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Landmark Supreme Court Cases ⚖️
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar).
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Key locations covered (13)
- Champakam Dorairajan v State of Madras (1951) — India
- Golak Nath v State of Punjab (1967) — India
- ADM Jabalpur v Shivkant Shukla (1976) — India
- MC Mehta Cases (Environmental Jurisprudence) — India
- Vineet Narain v UoI (1997) — Hawala Case — India
- PUCL v Union of India — Multiple PILs — India
- Anuradha Bhasin & Internet Shutdowns — India
- Mohit Minerals v UoI (May 2022) — GST Federalism — India
- Janhit Abhiyan v UoI (Nov 2022) — India
- Selvi v State of Karnataka (2010) — India
- Madras Bar Association — Tribunal Cases — India
- Bilkis Bano v UoI (Jan 2024) — India
- Sita Soren v UoI (March 2024) — India
Sample questions (12 of 51)
Champakam Dorairajan (1951) was the first case:
To examine conflict between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
Champakam Dorairajan struck down:
Communal Government Order of Madras providing community-based reservation in education — violated Art 15(1) and 29(2)
Champakam led to:
1st Constitutional Amendment 1951 — adding Article 15(4)
Golak Nath (1967) was decided by:
11-judge bench, 6:5 majority
Golak Nath held:
Parliament cannot amend Fundamental Rights through Art 368; amendments are 'law' under Art 13(2)
Golak Nath introduced doctrine of:
Prospective overruling
Golak Nath was overruled by:
24th Amendment 1971 (legislatively) and Kesavananda Bharati (1973) (judicially)
ADM Jabalpur (1976) — Habeas Corpus case — was decided during:
Emergency 1975-77
ADM Jabalpur held:
Right to move court under Art 32 stood suspended during emergency; even Art 21 (life) could be suspended
Lone dissenter in ADM Jabalpur was:
Justice HR Khanna — whose dissent earned global respect
ADM Jabalpur was overruled in:
KS Puttaswamy (2017) — explicitly declared wrong
44th Amendment 1978 made which articles non-suspendable?
Articles 20 and 21 — cannot be suspended even during emergency
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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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