π PART I: TOP 100 MOST ASKED JUDICIARY CASE RATIOS
(Memory Chart Format β Ultra Concise)
β A. Constitutional Law (1β20)
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala β Basic structure doctrine.
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Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India β Procedure must be just, fair, reasonable.
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A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras β Early narrow view of Article 21.
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Minerva Mills v. Union of India β Limited amending power.
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I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu β Ninth Schedule subject to basic structure.
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Indra Sawhney v. Union of India β 50% reservation cap.
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Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India β Section 377 partially struck down.
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Joseph Shine v. Union of India β Adultery decriminalized.
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Shreya Singhal v. Union of India β Section 66A IT Act unconstitutional.
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Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan β Sexual harassment guidelines.
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ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla β Habeas corpus suspended during Emergency (later overruled).
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Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India β Right to privacy fundamental right.
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S.R. Bommai v. Union of India β Judicial review of Presidentβs Rule.
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Golak Nath v. State of Punjab β Parliament cannot amend FR (overruled partly).
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State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar β Article 14 arbitrariness doctrine.
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Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab β Rarest of rare death penalty.
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Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation β Right to livelihood under Art 21.
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Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India β Expansion of PIL.
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MC Mehta v. Union of India β Absolute liability.
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Kharak Singh v. State of U.P. β Surveillance & personal liberty.
β B. Criminal Law (21β45)
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Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of Uttar Pradesh β FIR mandatory in cognizable offence.
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State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal β FIR quashing categories.
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D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal β Arrest safeguards.
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Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar β No automatic arrest.
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Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. β Arrest must be necessary.
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Uday Mohanlal Acharya v. State of Maharashtra β Default bail indefeasible right.
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Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam β 60 vs 90 days clarified.
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Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia v. State of Punjab β Anticipatory bail principles.
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Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi) β No time limit on anticipatory bail.
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Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI β Comprehensive bail guidelines.
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Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra β Five golden principles (circumstantial).
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Hanumant Govind Nargundkar v. State of M.P. β Circumstances must exclude every hypothesis except guilt.
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Kehar Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.) β Conspiracy proved by circumstances.
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Hardeep Singh v. State of Punjab β Section 319 CrPC scope.
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Vinay Tyagi v. Irshad Ali β Supplementary charge sheet valid.
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T.T. Antony v. State of Kerala β Second FIR barred.
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Selvi v. State of Karnataka β Narco without consent unconstitutional.
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Nandini Satpathy v. P.L. Dani β Right to silence.
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Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar β Speedy trial fundamental right.
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Zahira Habibullah Sheikh v. State of Gujarat β Fair trial paramount.
β C. Civil Procedure Code (46β65)
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Dhulabhai v. State of M.P. β Civil court jurisdiction test.
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T. Arivandandam v. T.V. Satyapal β Reject vexatious plaint.
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Manohar Lal Chopra v. Rai Bahadur Rao Raja Seth Hiralal β Inherent injunction power.
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Dalpat Kumar v. Prahlad Singh β Three ingredients of temporary injunction.
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K.K. Velusamy v. N. Palanisamy β Section 151 CPC scope.
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Salem Advocate Bar Association v. Union of India β CPC amendments valid.
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Raj Kumar v. Sardari Lal β Framing of proper issues.
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Satyadhyan Ghosal v. Deorajin Debi β Res judicata principle.
β D. Contract / Property / Specific Relief (66β85)
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Hadley v. Baxendale β Remote damages not recoverable.
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K.S. Vidyanadam v. Vairavan β Delay defeats specific performance.
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N.P. Thirugnanam v. Dr. R. Jagan Mohan Rao β Readiness & willingness mandatory.
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Saradamani Kandappan v. S. Rajalakshmi β Time importance in modern contracts.
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Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana β GPA sale invalid.
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Narandas Karsondas v. S.A. Kamtam β Agreement to sell β transfer of title.
(Condensed continuation up to 100 available on request β covering Limitation, Arbitration, Evidence, Torts, Family Law, Company Law.)