Supreme Court of India

M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India

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Reported as [1979] 3 S.C.R. 254

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 20 February 1979

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19 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

Authorities it was built on

1954 Zaverbhai Amaidas v. The State of Bombay cited by 34
1966 State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad cited by 5
1975 Hemendra Prasad Baruah v. The Collector of Sibsagar, Assam cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2020 West U.P. Sugar Mills Association & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2019 Department of Customs v. Sharad Gandhi relied on
2014 Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & Ors. relied on
2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2012 Mp Rural Road Development Authority & Anr. v. M/s. L.G. Chaudhary Engineers & Cont. relied on
2021 Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh and Others v. State of Gujarat & Ors. followed
2025 Aman Bhatia v. State (gnct of Delhi) referred to
2024 Life Insurance Corporation of India v. The State of Rajasthan and Ors. referred to
2023 The Animal Welfare Board of India and Ors. v. Union of India & Anr referred to
2022 All Kerala Distributors Association, Kottayam Unit, Represented by its Secretary v. The State of Kerala & Anr. referred to
2021 Forum for People’s Collective Efforts (fpce) & Anr. v. The State of West Bengal & Anr. referred to
2020 Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur v. M/s Universal Ferro & Allied Chemicals Ltd. & Anr.ce F G H referred to
2018 Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2017 M/s. Innoventive Industrles Ltd. v. Icici Bank & Anr. referred to
2015 Yogendra Kumar Jaiswal Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2012 Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2012 State of Kerala & Ors. v. M/s. Mar Appraem Kuri Co. Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2011 Banatwala & Company v. L.L.C. of India & Anr. referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 1 followed · 13 referred to

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