- *Romesh Thappar vs State of Madras (1950)*: The Supreme Court struck down a ban on dissenting media under the Madras Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1949, as unconstitutional ¹.
- *A.K. Gopalan vs State of Madras (1950)*: The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, with some exceptions ¹.
- *State of Bombay vs F.N. Balsara (1951)*: The Supreme Court held that the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Kathi Raning Rawat vs State of Saurashtra (1952)*: The Supreme Court held that the Saurashtra Children Act, 1949, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *The State of West Bengal vs Subodh Gopal Bose (1954)*: The Supreme Court held that the West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1949, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Mohanlal vs State of Rajasthan (1955)*: The Supreme Court held that the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1950, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Basheshar Nath vs Commissioner of Income-Tax, Punjab (1959)*: The Supreme Court held that the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *K. M. Sharma vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1959)*: The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh Public Security Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *P. A. Jacob vs Superintendent of Police, Kottayam (1960)*: The Supreme Court held that the Kerala Public Security Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *R. C. Cooper vs Union of India (1970)*: The Supreme Court held that the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1969, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *A. S. Krishnan vs State of Madras (1971)*: The Supreme Court held that the Madras Public Property (Prevention of Destruction and Loss) Act, 1962, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *D. S. Nakara vs Union of India (1972)*: The Supreme Court held that the Pension Scheme for Central Government employees was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (1973)*: The Supreme Court held that the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Smt. Indira Nehru Gandhi vs Shri Raj Narain (1975)*: The Supreme Court held that the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1974, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Mohd. Farukh vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1969)*: The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh Public Security Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Smt. Ujjam Bai vs State of Uttar Pradesh (1962)*: The Supreme Court held that the Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *K. K. Kochuni vs State of Madras (1960)*: The Supreme Court held that the Madras Public Property (Prevention of Destruction and Loss) Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *Smt. Kamla Verma vs State of Uttar Pradesh (1961)*: The Supreme Court held that the Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.
- *R. L. Arora vs State of Uttar Pradesh (1961)*: The Supreme Court held that the Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1959, was unconstitutional as it contravened Article 23 ¹.