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With two landmark judgements passed one after the other, faith in the Indian judiciary stands validated, yet
again. While most Indians have implicit faith in the Supreme Court, there have been many instances that have
shaken this belief.
Many still perceive courts to be a complicated route to attaining justice, giving the outrageous numbers of
pending cases courts have to grapple, roughly 2,09,11,662 cases as of 2016.
But, with the historic ruling on instant Triple Talaq as unconstitutional and declaring the Right to Privacy as a
fundamental right, Supreme court lives up to its reputation of taking some bold and emphatic decisions.
Here are a few other iconic rulings that restored our faith in the Indian judiciary.
1. Right To Privacy As A Fundamental Right
In a historical judgement on 24 August 2017 the Supreme Court of India with a nine-judge constitutional
bench, has declared that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right and is protected under Article 21 of the
Constitution.
The judgement that will impact the lives of 134 crore Indians and may give a massive jolt to government's
Aadhaar push.
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar ruled that right to privacy is protected
intrinsically as part of rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
2. Instant Triple Talaq unconstitutional
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court (SC) held Muslim practice of instant Triple Talaq
unconstitutional, striking it down by 3:2 majority.
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3. Supreme Court's Ban on the Lal Batti culture
LAL BATTI
Red beacons are synonymous with the “Raj mentality” and are the “antithesis of the concept of a Republic”,
the Supreme Court decalred in 2013.
The ban, which got effective from May 1 this year, doesn’t allow vehicles of the country’s top dignitaries such
as the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India to use the 'coveted' Lal Batti.
Following the ruling which put an end to VIP culture, PM Modi said, "Every Indian is special. Every Indian is
a VIP. "
4. Supreme Court Recognised The Third Gender

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In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court in April 2014 recognised transgender persons as a third gender
and ordered the government to treat them as minorities. The court also ordered to recognise them as
educationally backwards and offer an extension in jobs, education and other amenities.
The apex court also said states and the Centre will devise social welfare schemes for third gender community
and run a public awareness campaign to erase social stigma.
5. Coal Scam Ruling
The 'Coalgate' was a massive political scandal that plagued the UPA government in 2012. The scam came to
light after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) accused the government of India for allocating
194 coal blocks to public and private enterprises for captive use in a fraudulent manner.
In 2014, the Supreme court cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks saying, "214 coal block allocations have been
cancelled. Four coal blocks remain, two of which belong to Steel Authority of India and the National Thermal

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Power Corporation," Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said in the ruling.
6. Scrapped ban on women entering temples
Indian temples that deny or restrict women's entry undermine the fight for gender equality and have no
constitutional right to do so, the Supreme Court said in an emphatic verdict last year.
The Supreme Court comments came days after the Shani Shignapur temple in western Maharashtra state
opened its inner sanctum to women following a Mumbai court ruling that it was the fundamental right of
women to enter any place of worship that allows men access.
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Indira Gandhi Vs Raj Narain (1975)
Verdict : Indira Gandhi declared Emergency after being ordered by the
Allahabad High Court to vacate her seat for malpractice. The Supreme Court
later overturned the decision.
Om Prakash Vs Dil Bahar (2006)
Verdict : A rape accused could now be convicted on the sole evidence of the
victim, even if medical evidence did not prove rape.
The Nirbhaya Case (2012)
Verdict : 4 out of 5 rape accused received the death sentence and as a result of
this case the rape law was amended to go beyond penile-vaginal intercourse.
The new definition penalizes penetration of an
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As an Ex-employee with Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), I can think of the
extremely crucial 2002 judgement of the Supreme Court: the ADR Vs Union of India
case. This judgement empowered citizen of India to make an informed choice in an
election. This decision made it sure that people of the nation know the criminal, financial
and educational background of the candidates contesting elections in India. It made
candidates answerable to the people who voted for them.
Details of the judgement be read here:
Justice Shah wrote in his judgement,
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Ratnakar Shukla
Judiciary, As we all know that It is the third pillar of our and The is
the torchbearer of justice - Objective, impartial and incorruptible. There have been several instances when the
Supreme Court proved that law is the same for every citizen of India and nobody in this country is above law.
From last few days, there have been several remarkable judgments made by the Supreme Court of India.
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Let's have a look at some of these:
1)Amendments in Section 377
Decriminalising Homosexuality
This was one of the most important judgments by the supreme court recently, As before the amendments in
this law the people of community were criminals in their own country without actually committing a
crime. There were a few people in our county who used to say that Homosexuality is unnatural and It is a type
of disease that can be cured but the recent Supreme Court Verdict was a slap on such people.
2)Changes in Aadhar Law
Not required to link Aadhar with Bank Accounts and Phone Numbers
The long-awaited Supreme Court judgment on the constitutional validity of Aadhar was finally out and now
there is no need to link your Aadhar with your mobile number and Bank Accounts. There were many people
who opposed the Aadhar Law because as per them It violated the privacy but after this verdict, it is no longer
necessary to link Bank Accounts and Mobile Numbers with Aadhar and the educational bodies like
or cannot force anyone for Aadhar. However, It is still compulsory to link Aadhar with .
LGBT
CBSE
UGC PAN

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3)Changes in Section 497
Adultery is not a crime anymore
The Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalized adultery said It is a British era law, Section 497 of the Indian
Penal Code, terming it as unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary. As per the Decision of Supreme
Court, Adultery can be a valid reason for Divorce but It is not a criminal Act.
It was one of the progressive judgments made by the supreme court, As The court clearly said that "Husband
is not the Master of Wife" and wife is not her husband's subordinate and time had come for society to realize
that a woman is as equal to a man in every respect.
4)Sabarimala Verdict
Supreme Court opens the doors of Lord Ayyappa to all Women
This was yet another progressive judgments made by the Supreme Court. Today, the court lifts the 800 years
old ban on entry of women on Sabarimala Temple. The five-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI Dipak
Misra said that barring women into the temple is gender discrimination as this practice violates the rights of
Hindu women to worship and all women should be allowed to enter the temple.

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Homosexuality Not A Crime In India Anymore: SC Abolishes Section 377
September 06, 2018 .The Supreme Court abolished Section 377 of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC), the 1862 law which criminalised homosexuality. The Delhi High Court had
decriminalised homosexuality in 2009, but the decision was overturned by the
Supreme Court in 2013. According to Section 377, consensual sexual acts are also
considered unnatural and are punishable.

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What is Section 377, the 1862 law that criminalises homosexuality? Section 377 of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC), which came into force in 1862, states, "Whoever
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