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Landmark judgments, 1980s

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INDIA CEMENT LTD v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 62/1970 · 25 Oct 1989AllowedLandmark
SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS LTD. ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 182/1980 · 25 Oct 1989AllowedLandmark
S.S. RATHORE v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 207/1984 · 6 Sep 1989AllowedLandmark
SODAN SINGH ETC. ETC v. NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE & ANR. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaSPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 15257/1987 · 30 Aug 1989DisposedLandmark
BHARAT SURFACTANTS (PVT.) LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 3130/1981 · 17 May 1989DismissedLandmark
UNION OF INDIA & ANR v. RAGHUBIR SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 2839/1989 · 16 May 1989DisposedLandmark
I.J. ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS & ORS v. BIBHUTI BHUSHAN BAGH & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1529/1971 · 12 May 1989AllowedLandmark
RAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ETC. ETC v. CHOKHAMAL CONTRACTORS ETC. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 3137/1985 · 4 May 1989Landmark
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. UNION OF INDIA ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 3187/1988 · 4 May 1989Landmark
FEDERATION OF HOTEL & RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1395/1987 · 2 May 1989DismissedLandmark
EXPRESS HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 338/1981 · 2 May 1989DismissedLandmark
ELEL HOTELS AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED AND ANR. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 254/1981 · 2 May 1989DismissedLandmark
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1060/1987 · 31 Mar 1989DisposedLandmark
BANSIDHAR AND OTHERS v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 2037/1977 · 29 Mar 1989DismissedLandmark
KOTHANDRAN SPG. MILLS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 162/1977 · 28 Mar 1989DismissedLandmark
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS, ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 3187/1988 · 15 Feb 1989Landmark
UJAGAR PRINTS ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12183/1985 · 27 Jan 1989DisposedLandmark
KEHAR SINGH AND ANR. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 526/1988 · 16 Dec 1988DisposedLandmark
UJAGAR PRINTS ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12183/1985 · 4 Nov 1988DisposedLandmark
MITHILESH KUMAR v. SRI R. VENKATARAMAN & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1/1987 · 16 Oct 1987DismissedLandmark
S.P. SAMPATH KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaREVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) No. 520/1987 · 5 May 1987DisposedLandmark
P. SAMBAMURTHY & ORS. ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 90/1977 · 20 Dec 1986AllowedLandmark
MANIK VINAYAK PATHARE (DEAD) BY RASIK KARSANDAS MAKHECHA v. PANDURANG GANPAT THAKAR & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 2211/1969 · 20 Dec 1986DismissedLandmark
M.C. MEHTA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12739/1985 · 20 Dec 1986DisposedLandmark
DR. D.C. WADHWA & ORS v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 412/1984 · 20 Dec 1986AllowedLandmark
SHEO NANDAN PASWAN v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 241/1982 · 20 Dec 1986DismissedLandmark
MOHD. MUMTAZ v. NANDINI SATPATHY AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 49/1983 · 20 Dec 1986DismissedLandmark
MOHD. MUMTAZ v. NANDINI SATPATHY AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 48/1983 · 20 Dec 1986DismissedLandmark
S.P. SAMPATH KUMAR ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12437/1985 · 9 Dec 1986AllowedLandmark
BIHAR LEGAL SUPPORT SOCIETY v. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 540/1986 · 19 Nov 1986DisposedLandmark
KASTURJ LAL HARLAL v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1862/1971 · 29 Oct 1986DismissedLandmark
TULSIPUR SUGAR CO. LTD. ETC v. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF U.P. & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1174/1980 · 2 May 1986DismissedLandmark
HAZI USMANBHAI HASANBHAI QURESHI & ORS v. STATE OF GUJARAT
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1734/1980 · 17 Apr 1986DismissedLandmark
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF AHMEDABAD & ORS v. JAN MOHAMMED USMANBHAI & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1685/1970 · 17 Apr 1986AllowedLandmark
ATAM PRAKASH v. STATE OF HARYANA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13227/1984 · 27 Feb 1986AllowedLandmark
FILTERCO & ANR v. COMMSSIONER OF SALES TAX, MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 8548/1983 · 11 Feb 1986DismissedLandmark
PRAKASH AMICHAND SHAH v. STAIE OF GUJARAT & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1224/1977 · 20 Dec 1985DismissedLandmark
SHYAM LAL SHARMA & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA
Supreme Court of IndiaREVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) No. 571/1985 · 8 Nov 1985DismissedLandmark
ADARSH TRAVELS BUS SERVICE & ANR v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1021/1976 · 17 Oct 1985DismissedLandmark
KIRPAL SINGH, M.L.A v. UTTAM SINGH & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 650/1975 · 9 Oct 1985DisposedLandmark
INDRAJIT BARIJA & ORS. ETC v. ELECTION COMMLSSION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaTRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 364/1984 · 30 Sep 1985DismissedLandmark
K. CHANDRU ETC.ETC v. STAIE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 8927/1981 · 10 Jul 1985DismissedLandmark
GRAM PANCHAYAT OF VILLAGE, JAMALPUR v. MALWINDER SINGH & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1401/1973 · 9 Jul 1985AllowedLandmark
DISTRIBUTORS (BARODA) PVT. LTD v. UNION OF INDIA AND TWO ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2043/1981 · 1 Jul 1985DismissedLandmark
DR. P. NALLA THAMPY TERAH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1177/1979 · 8 May 1985DismissedLandmark
SMT. GIAN DEVI ANAND v. JEEVAN KUMAR AND OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 3441/1972 · 1 May 1985AllowedLandmark
MC DOWELL & COMPANY LIMITED v. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 570/1983 · 17 Apr 1985DismissedLandmark
DAMAN SINGH & ORS v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 206/1979 · 4 Apr 1985DismissedLandmark
T. VENKATA REDDY ETC. ETC, v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 629/1984 · 27 Mar 1985DismissedLandmark
M/S LOHIA MACHINES LIMITED AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4509/1980 · 25 Jan 1985DismissedLandmark
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA v. STATE OF HARYANA
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 2182/1984 · 25 Apr 1984AllowedLandmark
R. S. NAYAK v. A.R. ANTULAY
Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1740/1984 · 5 Apr 1984DisposedLandmark
ARJUN CHAUBEY v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 2613/1983 · 23 Mar 1984AllowedLandmark
A.R. ANTULAY v. RAMDAS SRINIWAS NAYAK AND ANOTHER
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 247/1983 · 16 Feb 1984DismissedLandmark
R. S. NAYAK v. A.R. ANTULAY
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 356/1983 · 16 Feb 1984AllowedLandmark
CHARAN LAL SAHU & OTHERS v. GIANI ZAIL SINGH & ANOTHER
Supreme Court of IndiaELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 2/1982 · 13 Dec 1983DismissedLandmark
STATE OF TAMIL NADU, ETC. ETC v. L. ABU KAVUR BAI AND ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 957/1973 · 31 Oct 1983DisposedLandmark
R. VISWAN & OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 815/1980 · 6 May 1983DismissedLandmark
MOHD. SHAKEEL WAHID AHMED v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1369/1982 · 31 Mar 1983AllowedLandmark
PATEL ISHWERBHAI PRAHLADBHAI ETC. ETC v. TALUKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER & OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 127/1975 · 28 Jan 1983AllowedLandmark
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANOTHER v. RAMAN LAL KESHAV LAL SONI & OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 359/1978 · 27 Jan 1983DisposedLandmark
NATIONAL TEXTILE WORKERS' UNION ETC v. P.R. RAMKRISHNAN AND OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 4065/1982 · 10 Dec 1982AllowedLandmark
SANJEEV COKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. AND ANOTHER
Supreme Court of IndiaTRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 1/1980 · 10 Dec 1982DismissedLandmark
TRADE LINKS LTD., NEW DELHI AND ANR. ETC. ETC v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANR. ETC. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 528/1981 · 7 May 1982DismissedLandmark
LAKSHMI CHARAN SEN AND ORS ETC v. A.K.M. HASSAN UZZAMAN AMO ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 739/1982 · 30 Mar 1982DisposedLandmark
R.K. GARG ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 355/1981 · 20 Oct 1981DismissedLandmark
MAHARAO SAHIB SRI BHIM SINGHJI ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 350/1977 · 13 Nov 1980DismissedLandmark
AJAY HASIA ETC v. KHALID MUJIB SEHRAVARDI & ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1304/1979 · 13 Nov 1980DismissedLandmark
WAMAN RAO & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 656/1977 · 13 Nov 1980DismissedLandmark
B. S. YADAV AND OTHERS ETC v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ETC,
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4228/1979 · 5 Nov 1980Partly allowedLandmark
SARASWATI DEVI & ORS v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1755/1980 · 4 Nov 1980DismissedLandmark
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS ETC v. RAMAN LAL KESHAV LAL & ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 359/1978 · 30 Jul 1980DisposedLandmark
AMBIKA PRASAD MISHRA ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1543/1977 · 9 May 1980DismissedLandmark
TARA PRASAD SINGH ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 111/1977 · 7 May 1980Partly allowedLandmark
KAMAL KANTI DUTTA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 66/1974 · 23 Apr 1980DismissedLandmark
GURBAKSH SINGH SIBBIA ETC v. STATE OF PUNJAB
Supreme Court of IndiaCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 335/1978 · 9 Apr 1980Partly allowedLandmark
THE ISHWARI KHETAN SUGAR MILLS (P.) LTD. & ANOTHER ETC v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1614/1979 · 2 Apr 1980DismissedLandmark
RAMESH CHANDRA ETC v. STATE OF U.P. ETC
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1841/1978 · 25 Mar 1980Partly allowedLandmark
R. R. ENGINEERING CO v. ZILA PARISHAD, BAREILLY & ANR
Supreme Court of IndiaCIVIL APPEAL No. 1528/1970 · 10 Mar 1980DismissedLandmark
P. S. R. SADHANANTHAM v. ARUNACHALAM & AIIR
Supreme Court of IndiaWRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 355/1979 · 1 Feb 1980DismissedLandmark