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S.P. Gupta & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
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Independence of Judiciary, scope and limitations of the concept-Basic. structure of the Constitution-Constitution of India, 1950, Preamble, Articles 124, 216, 217 222 and 224. 2. Public interest litigation-Right to challenge executive order/action os affecting the independence of judiciary by persons other than the aggrieved party Locus standi of lawyers to raise issues like fixation of strength of Judges in each High Court, appointment and re-appointments, of addtiona/ Judges, short term appointments, transfer, etc. by means of petitions either under Article 226 or 32 of the Constitution of
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
- 1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala
- 1951 Commissioner of Police, Bombay v. Gordhandas Bhanji
- 1957 State of U.P. v. Manbodhan Lal Srivastava
- 1960 M. Pentiah and Others v. Muddala Veeramallappa and Others
- 1977 State of Gujarat & Another v. Sankalchand Khodidas Patel
- 1957 Kanai Lal Sur v. Paramnidhi Sadhukhan
- 1969 Chandramouleshwar Prasad v. Patna High Court & Ors.
- 1968 Hansraj Gordhandas v. H. H. Dave, Assistant Collector of Central Excise & Customs, Surat & Two Ors.
- 1953 Nalinakhya Bysack v. Shyam Sunder Haldar and Others
- 1977 Union of India v. Sankal Chand Himatlal Sheth and Anr.
- 1970 Adi Pherozshah Gandhi v. H. M. Seervai, Advocate-general of Maharashtra, Bombay
- 1979 Dadaji Alias Dina v. Sukhdeobabu & Ors.
- 1980 Jai Singh Jairam Tyagi Etc. v. Mamanchand Ratilal Agarwal and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2024 The Travancore Devaswom Board v. Ayyappa Spices & Ors.
- 2024 Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others
- 2021 Lok Prahari through its General Secretary S.N. Shukla Ias (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors
- 2018 Shanti Bhushan v. Supreme Court of India through its Registrar and Another
- 2018 Sunil Samdaria v. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice and Others
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