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Here are some notable Supreme Court judgments in India:

  1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973): This judgment established the doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution, which cannot be amended by Parliament.
  2. Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India (1980): This judgment held that the power to amend the Constitution is not absolute and that certain provisions are beyond the reach of Parliament's amending power.
  3. Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975): This judgment upheld the validity of the 39th Amendment to the Constitution, which had inserted a proviso to Article 329A to prevent the election tribunal from declaring a election null and void.
  4. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976): This judgment held that during a national emergency, the government's power to detain individuals without trial is absolute and cannot be challenged in court.
  5. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978): This judgment expanded the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to life and personal liberty, to include the right to a fair procedure and the right to be heard.
  6. Rajiv Gandhi assassination case (1994): This judgment upheld the death sentence of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
  7. Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India (2000): This judgment held that the Narmada Dam project was not violative of the fundamental rights of the people affected by it.
  8. Vijay Mallya v. Union of India (2017): This judgment allowed the government to seize Vijay Mallya's assets in India and abroad to recover the dues owed by him to various banks.
  9. Sabarimala Temple case (2018): This judgment lifted the ban on women of menstruating age entering the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.
  10. Ayodhya dispute case (2019): This judgment ruled that a disputed site in Ayodhya, believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, would be handed over to a trust to be built into a temple, and that the government would acquire an adjacent plot to build a mosque.

These are just a few examples of the many significant judgments delivered by the Supreme Court of India.