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Ashoka Kumar Thakur v Union of India   flag 

[2008] INSC 614
Supreme Court of India
India
10th April, 2008

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Education Act, 1960 (Tas)
Education Act, 1994 (Tas)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
Brown v Board of Education 347 US 483; 38 ALR 2d 1180; 98 L Ed 2d 873; [1954] Idaho 349; 98 L Ed 873; 74 SCt 686 United States Supreme Court United States 17 May 1954 WorldLII flag 1034
Village of Arlington Heights v Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation 429 US 252; 97 SCt 555; 50 L Ed 2d 450; 50 L Ed 2 United States Supreme Court United States 11 Jan 1977 WorldLII flag 726
Washington v Davis 426 US 229; 48 L Ed 2d 597; 44 USLW 4789; 96 SCt 2040 United States Supreme Court United States 7 Jun 1976 WorldLII flag 691
United States v Lopez 514 US 549; 115 SCt 1; 131 L Ed 2d 626 United States Supreme Court United States 26 Apr 1995 WorldLII flag 659
Yick Wo v Hopkins 6 SCt 1064 United States Supreme Court United States 10 May 1886 WorldLII flag 645
Regents of the University of California v Bakke 438 US 265; 57 L Ed 2d 750; 98 SCt 2733 United States Supreme Court United States 28 Jun 1978 WorldLII flag 385
Shelley v Kraemer 334 US 1; 68 SCt 836; 3 ALR 2d 441; 92 L Ed 1161 United States Supreme Court United States 3 May 1948 WorldLII flag 380
Hernandez v New York 500 US 352; 114 L Ed 2d 395; 111 SCt 1859 United States Supreme Court United States 28 May 1991 WorldLII flag 338
United States v Carolene Products Co 304 US 144; 82 L Ed 1234; 58 SCt 778 United States Supreme Court United States 25 Apr 1938 WorldLII flag 318
Plessy v Ferguson 163 US 537; 41 L Ed 256; 16 SCt 1138 United States Supreme Court United States 18 May 1896 WorldLII flag 274
Grey v Pearson [1857] EngR 335; [1843-60] All ER 21; (1857) 6 HLCas 61; 10 ER 1216 House of Lords United Kingdom circa 1857 CommonLII flag 274
Nokes v Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd [1940] AC 1014; [1940] 3 All ER 549; [1940] 3 Al 1 United Kingdom circa 1940 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 265
Skinner v Oklahoma 316 US 535; (1942) 155 P2d 715; 86 L Ed 1655; 62 SCt 1110 United States Supreme Court United States 1 Jun 1942 WorldLII flag 264
City of Richmond v JA Croson Co 488 US 469; 102 L Ed 2d 854; 109 SCt 706 United States Supreme Court United States 23 Jan 1989 WorldLII flag 252
Fullilove v Klutznick 448 US 448; 65 L Ed 2d 902; 100 SCt 2758 United States Supreme Court United States 2 Jul 1980 WorldLII flag 228
Kesavananda Bharati v Kerala (1973) 4 SCC 225; AIR 1973 SC 1461 Supreme Court of India India circa 1973 flag 178
Stock v Frank Jones (Tipton) Ltd [1978] 1 All ER 948; [1978] 1 WLR 231; [1978] ICR 347 United Kingdom circa 1978 LexisNexis flag 172
Grutter v Bollinger 539 US 306; 123 SCt 2325; 156 L Ed 2d 304; 177 Ed Law Rep 801 United States Supreme Court United States 23 Jun 2003 WorldLII flag 135
AK Gopalan v Madras [1950] INSC 14; [1950] SCR 88; AIR 1950 SC 27 Supreme Court of India India 19 May 1950 LIIofIndia flag 129
TMA Pai Foundation v Karnataka (2002) 8 SCC 481 circa 2002 124
West Bengal v Anwar Ali Sarkar [1952] INSC 1; [1952] SCR 284; AIR 1952 SC 75 Supreme Court of India India 11 Jan 1952 LIIofIndia flag 108
Whitney v IRC [1926] AC 37; 10 Tax Cas 88; 134 LT 98; 42 TLR 58; 51 HL 10 United Kingdom circa 1926 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 103
Palmore v Sidoti 466 US 429; 80 L Ed 2d 421; 104 SCt 1879 United States Supreme Court United States 25 Apr 1984 WorldLII flag 99
Unni Krishnan, JP Etc v Andhra Pradesh [1993] INSC 60; (1993) 1 SCC 645; 1993 1 SCALE 290; 1993 1 JT 474; 1993 1 SCR 594; AIR 1993 SC 2178 Supreme Court of India India circa 1993 LIIofIndia flag 98
Bombay & Anr v FN Balsara [1951] INSC 38; [1951] SCR 682; AIR 1951 SC 318 Supreme Court of India India 25 May 1951 LIIofIndia flag 95
Minerva Mills Ltd v Union of India [1980] INSC 141; (1980) 3 SCC 625; [1981] 1 SCR 206; AIR 1980 SC 1789 Supreme Court of India India 31 Jul 1980 LIIofIndia flag 93
A K Roy v Union of India & Anr [1981] INSC 209; (1982) 1 SCC 271; [1982] 2 SCR 272; [1982] SCC (Cri) 152; 1981 4 SCALE 1905; AIR 1982 SC 710 Supreme Court of India India 28 Dec 1981 LIIofIndia flag 91
Luke v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1963] AC 557; (1963) 1 All ER 655; 40 Tax Cas 630 United Kingdom circa 1963 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 88
SR Bommai v Union of India [1994] INSC 173; (1994) 3 SCC 1; [1994] 2 SCR 644; 1994 2 SCALE 37; 1994 2 JT 215; AIR 1994 SC 1918 Supreme Court of India India 11 Mar 1994 LIIofIndia flag 83
Metro Broadcasting, Inc v FCC 497 US 547; 111 L Ed 2d 445; 110 SCt 2997 United States Supreme Court United States 27 Jun 1990 WorldLII flag 83
Kerala & Anr v N M Thomas [1975] INSC 224; (1976) 2 SCC 310; [1976] 1 SCR 906; AIR 1976 SC 490 Supreme Court of India India 19 Sep 1975 LIIofIndia flag 73
R M D Chamarbaugwalla v the Union of India [1957] INSC 32; [1957] SCR 930; AIR 1957 SC 628 Supreme Court of India India 9 Apr 1957 LIIofIndia flag 72
M Nagaraj v Union of India (2006) 8 SCC 212; AIR 2007 SC 7 Supreme Court of India India circa 2007 flag 71
Ahmedabad ST Xaviers College Society & Anr v Gujarat & Anr [1974] INSC 106; [1975] 1 SCR 173; (1974) 1 SCC 717; AIR 1974 SC 1389 Supreme Court of India India 26 Apr 1974 LIIofIndia flag 66
Dorchy v Kansas 264 US 286; 68 L Ed 686; 44 SCt 323 United States Supreme Court United States 10 Mar 1924 WorldLII flag 65
Gratz v Bollinger 539 US 244; 123 SCt 2411; 156 L Ed 2d 257; 177 Ed Law Rep 851 United States Supreme Court United States 23 Jun 2003 WorldLII flag 54
Indra Sawhney v Union of India (2000) 1 SCC 168; (1999) 9 SC 557 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1999 flag 52
Bombay & Anr v the United Motors (India) Ltd [1953] INSC 24; [1953] SCR 1069; AIR 1953 SC 252 Supreme Court of India India 30 Mar 1953 LIIofIndia flag 49
West Bengal v Subodh Gopal Bose [1953] INSC 85; [1954] SCR 587; AIR 1954 SC 92 Supreme Court of India India 17 Dec 1953 LIIofIndia flag 47
PAInamdar v Maharashtra (2005) 6 SCC 537 circa 2005 46
R Chitralekha & Anr v Mysore [1964] INSC 20; (1964) 6 SCR 368; AIR 1964 SC 1823 Supreme Court of India India 29 Jan 1964 LIIofIndia flag 45
Akhil Bharatiya Soshit Karamchari Sangh (Railway) v Union of India [1980] INSC 221; (1981) 1 SCC 246; [1981] 2 SCR 185; AIR 1981 SC 298; [1980] Lab IC 1325 Supreme Court of India India 14 Nov 1980 LIIofIndia flag 43
J K Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills Co , Ltd v Uttar Pradesh [1960] INSC 289; AIR 1961 SC 1170; (1961) 3 SCR 185 Supreme Court of India India 12 Dec 1960 LIIofIndia flag 42
Hussainara Khatoon v Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna [1979] INSC 67; (1980) 1 SCC 98; [1979] 3 SCR 532; [1980] SCC (Cri) 40; AIR 1979 SC 1369 Supreme Court of India India 9 Mar 1979 LIIofIndia flag 41
United States v Chase 135 US 255; 34 L Ed 117; 10 SCt 756 United States Supreme Court United States 28 Apr 1890 WorldLII flag 41
Curtis v Stovin [1889] UKLawRpKQB 25; (1889) 22 QBD 513 United Kingdom 6 Feb 1889 CommonLII flag 41
General Manager, Southern Railway v Rangachari [1961] INSC 198; [1962] 2 SCR 586; AIR 1962 SC 36 Supreme Court of India India 28 Apr 1961 LIIofIndia flag 40
Narendra Kumar v the Union of India [1959] INSC 147; [1960] 2 SCR 375; AIR 1960 SC 430 Supreme Court of India India 3 Dec 1959 LIIofIndia flag 40
Chintaman Rao v Madhya Pradesh [1950] INSC 29; [1950] SCR 759; AIR 1951 SC 118 Supreme Court of India India 8 Nov 1950 LIIofIndia flag 40
Attorney-General for Alberta v Attorney-General for Canada [1947] AC 503 United Kingdom circa 1947 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 39
Robert Wigram Crawford,-Appellant; Richard Spooner,-Respondent [1846] EngR 1209; (1846) 6 Moore PC 1; 13 ER 582 Privy Council United Kingdom circa 1846 CommonLII flag 39
Union of India v Virpal Singh Chauhan [1995] INSC 545; (1995) 6 SCC 684; 1995 5 SCALE 648; (1995) 7 JT 231; AIR 1996 SC 448 Supreme Court of India India 10 Oct 1995 LIIofIndia flag 35
K Nagaraj , v Andhra Pradesh & Anr [1985] INSC 8; (1985) 1 SCC 523; 1985 2 SCR 579; 1985 1 SCALE 31; AIR 1985 SC 551; [1985] SCC (L & S) 280 Supreme Court of India India 18 Jan 1985 LIIofIndia flag 35
IR Coelho v TN (2007) 2 SCC 1 circa 2007 34
Minor P Rajendran v Madras [1968] INSC 10; [1968] 2 SCR 786; AIR 1968 SC 1012 Supreme Court of India India 17 Jan 1968 LIIofIndia flag 34
7 AC 96 7 AC 96 United Kingdom circa 1985 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 34
Madras v Srimathi Champakam Dorairajan [1951] INSC 25; [1951] SCR 525; AIR 1951 SC 226 Supreme Court of India India 9 Apr 1951 LIIofIndia flag 31
Assam Railways and Trading Co Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1934] UKHL TC_18_509; [1935] AC 445; [1934] All ER 646 House of Lords United Kingdom 24 Jul 1934 BAILII flag 31
DR Venkatachalam v Dy Transport Commissioner [1976] INSC 322; (1977) 2 SCC 273; [1977] 2 SCR 392; AIR 1977 SC 842 Supreme Court of India India 10 Dec 1976 LIIofIndia flag 29
RS Raghunath v Karnataka & Anr [1991] INSC 256; 1992 1 SCC 335; 1991 2 SCALE 808; 1991 4 JT 82; 1991 1 SCR Supl 387; AIR 1992 SC 81; [1992] SCC (L & S) 286 Supreme Court of India India 4 Oct 1991 LIIofIndia flag 28
Lenigh Valley Coal Co v Yensavage 218 FR 547 circa 1992 28
(1981) 2 SCC 362 (1981) 2 SCC 362 circa 1981 27
Artemiou v Procopiou 1966 1 QB 878 United Kingdom circa 1966 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 26
St Stephen's College v University of Delhi (1992) 1 SCC 558 circa 1992 25
A Periakaruppan Chettiar v Tamil Nadu [1971] INSC 12; 1971 1 SCC 38; AIR 1971 SC 2303; 10 SCR Supl 608; 1971 2 SCR 430 Supreme Court of India India 15 Jan 1971 LIIofIndia flag 25
Motor General Traders & Anr v Andhra Pradesh [1983] INSC 165; [1984] 1 SCR 594; 1983 2 SCALE 513; 1984 1 SCC 222; AIR 1984 SC 121 Supreme Court of India India 26 Oct 1983 LIIofIndia flag 22
Union of India (2003) 11 SCC 146 circa 2003 21
P Sambamurthy v Andhra Pradesh & Anr [1986] INSC 278; (1987) 1 SCC 362; 1986 2 SCALE 1168; 1987 1 JT 20; 1987 1 SCR 879; AIR 1987 SC 663 Supreme Court of India India 20 Dec 1986 LIIofIndia flag 20
Union of India v Filip Tiago De Gama of Vedem Vasco De Gama AIR 1990 SC 981 Supreme Court of India India circa 1990 flag 19
Aiims Students' Union v Aiims (2002) 1 SCC 428 circa 2002 18
Sarwan Singh & Anr v Kasturi Lal [1976] INSC 327; (1977) 1 SCC 750; [1977] 2 SCR 421; AIR 1977 SC 265 Supreme Court of India India 14 Dec 1976 LIIofIndia flag 18
Uttar Pradesh v Pradip Tandon [1974] INSC 245; [1975] 2 SCR 761; 1975 1 SCC 267; AIR 1975 SC 563 Supreme Court of India India 19 Nov 1974 LIIofIndia flag 18
Abley v Dale [1851] EngR 600; 11 CB 378; 138 ER 519; 21 LJCP 104 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1851 CommonLII flag 18
Andhra Pradesh v US v Balram [1972] INSC 31; (1972) 1 SCC 660; [1972] 3 SCR 247; AIR 1972 SC 1375 Supreme Court of India India 28 Jan 1972 LIIofIndia flag 17
Gujarat v Dilipbhai Nathjibhai Patel and Anr (JT 1998 2 SC 253 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1998 flag 16
Sultana Begum v Prem Chand Jain (1997) 1 SCC 373 circa 1997 15
Janki Prasad Parimoo v Jammu & Kashmir [1973] INSC 6; (1973) 1 SCC 420; [1973] 3 SCR 236; AIR 1973 SC 930; [1973] SCC (L & S) 217 Supreme Court of India India 10 Jan 1973 LIIofIndia flag 15
Jones v Smart 1 TR 52 circa 1973 14
Vickers Sons and Maxim Ltd v Evans [1910] AC 445 United Kingdom circa 1910 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 11
2 SCR 257 2 SCR 257 circa 1973 11
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v M/s Price Waterhouse and Anr AIR 1998 SC 74 Supreme Court of India India circa 1998 flag 10
Sajjan Singh v Rajasthan [1964] INSC 246; [1965] 1 SCR 933; AIR 1965 SC 845 Supreme Court of India India 30 Oct 1964 LIIofIndia flag 10
Jumma Masjid, Mercara v Kodimaniandra Deviah [1962] INSC 3; 1962 2 SCR Supl 554; AIR 1962 SC 847 Supreme Court of India India 11 Jan 1962 LIIofIndia flag 10
[2007] Act 5 [2007] Act 5 United Kingdom circa 2007 flag 9
Andhra Pradesh v PSagar [1968] 3 SCR 595 circa 1968 9
M R Balaji v Mysore [1962] INSC 276; 1962 1 SCR Supl 439; AIR 1963 SC 649 Supreme Court of India India 28 Sep 1962 LIIofIndia flag 9
Pye v Minister for Lands for NSW [1954] 3 All ER 514 United Kingdom circa 1954 LexisNexis flag 9
Commissioner of Sales Tax, MP v Popular Trading Co, Ujjain 2000 5 SCC 511 circa 2000 8
Bandhua Mukti Morcha v Union of India & Others (1997) 10 SCC 549 circa 1997 8
Shri v v Giri v Dippala Suri Dora [1959] INSC 92; (1960) 1 SCR 426; AIR 1959 SC 1318 Supreme Court of India India 20 May 1959 LIIofIndia flag 8
Ashoka Kumar Thakur v Bihar [1995] INSC 461; (1995) 5 SCC 403; 1995 5 SCALE 115; (1995) 6 JT 390; AIR 1996 SC 75 Supreme Court of India India 4 Sep 1995 LIIofIndia flag 7
Gursahai Saigal v Commissioner of Income-Tax, Punjab [1962] INSC 249; [1963] 3 SCR 893; 1963 3 SCR Supl 893; AIR 1963 SC 1062; (1963) 48 ITR 1 Supreme Court of India India 31 Aug 1962 LIIofIndia flag 7
5 Bing 177 5 Bing 177 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1996 flag 7
Kumari KS Jayasree & Anr v Kerala & Anr [1976] INSC 187; [1977] 1 SCR 194; 1976 3 SCC 730; AIR 1976 SC 2381 Supreme Court of India India 20 Aug 1976 LIIofIndia flag 6
United States v Trans-Missouri Freight Association 169 US 290 United States Supreme Court United States circa 1976 Westlaw flag 6
Nair Service Society v Kerala (2007) 4 SCC 1 circa 2007 5
MC Mehta v Union of India (1998) 6 SCC 63 circa 1998 5
Vinod Kumar v Union of India (1996) 6 SCC 580 circa 1996 5
Indra Sawhney v Union of India (1996) 6 SCC 506 circa 1996 4
Mysore v R v Bidap 1974 3 SCC 337 circa 1974 4
De Winton v Brecon 28 LJCh 598 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1976 flag 4
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi v Steja Singh [1958] INSC 109; 1959 1 SCR Supl 394; AIR 1959 SC 352 Supreme Court of India India 5 Nov 1958 LIIofIndia flag 3
Travancore-Cochin v the Bombay Co Ltd [1952] INSC 42; [1952] SCR 1112; AIR 1952 SC 366 Supreme Court of India India 16 Oct 1952 LIIofIndia flag 3
Bombay and Anr v FN Balsara [1952] SCR 682 circa 1952 3
Minor P Rajendran v Madras 1968 2 SCR 787 circa 1968 2
[1940] Bomb 379 [1940] Bomb 379 India - Maharashtra circa 1940 flag 2
[1860] Act 5 [1860] Act 5 United Kingdom circa 1860 flag 2
539 US 343; 58 Chicago Bar Record 282 539 US 343; 58 Chicago Bar Record 282 United States Supreme Court United States - Illinois Westlaw flag 2
Palmore v Sidoti 539 US 342; 466 US 429 United States Supreme Court United States Westlaw flag 2
Janjua v Punjab (1996) 2 SCC 715 circa 1996 1
3 SCC 217 3 SCC 217 circa 1996 1
State Government In L Chandra Kumar v Union of India AIR 1997 SC 1125; (1997) 3 SCC 261 circa 1997
(1996) 6 SCC 756 AIR 1997 SC 699; (1996) 2 CHRLD 11; (1997) 2 BHRC 258; (1996) 6 SCC 756 circa 1996
Madras v vG Row [1952] INSC 19; [1952] SCR 597; AIR 1952 SC 196 Supreme Court of India India 31 Mar 1952 LIIofIndia flag

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