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Arrange the following cases of the Supreme Court of India in the correct chronological order : (i)…

A.K. Gopalan v State of Madras was decided in 1950, ADM Jabalpur v Shivkant Shukla in 1976, and Maneka Gandhi v Union of India in 1978. This gives (iii), (ii), (i); the…

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Arrange the following cases of the Supreme Court of India in the correct chronological order : (i) Maneka Gandhi vs. U.O.I. (ii) A.D.M., Jabalpur vs. Shivkant Shukla. (iii) A.K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras

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A.K. Gopalan v State of Madras was decided in 1950, ADM Jabalpur v Shivkant Shukla in 1976, and Maneka Gandhi v Union of India in 1978. This gives (iii), (ii), (i); the question concerns chronology, not present validity of their holdings.

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Option A

Gopalan 1950 precedes ADM Jabalpur 1976, then Maneka Gandhi 1978.

Option B

This places Gopalan after two later judgments.

Option C

This places ADM Jabalpur before Gopalan.

Option D

This reverses the chronological order.

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