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Question

Arrange the following leading cases in order, pronounced by the Supreme Court by using the code given below :
(a) Selvi v. State of Karnataka
(b) Official Liquidator v. Dayananda
(c) I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu
(d) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharastra
Code :

The correct answer is
(d), (c), (b), (a)

Supreme Court Cases Chronological Order

The task is to arrange the given Supreme Court cases in the order they were pronounced, from earliest to latest.

Case Pronouncement Years

First, determine the year each significant case was decided by the Supreme Court:

  • (a) Selvi v. State of Karnataka: 2010
  • (b) Official Liquidator v. Dayananda: 2008
  • (c) I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu: 2007
  • (d) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra: 2005

Case Ordering Summary

A table summarizing the cases and their pronouncement years helps in visualization:

Case Abbreviation Case Name Pronouncement Year
(a) Selvi v. State of Karnataka 2010
(b) Official Liquidator v. Dayananda 2008
(c) I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu 2007
(d) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra 2005

Determining the Sequence

Arranging these cases chronologically based on their pronouncement years:

  1. (d) P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra (2005)
  2. (c) I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007)
  3. (b) Official Liquidator v. Dayananda (2008)
  4. (a) Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010)

Therefore, the correct order of the cases is (d), (c), (b), (a).

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