5 judgments
Supreme Court of India2018-09-06
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
(2018) 10 SCC 1
A unanimous 5-judge bench decriminalised consensual same-sex relations between adults by reading down Section 377 IPC.
Article 14Article 15Article 19Section 377 IPC
Supreme Court of India2017-08-24
K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (Privacy)
(2017) 10 SCC 1
A 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right intrinsic to life and personal liberty.
Article 14Article 19Article 21
Supreme Court of India1997-08-13
Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan
(1997) 6 SCC 241
The Court issued binding guidelines against workplace sexual harassment, drawing on CEDAW, and paved the way for the 2013 POSH Act.
Article 14Article 15Article 19
Supreme Court of India1978-01-25
Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
(1978) 1 SCC 248
The Supreme Court held that 'procedure established by law' under Article 21 must be fair, just and reasonable, laying the foundation of substantive due process in India.
Article 14Article 19Article 21
Supreme Court of India1973-04-24
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
(1973) 4 SCC 225
In a 7:6 verdict, the Supreme Court held that Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot destroy its 'basic structure' — establishing India's most important constitutional doctrine.
Article 13Article 14Article 19