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Search official court portalsAIR 1978 SC 597
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A 7-judge bench held that the 'procedure established by law' under Article 21 must be fair, just and reasonable and not arbitrary. Established the golden triangle of Articles 14, 19 and 21 — any law depriving personal liberty must satisfy all three.
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A 9-judge bench unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and other provisions of Part III. Any invasion must satisfy legality, necessity and proportionality.
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Laid down guidelines against sexual harassment of women at the workplace, later codified in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
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The 2013 Constitution Bench decision addresses registration of an FIR under the former CrPC Section 154 and the limited purpose of a preliminary inquiry. Its original seven-day inquiry direction was modified by the Supreme Court's order of 5 March 2014 to fifteen days generally and, with adequate recorded reasons in exceptional cases, six weeks. This is a historical CrPC decision, not a statement of the current BNSS procedure; check the applicable Act, date and current judgments separately.
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Directed police not to automatically arrest under IPC Section 498A (now BNS Section 85) and similar offences punishable with up to 7 years. A checklist under Section 41 CrPC (now BNSS 35) must be recorded. Magistrates must not authorise detention casually.
Find on official portals(2015) 5 SCC 1
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Struck down Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutionally vague and violative of Article 19(1)(a). Read down Section 79 intermediary safe harbour and clarified Section 69A blocking rules.
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Decriminalised consensual same-sex conduct between adults by reading down Section 377 IPC. Grounded in Articles 14, 15, 19 and 21 and the Puttaswamy privacy judgment.
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Held that freedom of speech and to carry on business through the internet is protected under Article 19. Any restriction (including internet shutdowns) must satisfy proportionality, be published, and be subject to periodic review.
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Held that involuntary administration of narco-analysis, polygraph and brain-mapping tests violates the right against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) and the right to privacy under Article 21. Consent must be voluntary and informed.
Read full judgment(1998) 1 SCC 226
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Directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate to function fairly and impartially in corruption cases. Laid down guidelines for the appointment of an independent Central Vigilance Commissioner and the autonomy of investigating agencies.
Find on official portalsAIR 1987 SC 1086
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Applied the rule of absolute liability for hazardous industries under Article 21 and Article 32. A person carrying on a hazardous activity owes an absolute and non-delegable duty to ensure that no harm results to anyone.
Find on official portalsAIR 1975 SC 2299
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Upheld the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution. Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot alter its basic features such as judicial review, democracy, secularism and the rule of law.
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