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Chandrachud grounded the right to privacy in dignity, liberty, autonomy, bodily and mental integrity, self-determination and across a spectrum of protected rights. Writing for himself and three other judges, he stated: Dignity cannot exist without privacy.
Bobde, R. K. Agrawal, R. F. Nariman, A. M. Sapre, D. Y. Chandrachud, S. K. Kaul, and S. A. Nazeer unanimously held that "the right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution."
The tenure is Chandrachud as chief justice is ongoing and is expected to last till 11 November 2024. Chandrachud was appointed by the President of India Droupadi Murmu in November 2022. [2] Among many things, Chandrachud's Constitutional bench struck down Electoral Bond scheme. He led the bench in DMRC v.
Minerva Mills Ltd. and Ors. v. Union Of India and Ors. (case number: Writ Petition (Civil) 356 of 1977; case citation: AIR 1980 SC 1789) [1] is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India [2] that applied and evolved the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India.
The objectives of the Act, therefore, very clearly emphasise the intention of the Indian state to deliver justice to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities through affirmative action in order to enable them to live in society with dignity and self-esteem and without fear, violence or suppression from the dominant castes. [15]
Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice (2018) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that decriminalised all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex.
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud. Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu: Preceded by: Ritu Bahri Manoj Kumar Tiwari (acting) Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court; In office 30 October 2023 – 25 December 2024: Nominated by: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud: Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu: Judge of Karnataka High Court; In office 2 January 2015 – 29 October 2023 ...