Joseph Shine v. Union of India
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Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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| Joseph Shine v. Union of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5486365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Shine v. Union of India Context triple: [Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, notableWork, Joseph Shine v. Union of India]
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Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
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INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
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ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision
The ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision was a controversial 1976 Indian Supreme Court ruling during the Emergency that held citizens had no locus to challenge unlawful detentions when fundamental rights were suspended, later widely criticized and effectively overruled.
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E.
Shaw v. Hunt
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Shine v. Union of India Target entity description: Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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A.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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B.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
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C.
INS v. Chadha
INS v. Chadha is a landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the legislative veto as unconstitutional, significantly reshaping the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.
-
D.
ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision
The ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision was a controversial 1976 Indian Supreme Court ruling during the Emergency that held citizens had no locus to challenge unlawful detentions when fundamental rights were suspended, later widely criticized and effectively overruled.
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E.
Shaw v. Hunt
Shaw v. Hunt is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the Court’s racial gerrymandering jurisprudence by applying and extending the principles first articulated in Shaw v. Reno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Supreme Court of India judgment
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constitutional law case ⓘ landmark judgment ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeOnBench | Dipak Misra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | (2019) 3 SCC 39 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article 14 of the Constitution of India
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Article 15 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 21 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfJudgment | 2018-09-27 ⓘ |
| effect |
decriminalized adultery in India
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read down Section 198(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ⓘ struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| held |
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code is manifestly arbitrary
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Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code is unconstitutional ⓘ Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code violates Article 14 ⓘ Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code violates Article 15 ⓘ Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code violates Article 21 ⓘ adultery is a civil wrong and not a criminal offence ⓘ |
| judge |
A. M. Khanwilkar
NERFINISHED
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D. Y. Chandrachud NERFINISHED ⓘ Dipak Misra NERFINISHED ⓘ Indu Malhotra NERFINISHED ⓘ R. F. Nariman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalProvisionChallenged |
Section 198(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 5 ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent |
Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India
NERFINISHED
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V. Revathi v. Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Joseph Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasoning |
Section 497 treated women as property of their husbands
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Section 497 was based on gender stereotypes ⓘ autonomy and dignity of women must be protected ⓘ criminal law cannot enforce private moral obligations between consenting adults ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
constitutional rights
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criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ |
| respondent | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adultery law
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criminalization of adultery ⓘ gender equality ⓘ personal liberty ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ |
| typeOfPetition | public interest litigation ⓘ |
| yearOfDecision | 2018 ⓘ |
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Subject: Joseph Shine v. Union of India Description of subject: Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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