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D. Prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace. Some Supreme Court Cases and Related Decisions Case Decision S.R. Bommai ● Relevant Article: Article 356 Case 1994 (President's Rule). ● The declaration of President's Rule is subject to judicial review. ● President's Rule cannot be imposed arbitrarily. ● This is a landmark decision to protect the federal structure. Indira ● Subject: Reservation Policy. Sawhney Case ● 27% reservation for Other (Mandal Case) Backward Classes (OBCs) was 1992 upheld. ● The total reservation limit cannot exceed 50%. PYQ’s Solution English 3 ● The creamy layer principle applies in reservation. Nagarajan ● Subject: Reservation and Case 2017 Promotion. ● Reservation in promotions is available only if the state certifies that ● Scheduled Castes/Tribes are backward. ● Reservation is necessary. ● Administrative efficiency should not be affected. Balaji ● Subject: Difference between a Raghavan title and an award. Case 1994 ● National awards like Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc. will not be considered titles. ● They were held constitutionally valid. PUCL 2003 ● Subject: Right to Information. ● It is mandatory to make public the educational, criminal, and property related information of contesting candidates. ● The Right to Information is a part of Article 19(1)(a) (freedom of expression). Ramesh ● Subject: Press Freedom. Thapar and ● Freedom of the press is Brij Bhushan protected under Article Case 19(1)(a). ● Arbitrary censorship is unconstitutional. Communist ● Subject: Ban on strikes. Party of India ● Striking is not a fundamental Case right. ● It is only a legal right. Andhra ● Subject: Evidence Law. Pradesh vs. ● Fingerprints and handwriting Krishna will be admissible as evidence. Menon Case Dastgir Case ● Subject: Evidence against oneself. ● No person can be compelled to testify against himself. ● Protection under Article 20(3). Maneka ● Subject: Due Process of Law. Gandhi Case ● Expanded the interpretation of 1978 Article 21 (life and personal liberty). ● "Fair Procedure" is also required along with "procedure established by law." ● This is a landmark example of judicial activism. RC Kapoor ● Subject: Nationalization of Case banks. ● Legalized the nationalization of banks. ● Validated the socialist policies of the state. SC Gupta vs. ● Subject: Public Interest Union of India Litigation (PIL). (1982) ● Judgment: ● Legalized the concept of public interest litigation. ● Granted the right of any individual/organization to approach the court in the interest of the underprivileged sections of society. ● It is also called the "First Judges' Case." Kihoto ● 'Free and fair elections' was Hollohan v. added to the basic Jachillhu, characteristics. 1992 Vishakha and ● Prevention of sexual others v. State harassment of women at the of Rajasthan workplace Royappa case ● Dynamics of the right to equality PYQ’s Solution English 3