Case law

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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Case Summary: Donoghue v Stevenson, [1932] AC 562

Published On: Novemeber 30th 2025 Authored By: Gangarapu Chethana Sree VIT-AP University Court: House of Lords (United Kingdom) Bench: Lord Atkin, Lord Thankerton, Lord Macmillan (majority); Lord Buckmaster, Lord Tomlin (dissenting) Date of Judgment: May 26, 1932 Relevant Statutes/Key Provisions: Common law principles of negligence in tort (no specific statutes; draws on precedents like Heaven

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The Legal Quorum

Case Summary: Kaushal Kishore v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) 4 SCC 1

Published On: November 25th 2025 Authored: Ishika Agarwal Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian (majority), and Justice B.V. Nagarathna (dissenting). Date of Judgment: 3 January 2023 Relevant Provisions/Statutes:  Article 19(1)(a): Freedom of speech and expression Article 19(2): Reasonable restrictions

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Sedition Laws

Case Summary: State of Tamil Nadu V. Nalini and 25 others on 11 May,1999

Published On: Novemeber 25th 2025 Authored By: V S SAKTHI Chennai Dr Ambedkar Government Law College Pudupakkam Court: Supreme court of India  Bench: D.P.WADHWA, J. Date of judgement: May 11,1999. Relevant provisions or statutes: Section 120A  and 120B of Indian Penal code. Brief facts: Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber, Thenmozhi Rajaratnam known

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Shayara Bano v. Union of India

Case Summary: Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017) 9 SCC 1

Published On: November 25th 2025 Authored By: Makarand Sunil Bari ILS Law College, Pune Court: Supreme Court of India. Bench: J.S. Khehar (CJI), Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman, U.U. Lalit, and Abdul Nazeer, JJ. Date of Judgement: August 22, 2017. Relevant Statutes/Key Provisions:  Article 14 (Right to Equality) Article 15 (Prohibition of Discrimination) Article 21 (Right

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