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Case Summary: Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum and Others, 1985 AIR SC 945

Published On: January 28th 2026 Authored By: Zainab Syed Amjad Keshav Memorial College of Law, OU, Hyderabad Title: Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum and Others Citation: 1985 AIR SC 945 Court: Supreme Court of India  Bench: Chandrachud Y.V (CJI), Misra Rangnath, D.A Desai, O.Chinnappa Reddy, E.S Veenkataramiah (J) Date of Judgement: 23rd April […]

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Case Summary: Satender Kumar Antil V. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr (2022)10 SCC 51

Published On: January 28th 2026 Authored By: Rupsa Laha Marathwada Mitra Mandal Shankar Rao Chavan Law College under Savitribai Phule Pune University Title: Satender Kumar Antil V. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr Citation: (2022)10 SCC 51 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench:  Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar 

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Case Summary: HUSSAINARA KHATOON V. STATE OF BIHAR, 1979 AIR 1369, 1979 SCR (3) 532

Published On: January 28th 2026 Authored By: Janvi Trivedi M.B. Khalsa Law College Title: HUSSAINARA KHATOON V. STATE OF BIHAR Citation: 1979 AIR 1369: 979 SCR (3) 532 Court:  Supreme court of India Bench: Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Justice R.S. Pathak, and Justice A.D. Koshal Date of judgement: March 09, 1979 Relevant provision and statutes: Article

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Case Summary: Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017)

Published On: January 28th 2026 Authored By: Nameera Iqbal Sultan-ul-uloom college of law, affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. Case Title: Shayara Bano v. Union of India, (2017) 9 SCC 1 Citation: (2017) 9 SCC 1; AIR 2017 SC 4609 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: 5- Judge Constitution Bench: Chief Justice J.S. Khehar , Justices

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Case Summary: Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerela (1973)

Published On: January 28th 2026 Authored By: Chitrangada New Law College, Pune The Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala case (1973) is a landmark Supreme Court decision that established the doctrine of the “basic structure” of the Indian Constitution, significantly impacting the limits of Parliament’s power to amend constitutional provisions. Case Background Petitioner: Kesavananda Bharati,

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