Landmark supreme court judgment of all time Jury decision overturned by High Court. open and shut case This case is notable for being the last case when a jury trial was held in India. KM Nanavati, a naval officer, murdered his wife's lover, Prem Ahuja. The jury ruled in favour of Nanavati and declared him "not guilty" which was eventually set aside by the Bombay High Court. Keshavananda Bharti vs State of Kerala - 1973. The mile stone Judgment in Indian Legal History. Parliament's prevented from taking away individual rights. The Supreme Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights of individuals mentioned in the Constitution. Parliament's overarching ambitions nipped in the bud Elected representatives cannot be given the benefit of doubt A Landmark case which introduced the concept of "basic structure" of the constitution of India and declared that those points decided as basic structure could ...
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