| Year | Case Law | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Law (IPC, CrPC, Special Acts) | ||
| 1961 | State of Maharashtra v. Kathi Kalu Oghad | Right against self-incrimination. |
| 1962 | Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar | Sedition law and free speech. |
| 1973 | Shivaji Sahabrao Bobade v. State of Maharashtra | Principles of fair trial. |
| 1978 | Tuka Ram v. State of Maharashtra | Rape law and victim consent. |
| 1980 | Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab | Death penalty in the rarest of rare cases. |
| 1996 | Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab | Suicide and euthanasia. |
| 1996 | D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal | Safeguards against custodial torture. |
| 1997 | Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan | Sexual harassment at the workplace. |
| 2006 | Om Prakash v. Dil Bahar | Kidnapping and abduction under IPC. |
| 2009 | State of U.P. v. Ram Sajivan | Intention and knowledge under IPC. |
| 2012 | Mohammed Ajmal Kasab v. State of Maharashtra | Death penalty for terrorism. |
| 2012 | Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. | FIR registration is mandatory for cognizable offenses. |
| 2015 | Laxmi v. Union of India | Acid attacks and regulation of acid sales. |
| 2015 | Shreya Singhal v. Union of India | Struck down Section 66A of IT Act (freedom of speech). |
| 2019 | Santosh Bariyar v. State of Maharashtra | Review of death penalty jurisprudence. |
| Constitutional Law | ||
| 1973 | Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala | Basic Structure Doctrine. |
| 1978 | Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India | Expanded the scope of personal liberty under Article 21. |
| 1986 | Minerva Mills v. Union of India | Judicial review as part of the Basic Structure. |
| 1985 | Shah Bano Case | Maintenance for Muslim women under CrPC. |
| 1992 | Indra Sawhney v. Union of India | Reservation in public employment. |
| 1994 | S.R. Bommai v. Union of India | Scope of President's Rule. |
| 2006 | Rameshwar Prasad v. Union of India | Dissolution of state assembly. |
| 2007 | I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu | Laws under the Ninth Schedule are open to judicial review. |
| 2017 | Puttaswamy v. Union of India | Right to Privacy. |
| 2018 | Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India | Decriminalization of Section 377. |
| Law of Evidence | ||
| 1939 | Pakala Narayana Swami v. Emperor | Definition of a “dying declaration.” |
| 1959 | Tahsildar Singh v. State of U.P. | Confessions before a police officer. |
| 1960 | State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya | Admissibility of confessions. |
| 1969 | Narbada Prasad v. Chhaganlal | Burden of proof in civil cases. |
| 1973 | R.M. Malkani v. State of Maharashtra | Admissibility of tape-recorded evidence. |
| 1973 | Harijan Valji Domaji v. State of Gujarat | Identification parade guidelines. |
| 1975 | Ravinder Singh v. State of Haryana | Evidentiary value of dying declarations. |
| 1983 | Bharwada Bhoginbhai v. State of Gujarat | Appreciation of evidence in sexual offenses. |
| 1999 | State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh | Illegally obtained evidence in NDPS cases. |
| 2004 | Zahira Habibullah Sheikh v. State of Gujarat | Importance of witnesses turning hostile. |
| Special Laws | ||
| 1987 | M.C. Mehta v. Union of India | Environmental pollution (Oleum gas leak case). |
| 1989 | Union Carbide Corporation v. Union of India | Bhopal gas tragedy and compensation. |
| 1995 | Consumer Education & Research Centre v. Union of India | Health rights under Article 21. |
| 1995 | Indian Medical Assn. v. V.P. Shantha | Medical negligence under the Consumer Protection Act. |
| 2002 | T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka | Rights of minority institutions. |
| 2003 | State of Maharashtra v. Praful Desai | Use of video conferencing for trial. |
| 2011 | Aruna Shanbaug v. Union of India | Passive euthanasia recognized. |
| 2013 | Lilly Thomas v. Union of India | Disqualification of convicted MPs/MLAs. |
| 2016 | Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India | Criminal defamation law upheld. |
| 2016 | Vikas Yadav v. State of U.P. | Concept of “honor killing.” |
| Administrative Law and Public Law | ||
| 1950 | A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras | Personal liberty interpretation. |
| 1967 | Golaknath v. State of Punjab | Parliament's amending powers. |
| 1981 | S.P. Gupta v. Union of India | Judges’ appointment and judicial independence. |
| 2010 | Union of India v. R. Gandhi | Constitutionality of National Company Law Tribunal. |
| 2018 | Common Cause v. Union of India | Guidelines for passive euthanasia. |