Every case an examiner expects you to name in the published papers, written the way it needs to be recalled: facts, issues, what was held, the ratio and the reasoning — with the citation and the sections it turns on. Open any case and use the palette to see its parts, the precedents it cites and the provisions it reads.
Constitutional Law – I
- Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala (Supreme Court, 1973) — Parliament may amend any provision, but not the basic structure
- In re Berubari Union (Supreme Court, 1960) — the Preamble is a key, not a source of power; territory is ceded by amendment, not by an Article 3 law
- S.R. Bommai v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1994) — the Preamble's strong Centre, the federal character, and the limits on President's rule
- Pradeep Kumar Biswas v Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (Supreme Court, 2002) — the test for "other authorities" under Article 12
- Keshavan Madhava Menon v State of Bombay (Supreme Court, 1951) — Article 13(1) is prospective
- Bhikaji Narain Dhakras v State of Madhya Pradesh (Supreme Court, 1955) — the doctrine of eclipse
- State of West Bengal v Anwar Ali Sarkar (Supreme Court, 1952) — the test of reasonable classification
- E.P. Royappa v State of Tamil Nadu (Supreme Court, 1973) — equality as a guarantee against arbitrariness
- Indra Sawhney v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1992) — the Mandal Commission case
- M. Nagaraj v Union of India (2006) and Jarnail Singh v Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2018) — reservation in promotion after Indra Sawhney
- Bennett Coleman & Co. v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1972) — the newsprint policy and freedom of the press
- Shreya Singhal v Union of India (Supreme Court, 2015) — section 66A and speech on the internet
- Maneka Gandhi v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1978) — "procedure established by law" must be fair, just and reasonable
- Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v Union of India (Supreme Court, 2017) — privacy is a fundamental right
- D.K. Basu v State of West Bengal (Supreme Court, 1997) — the eleven requirements on arrest and custody
- Chintaman Rao v State of Madhya Pradesh (Supreme Court, 1950) — what makes a restriction "reasonable"
Law of Contract and Specific Relief
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893)
- Lalman Shukla v Gauri Datt (1913)
- Balfour v Balfour (1919)
- Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co (1966)
- Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903)
- Chinnaya v Ramayya (1882)
- Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd v Brojo Nath Ganguly (1986)
- Gherulal Parakh v Mahadeodas Maiya (1959)
- Niranjan Shankar Golikari v Century Spinning and Manufacturing Co Ltd (1967)
- Satyabrata Ghose v Mugneeram Bangur & Co (1954)
- Taylor v Caldwell (1863) and Krell v Henry (1903)
- Hadley v Baxendale (1854)
- Fateh Chand v Balkishan Das (1963) to Kailash Nath Associates v DDA (2015)
- Sales Tax Officer, Banaras v Kanhaiya Lal Mukund Lal Saraf (1958)
- Bank of Bihar Ltd v Damodar Prasad (1969)
- State of West Bengal v B.K. Mondal & Sons (1962)
- Morvi Mercantile Bank Ltd v Union of India (1965)
- Chand Rani v Kamal Rani (1993)
Law of Crimes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023)
- Abhayanand Mishra v State of Bihar (1961)
- Malkiat Singh v State of Punjab (1969) and State of Maharashtra v Mohd. Yakub (1980)
- State of Punjab v Gurmit Singh (1996)
- Kanwar Pal Singh Gill v State (2005) — the "outraging modesty" case
- Maina Singh v State of Rajasthan (1976)
- Rawalpenta Venkalu v State of Hyderabad (1956)
- Palani Goundan v Emperor (1919) and In re Thavamani (1943)
- Emperor v Dhirajia (1940) and Gyarsibai v The State (1953)
- Virsa Singh v State of Punjab (1958)
- State of A.P. v Rayavarapu Punnayya (1977)
- K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra (1962)
- Ghapoo Yadav v State of M.P. (2003)
- K.N. Mehra v State of Rajasthan (1957)
- Pyare Lal Bhargava v State of Rajasthan (1963)
- Mahadeo Prasad v State of West Bengal (1954)
- Cherubin Gregory v State of Bihar (1964) and S.N. Hussain v State of A.P. (1972) — the negligence pair
- Kedar Nath Singh v State of Bihar (1962) — sedition read down, and what s. 152 BNS now says
- Vinod Dua v Union of India (2021) — Kedar Nath applied to a journalist, and the FIR quashed
- S. Varadarajan v State of Madras (1965) — "taking" a minor out of guardianship needs the accused's active part
- Thakorlal D. Vadgama v State of Gujarat (1973) — "entices" reaches the slow allurement that precedes the leaving
Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act)
- Ghulam Kubra Bibi v Mohammad Shafi (Peshawar, 1940) — a nikah must be proved, witnesses and all
- Chand Patel v Bismillah Begum (Supreme Court, 2008) — marrying the wife's sister is irregular, not void
- Rashid Ahmad v Anisa Khatun (Privy Council, 1932) — a triple talaq once pronounced is final, whatever the husband meant
- Shamim Ara v State of U.P. (Supreme Court, 2002) — a talaq must be pronounced, for a reason, after an attempt at reconciliation
- Masroor Ahmed v State (Delhi High Court, 2008) — a talaq not communicated is no talaq, and even three pronouncements are one
- Shayara Bano v Union of India (Supreme Court, 2017) — talaq-e-biddat set aside
- Danial Latifi v Union of India (Supreme Court, 2001) — the 1986 Act upheld, and read to protect the divorced wife for life
- Noor Saba Khatoon v Mohd. Quasim (Supreme Court, 1997) — the children's maintenance is their own, not capped at two years
- Yousuf Rawther v Sowramma (Kerala High Court, 1971) — failure to maintain as a breakdown ground, and khula as the wife's gateway
- Itwari v Asghari (Allahabad High Court, 1960) — there is no "Muslim cruelty"; a husband who takes a second wife must explain himself
- Ghulam Sakina v Falak Sher (Lahore High Court, 1950) — the option of puberty survives a child-marriage's "consummation"
- Sir Dinshaw Manockji Petit v Sir Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy (Bombay High Court, 1908) — a Zoroastrian need not be a Parsi
- Lakshmi Sanyal v Sachit Kumar Dhar (Supreme Court, 1972) — the Parts of the Christian Marriage Act are self-contained, and Canon Law supplies the prohibited degrees
- Reynold Rajamani v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1982) — no divorce by mutual consent under the Divorce Act, and no importing English law
- Pragati Varghese v Cyril George Varghese (Bombay High Court, Full Bench, 1997) — the unequal grounds in s. 10 struck down
- John Vallamattom v Union of India (Supreme Court, 2003) — section 118 of the Succession Act struck down
- H. Venkatachala Iyengar v B.N. Thimmajamma (Supreme Court, 1958) — how a will is proved, and what suspicious circumstances do to the burden
- Central Bank of India v Ram Narain (Supreme Court, 1954) — what domicile means: factum and animus
Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I
- Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v A. Rajappa (1978)
- Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate v Management of Dimakuchi Tea Estate (1958)
- Excel Wear v Union of India (1979)
- D.K. Yadav v J.M.A. Industries Ltd (1993)
- Workmen of Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co. of India (P) Ltd v Management (1973)
- Steel Authority of India Ltd v National Union Waterfront Workers (2001)
- T.K. Rangarajan v Government of Tamil Nadu (2003)
- All India Bank Employees' Association v National Industrial Tribunal (1962)
- Rohtas Industries Ltd v Rohtas Industries Staff Union (1976)
- Syndicate Bank v K. Umesh Nayak (1994)
- Bharat Sugar Mills Ltd v Jai Singh (1961)
- J.K. Industries Ltd v Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers (1996)
- Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala v State of Bombay (1962)
- Retrenchment under s. 2(oo): *Hariprasad Shukla* (1957) and *Sundara Money* (1976)
Legal Language including Legal Writing and General English
- D.K. Basu v State of West Bengal (Supreme Court, 1997) — the eleven requirements on arrest and custody
- M.C. Mehta v Union of India (1987) — the Oleum Gas Leak case
- Vishaka v State of Rajasthan (1997)
- Joseph Shine v Union of India (2018)
- Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v Union of India (2011)
- Indian Young Lawyers Association v State of Kerala (2018)
Practical Training – I: Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System
- Ex-Capt. Harish Uppal v Union of India (2003)
- Supreme Court Bar Association v Union of India (1998)
- V. Sudeer v Bar Council of India (1999)
- Indira Jaising v Supreme Court of India (2017)
- Bar Council of Maharashtra v M.V. Dabholkar (1976)
- P.D. Gupta v Ram Murti (1997)
- D.P. Chadha v Triyugi Narain Mishra (2001)
- Shambhu Ram Yadav v Hanuman Das Khatry (2001)
- R.D. Saxena v Balram Prasad Sharma (2000)
- In re Arundhati Roy (2002)
- Mahipal Singh Rana v State of U.P. (2016)
- C. Ravichandran Iyer v Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee (1995)
Law of Torts, Motor Accident Claims and Consumer Protection
- M.C. Mehta v Union of India (1987) — the Oleum Gas Leak case
- Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
- Rylands v Fletcher (1868)
- Union Carbide Corporation v Union of India — the Bhopal gas disaster litigation
- Ashby v White (1703) and the Gloucester Grammar School Case (1410)
- Bhim Singh v State of Jammu & Kashmir (1985)
- Rudul Sah v State of Bihar (1983) and Nilabati Behera v State of Orissa (1993)
- State of Rajasthan v Vidhyawati (1962)
- Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v State of U.P. (1965) and N. Nagendra Rao & Co v State of A.P. (1994)
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi v Subhagwanti (1966)
- Jacob Mathew v State of Punjab (2005)
- Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1992)
- In Re Polemis (1921) and The Wagon Mound (No. 1) (1961)
- Hedley Byrne & Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners Ltd. (1964)
- Rustom K. Karanjia v K.M.D. Thackersey (1970) and R. Rajagopal v State of Tamil Nadu (1994)
- Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation (2009) and National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi (2017)
- National Insurance Co Ltd v Swaran Singh (2004)
- Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha (1995)
- Lucknow Development Authority v M.K. Gupta (1994)
- Laxmi Engineering Works v P.S.G. Industrial Institute (1995) and Faqir Chand Gulati v Uppal Agencies Pvt Ltd (2008)