Supreme Court of India

Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1981] 1 S.C.R. 206

Decided 31 July 1980

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27 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
1978 Madray Hayawadanrao Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra cited by 32
1962 Akadasi Padhan v. State of Orissa cited by 20
1977 Dattatraya Govind Mahajan & Ors. Etc. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. cited by 16
1961 Karimbil Kunhikoman v. State of Kerala cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India relied on
2019 Maharashtra Chess Association v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. relied on
2017 Smt. Bharati Reddy v. The State of Karnataka and Ors. relied on
2014 Charu Khurana & Others v. Union of India & Others relied on
2014 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another relied on
2012 Ravi Yashwant v. District Collector, Raigad and Ors. relied on
2023 Union Territory of Ladakh & Ors. v. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference & Anr. followed
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others followed
2012 Namit Sharma v. Union of India followed
2026 The State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind P.ltd. referred to
2026 Sujata Bora v. Coal India Limited & Ors. referred to
2025 IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus referred to
2025 The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr. referred to
2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2022 Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2021 Mohd. Mustafa v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2021 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. referred to
2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2019 Union of India & Anr. v. Tarsem Singh & Ors. referred to
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2017 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others referred to
2016 State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2014 Manoj Narula v. Union of India referred to
2012 Dropti Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2011 Indian Medical Association v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 3 followed · 17 referred to

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