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Basic instinct : a landmark in modern constitutional jurisprudence, Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) --
Life uninterrupted : the Supreme Court's chance at redemption, Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978) --
Whose law is it anyway? A flashpoint in religious fundamentalism : Mohammed Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985) --
Home on the range : the emergence of 'second generations rights' like housing, Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985) --
Justice delayed : the loss through law, Union Carbide Corporation v. Union of India (1989) --
'No, I am more backward than you are!' : the discourse on reservations, Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) --
Death in custody : the breach of trust and its price, Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa (1993) --
Courting liberty : independence of the judiciary as envisaged by the Constitution of India, Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (1993) --
All in a day's work : sexual harassment at the workplace, Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (1997) --
Killing me softly : the euthanasia debate in India, Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011).
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