Maheshwari,
Trivedi and Pardiwala wrote
separate concurring
opinions for the majority.
Justice Bhat wrote a dissent
on behalf of himself and
Chief Justice U.U. Lalit.
3. S.G. Vombatkere v. Union of India, Keeping Sedition Law on Section 124A of IPC is not
2022 hold in tune with the current
social milieu, and was
Bench- Former Chief Justice NV intended for a time when
Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and this country was under the
Hima Kohli colonial regime.
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4. Case Name- State of Jharkhand v. Prohibiting "Two-Finger “The two finger test has no
Shailendra Kumar Rai, 2022 Test" in rape cases scientific basis. It instead re-
victimises and re-
traumatises women.”
Bench- Justices DY Chandrachud and
Hima Kohli
5. X v. Principal Secretary, Health and Granting right to abortion to The Court also ruled that
Family Welfare, Govt of NCT Delhi, Unmarried women rape includes ‘marital rape’
2022 for the purpose of MTP
Rules.
Bench- Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya
Kant and AS Bopanna
6. Aishat Sifha v. State of Karnataka, 2022 Split decision in Hijab Ban While Justice Gupta feels
Case that allowing religious
symbols in schools can lead
Bench- Justices Hemant Gupta and to fragmentation, Justice
Sudhanshu Dhulia Dhulia thinks that it can
sensitise students to
diversity and promote
tolerance.
7. Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India, 2022 No individual can be forced Bodily integrity is protected
to receive Covid under Article 21 of the
Vaccinations Constitution of India and no
Bench- Justices L Nageswara Rao and individual can be forced to
BR Gavai be vaccinated.
8. Arunachala gounder v. ponnusamy, 2022 Daughter’s right to inherit “The legislative intent of
self acquired property enacting Section 14(I) of the
Act was to remedy the
Bench- Justices S Abdul Nazeer and limitation of a Hindu
Krishna Murari, 2022 woman who could not claim
absolute interest in the
properties inherited by her
but only had a life interest in
the estate so inherited.”
9. Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of Legal Validity of the The judgement was
India, 2023 Demonetisation Scheme of delivered by a majority of
2016 4:1, with Justice Nagrathna
disagreeing with the
Bench:- Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. majority, stating that though
Gavai, AS Bopanna, V. demonetisation was well-
Ramasubramanian and B.V. Nagarathna intentioned and well thought
how it was carried out was
improper and unlawful, and
the RBI had not
independently applied its
mind to the case.
10. Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India, 2023 CJI Joins Election The Apex Court constituted
Commissioner Selection a panel for appointment of
Panel the CEC and EC by the
President on the advice of a
3-member committee
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Bench:- Justices K.M. Joseph, Ajay consisting of the Prime
Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Minister, the Leader of the
Roy and CT Ravikumar Opposition in Lok Sabha,
and the Chief Justice of
India until a dedicated law
will be enacted.
11. Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan, SC Power to Dissolve • SC has inherent
2023 Marriages on the Ground of power under
Irretrievable Breakdown Article 142 of the
Bench:- Justices S.K. Kaul, Sanjiv Indian
Khanna, Abhay S. Oka, Vikram Nath Constitution to
and JK Maheshwari dissolve a
marriage that has
irretrievably
broken down
• The Court
affirmed its ability
to waive this
waiting period if
the marriage is
broken and beyond
repair.
12. Subhash Desai v. Governor of Power to decide the The SC ruled that the power
Maharashtra, 2023 disqualification of MLAs lies to decide on the
with the Speaker disqualification of MLAs
lies solely with the Speaker
Bench:- CJI Dr D.Y.Chandrachud, and the Governor's decision
Justices M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari, to order a floor test to gauge
Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha the support to then chief
minister was illegal.
13. Government of NCT Delhi v. Union of Delhi Govt. Vs Lt. Governor SC ruled that the power over
India, 2023 Delhi's administrative
services, including the
appointment, transfers, and
Bench:- CJI Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, other related matters of civil
Justices Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli, servants, lies with the
M.R. Shah and PS Narasimha Government of NCT Delhi
and not with the Lt.
Governor.
14. Animal Welfare Board v. Union of Jallikattu & Bull-Taming SC upheld the amendments
India, 2023 Sports made by the legislatures of
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra,
and Karnataka to The
Bench:- Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Prevention of Cruelty to
Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Animals Act, 1960 (PCA
Roy and CT Ravikumar Act). These amendments
allowed bull-taming sports
such as Jallikattu, kambala,
and bullock-cart races. The
Bench relied on the
argument that Jallikattu was
a key part of the state's
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culture, which had been
practised for centuries.
15. Supriya Chakraborty and anr v. Union of Same-Sex Marriages Denied Transgender persons in
India, 2023 Legal Recognition heterosexual relationships
can marry under the existing
laws, but it cannot strike
Bench:- CJI Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, down the provisions of the
Justices S.K. Kaul, S.R. Bhat, Hima Special Marriage Act
Kohli and PS Narasimha (SMA) or read words
differently to include non-
heterosexual couples within
its fold.
16. Dr. Balram Singh v. Union of India, SC Orders End to Manual Division Bench of the
2023 Scavenging Nationwide Supreme Court issued
several directions to the
Centre to completely
Bench:- Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and eradicate manual
Aravind Kumar scavenging by ensuring
17. In Re: Article 370 of The Constitution, Revocation of Jammu and Although the Court held as
2023 Kashmir's Special Status invalid the Constitutional
Order 272 to the extent it
changed the meaning of
Bench:- CJI Dr DY Chandrachud and 'J&K Constituent Assembly'
Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv as 'J&K Legislative
Khanna, B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant Assembly' and 'J&K
Government' as 'Governor',
this conclusion did not
affect the outcome of the
judgment since the Court
held that the
recommendation of J&K
Constituent Assembly was
not necessary for the
President to declare Article
370 as inoperative.
18. Javed Ahmad Hajam v. State of Article 19(1) (a) & 21– Right An opportunity to
Maharashtra, 2024 to dissent peacefully protest against
Bench:- Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal the decisions of the
Bhuyan Government is an essential
part of democracy.
19. Devu G. Nair v. State of Kerala, 2024 Guidelines issued to secure Judges Shouldn't Attempt
the fundamental rights and To Change Views Of
Bench:- CJI DY Chandrachud and dignity of intimate partners, Couples, Sexual Orientation
Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra and members of the
LGBTQ+ communities in
illegal detention
20. Sita Soren v. Union of India, 2024 Bribery Not Protected By Overturned P V Narasimha
Legislative Privileges; No Rao v State, 1998 also
Bench:- Chief Justice of India DY Immunity For MPs/MLAs known as the JMM
Chandrachud, and Justices AS Bopanna, Taking Bribe For (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)
MM Sundresh, PS Narasimha, JB Vote/Speech In Legislature bribery case.
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Pardiwala, Sanjay Kumar, and Manoj
Misra.
