National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
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National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India is a landmark 2014 Supreme Court of India judgment that legally recognized transgender people as a third gender and affirmed their fundamental rights and entitlement to affirmative action.
All labels observed (1)
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| National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21212305 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India Context triple: [Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, relatedCase, National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India]
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A.
Waman Rao v. Union of India
Waman Rao v. Union of India is a landmark 1981 Supreme Court of India judgment that reaffirmed and clarified the basic structure doctrine by upholding its applicability to constitutional amendments made after the Kesavananda Bharati decision.
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B.
L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India
L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of India judgment that reaffirmed judicial review as part of the Constitution’s basic structure and held that decisions of tribunals are subject to scrutiny by High Courts under Articles 226 and 227.
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C.
S. S. Dhanoa v. Union of India
S. S. Dhanoa v. Union of India is a Supreme Court of India judgment that examined the constitutional status, powers, and independence of the Election Commission and its officers in the context of electoral administration.
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D.
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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E.
T. M. A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka
T. M. A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka is a landmark 2002 Supreme Court of India judgment that redefined the constitutional rights of private and minority educational institutions regarding establishment, administration, and state regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India Target entity description: National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India is a landmark 2014 Supreme Court of India judgment that legally recognized transgender people as a third gender and affirmed their fundamental rights and entitlement to affirmative action.
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A.
Waman Rao v. Union of India
Waman Rao v. Union of India is a landmark 1981 Supreme Court of India judgment that reaffirmed and clarified the basic structure doctrine by upholding its applicability to constitutional amendments made after the Kesavananda Bharati decision.
-
B.
L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India
L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of India judgment that reaffirmed judicial review as part of the Constitution’s basic structure and held that decisions of tribunals are subject to scrutiny by High Courts under Articles 226 and 227.
-
C.
S. S. Dhanoa v. Union of India
S. S. Dhanoa v. Union of India is a Supreme Court of India judgment that examined the constitutional status, powers, and independence of the Election Commission and its officers in the context of electoral administration.
-
D.
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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E.
T. M. A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka
T. M. A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka is a landmark 2002 Supreme Court of India judgment that redefined the constitutional rights of private and minority educational institutions regarding establishment, administration, and state regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
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National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
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