Definition and Characteristics — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, [1994] 2 SCR 644 (11 March 1994)

1994

The Constitution Bench treated secularism as a basic feature of the Constitution and examined its implications for State action under Article 356. A State government’s conduct…

Abhiram Singh v. C. D. Commachen, Civil Appeal No. 37 of 1992 and connected appeal (2 January 2017)

2017

By a 4–3 majority, the seven-judge Bench interpreted section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act broadly: the prohibited electoral appeal can concern the religion,…

Tehseen S. Poonawalla v. Union of India, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 754 of 2016 (17 July 2018)

2018

The Court prescribed preventive, remedial and punitive measures against lynching and mob violence. These included district nodal officers, steps to prevent violence, effective…