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Top 10 Landmark Case Laws Jo Har Law Exam Mein Pooche Jaate Hain -Important case laws for judiciary exam

  • Writer: Legal Thikana
    Legal Thikana
  • May 24
  • 3 min read


Agar aap law student, LLB kar rahe ho, ya judiciary, CLAT PG, ya UGC NET jaise exams ki tayyari kar rahe ho, to aapko kuch top landmark case laws to pakka yaad hone chahiye.

Yeh blog post aapke liye ek quick, clear aur exam-ready guide hai jisme milenge:


  • Case name

  • Short facts

  • Legal principle

  • Easy summary


1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)

  • Facts: Ek religious guru ne apne fundamental rights ke khilaaf hui constitutional amendment ko challenge kiya.

  • Legal Principle: Basic Structure DoctrineParliament Constitution ko amend kar sakti hai, lekin uska basic structure destroy nahi kar sakti.

  • Ye Indian Constitutional Law ka sabse important judgment hai.


2. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)

  • Facts: Maneka Gandhi ka passport bina reason ke cancel kar diya gaya tha.

  • Legal Principle: Right to Life = Fair & Just Procedure (Article 21) Ab Article 21 sirf jeene ka right nahi, balki quality life ka bhi right deta hai.

  • Fundamental rights ka scope badha diya gaya is case me.


3. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) – Mandal Commission Case

  • Facts: OBC reservation ko Supreme Court me challenge kiya gaya.

  • Legal Principle: Reservation limit = 50%, Creamy Layer concept introducedBackward classes ko reservation mil sakta hai, lekin creamy layer ko nahi.

  • Reservation ke rules isi case se fix hue.


4. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985)

  • Facts: Ek divorced Muslim woman ne maintenance ke liye case file kiya.

  • Legal Principle: Section 125 CrPC applies to all, regardless of religionMaintenance ka haq har aurat ka hai – religion matter nahi karta.

  • Women rights ke liye historic judgment.


5. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (1997)

  • Facts: Workplace harassment ka koi proper law nahi tha jab Vishaka case file hua.

  • Legal Principle: Vishaka Guidelines issued by SC Court ne workplace sexual harassment ke liye temporary rules banaye.

  • POSH Act (2013) ka base yehi case bana.


6. MC Mehta v. Union of India (1986) – Oleum Gas Leak

  • Facts: Delhi me gas leak hua from Shriram factory.

  • Legal Principle: Absolute Liability of hazardous industriesAise industries koi excuse nahi de sakti – direct responsible hoti hain.

  • Environmental law ka base case.


7. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976)

  • Facts: Emergency ke time logon ko bina trial jail me daala gaya.

  • Legal Principle: Emergency me Fundamental Rights suspend ho sakte hainCourt ne bola tha: Habeas Corpus bhi file nahi kar sakte.

  • Later overruled by Maneka Gandhi case.


8. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)

  • Facts: Section 377 IPC ke under homosexuality ko criminalize kiya gaya tha.

  • Legal Principle: Right to Equality for LGBTQ+ communityCourt ne Section 377 ko unconstitutional declare kar diya.

  • LGBTQ rights ke liye historic judgment.


9. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)

  • Facts: Aadhaar card aur privacy ke issues raise kiye gaye.

  • Legal Principle: Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Article 21SC ne bola: Aapki personal information protected honi chahiye.

  • Digital age ke sabse important cases me se ek.


10. Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)

  • Facts: Ek minor ne loan agreement kiya – later usne bola contract void hai.

  • Legal Principle: Minor’s contract is void from the beginningIndian Contract Act ke according – minor contract sign nahi kar sakta.

  • LLB Contract Law ka favourite case.


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