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Case Summary: Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation

Published on: 23rd December, 2025 Authored by: Kavya Gupta Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune The 1985 Supreme Court judgment in Olga Tellis & Ors. v. Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors.[1] stands as a watershed moment in Indian constitutional jurisprudence. For the first time, the Court explicitly recognized that the right to livelihood is an […]

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Case Summary: Smt. Sarla Mudgal, President, Kalyani & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

Published On: Decemeber 22nd 2025 Authored By: Pragati Singh National Law University, Meghalaya Case Title: Smt. Sarla Mudgal, President, Kalyani & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. Citation: 1995 AIR 1531; (1995) 3 SCC 635. Court: Supreme Court of India. Bench: Justices Kuldip Singh and R.M. Sahai. Date of Judgment: May 10, 1995. Relevant

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Case Summary: Diamond v. Chakraborty (1980)

Published On: December 22nd 2025 Authored By: Sneha B.P.S. Women University Case:  Diamond v. A Chakraborty Citation: 447 U.S. 303 (1980) Court: Supreme Court of the United States  Date Decided: June 16, 1980 Court: Supreme Court of United States  Bench:  Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, joined by Justice Potter Stewart, Justice Harry Blackmum, Justice Willian

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vs. Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. Others

Published On: December 22nd 2025 Authored By: Akshat Pugalia National Law University, Odisha COURT: Supreme Court of India BENCH:  HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI DATE OF JUDGEMENT: December 5, 2012 RELEVANT PROVISIONS/STATUTES: Section 2(h) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act (SCRA), 1956, Section

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Case Summary: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)

Published On: Decmeber 22nd 2025 Authored By: Sweta Sharma Heritage Law College, Kolkata Introduction Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) is a major case in Indian Constitutional Law that changed how people understand the power of Parliament to change the Constitution.Kesavananda Bharati, who was the head of the Edneer Mutt in Kerala, challenged the government’s plan

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