- Statement 1 is correct: Section 377 of the IPC criminalized 'unnatural offences', including consensual same-sex relations, and its decriminalization was a significant step for LGBTQ+ rights in India. - Statement 2 is correct: Joseph Shine vs Union of India is the landmark case where the Supreme Court struck down Section 497 of the IPC (adultery) as unconstitutional. - Statement 3 is correct: Indian Young Lawyers Association vs State of Kerala is the Sabarimala temple entry case, which challenged the denial of entry to women of menstruating age, directly relating to women's rights and equality in religious places. - Statement 4 is incorrect: Yashwant vs State of Maharashtra deals with criminal law matters and is not associated with the Right to Education. The Right to Education is primarily linked to Article 21A of the Constitution and related legislation/cases like Unni Krishnan case or those concerning the RTE Act, 2009.
Consider the following statements, find the "wrong" one. 1. Section 377 of the IPC recently reported in the news is associated with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Rights. 2. Joseph shine Vs union of India is the case related to 497 of the IPC. 3. Indian Young Lawyers association Vs state of Kerala is related to women Rights. 4. Yashwant Vs State of Maharashtra is the case associated with Right to education.
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Fundamental Rights (Landmark Supreme Court Judgments related to Fundamental Rights)
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- Choose the correct answer : The fundamental rights have been described as (i) The Magna Carta of India (ii) The Conscience of the Constitution (iii) The soul of the constitution (iv) Inspiration from bill of rights of American constitution
- Consider the following statements :
- Who among the following person said for the Fundamental Rights "a pledge to our people and a pact with the civilized world"?
- Which one of the following statements with regard to Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India case, 1978 is not correct?
- The Judgment of the Supreme Court in *Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties* v. Union of India 2004 is related to which of the following ?
- Which among the following deals with Habeas Corpus ?
- In which of the following cases.Supreme Court held that: "Fundamental Rights enable a man to chalk out his own life in the manner he likes best" ?
- Who said the following words about Fundamental Rights : "A Fundamental Right should be looked upon, not from the point of view of any particular difficulty of that moment, but as something that you want to make permanent in this Constitution"?