Top 10 Judgements of the Supreme Court of India [2022]

In the case of M Nagaraj v Union of India, The five-judge Bench upheld the constitutional validity of Reservation in Promotion to SCs/STs.

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Neil Aurelio Nunes vs Union Of India, in this judgement supreme court upheld the OBC and EWS reservation in All India quota.

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Reservation of Vanniyar Community

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In this case a split verdict was delivered by Supreme Court and now the matter is before the CJI and he may constitute a new bench and start the matter again.

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Challenging provisions of the PMLA

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In Neeraj Dutta v State Constitution Bench led by Justice Nazeer held that public officials can be convicted for bribery without direct evidence.

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In Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India . In a 3-2 majority, the Supreme Court upheld the 103rd Constitutional Amendment providing EWS reservation.

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In this case government citing Kedar Nath judgement said that there is no need to review the validity of sedition law.

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In Noel Harper v Union of India court upheld the constitutionality of the Union’s 2020 Amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA).

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In this case SC said One Rank, One Pension Is Govt’s Policy Decision, Suffers From No Constitutional Infirmity.

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