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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Constitutional morality — coined by | Dr. Ambedkar (Constituent Assembly debates, 1948) |
| Right to Privacy landmark | K.S. Puttaswamy (2017) — 9-judge bench, unanimous |
| Section 377 struck down | Navtej Singh Johar (2018) — 5-judge bench, unanimous |
| Section 497 (adultery) struck down | Joseph Shine (2018) — 5-judge bench, unanimous |
| Instant triple talaq case | Shayara Bano (2017) — 3:2 majority |
| Triple talaq legislation | Muslim Women Act 2019 — up to 3 years imprisonment |
| Sabarimala case year | 2018 — 4:1 majority; referred to 9-judge bench 2019 |
| EWS reservation upheld | Janhit Abhiyan (2022) — 3:2 majority |
| Article 370 abrogation upheld | In Re: Article 370 (Dec 2023) — 5-judge bench, unanimous |
| CAA 2019 — beneficiary religions | Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian |
| CAA Rules notified | March 2024 |
| DPDP Act 2023 — regulatory body | Data Protection Board of India (DPBI) |
| DPDP Act max penalty | ₹250 crore |
| BNS/BNSS/BSA effective date | 1 July 2024 |
| Sedition replacement in BNS | Section 152 — acts against sovereignty/unity |
| Transformative constitutionalism — key proponent | Justice D.Y. Chandrachud |
| Vishakha judgment year | 1997 — sexual harassment at workplace guidelines |
| NJAC struck down | 2015 — 99th Amendment — judicial independence = Basic Structure |