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K.M. NANAVATI V. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, AIR 1962 SC 605

Published on: 19th November 2025 Authored by: Aditi Arora University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun FACTS OF THE CASE Commander Kawas Maneckshaw Nanavati was a high-ranking Indian Navy officer. He was a married man, married to Sylvia Nanavati, a British-born woman, and they had three children residing in Bombay. Nanavati was often away from […]

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Case Summary: Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Ors

Published On: November 19th 2025 Authored By: Aman Kumar Heeralal Yadav Law College, University of Lucknow Case Title: Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Ors Citation: 2024 INSC 24; Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 491 of 2022 (and connected matters) Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: B.V. Nagarathna, J. (author), and Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

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Olga Tellis & Ors vs Bombay Municipal Corporation & Ors (1986 AIR 180)

Published on: 19th November 2025 Authored by: Bala Nivetha S SASTRA University Court: Supreme court of India Bench:  Y.V. Chandrachud, Syed Murtaza Fazalali, V.D. Tulzapurkar, O. Chinnappa Reddy, A. Varadarajan Date of Judgement: July 10, 1985 Relevant provisions/statutes: Articles 19, 21, & 32 of the Constitution, Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. Petitioners: Olga Tellis & ors Respondents: Bombay Municipal

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Case Summary: Novartis AG v. Union of India & Others

Published On: November 19th 2025 Authored By: Sri Durga.O Government law college Tirunelveli Citation: (2013) 6 S.C.C. 1 (India). Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Date of Judgment: April 1, 2013 Relevant Statutes and Key Provisions The Patents Act, 1970 – particularly Section 3(d). Agreement on Trade-Related

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Case Summary: Tukaram and another v. State of Maharashtra (1978) (Mathura Rape Case)

Published On: November 19th 2025 Authored By: Rongala Jahnavi Gitam Deemed to be University Introduction In India, rape is one of the most heinous crimes.  In general, rape occurs when someone severely injures another person’s body and rights without that person’s consent.  People experience severe pain as a result, which negatively affects their physical and

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