7 legal cases that ushered in big changes1951: Champakam Dorairajan vs State of MadrasThe verdict that led to India's first constitutional amendment after the SC struck down as communal a government order providing caste based reservation in government jobs1961: KM Nanavati vs State of MaharashtraThe case that ended trial by jury in India. Nanavati had killed his wife's lover. The jury had ruled him 'innocent' 19611973: Kesavananda Bharati vs KeralaUnwilling to accept that Parliament had untrammeled powers to alter or suspend fundamental rights, a 13-judge Supreme court bench decided that "the basic structure" of the Constitution cannot be amended Nani Palkhivala led arguments that tipped the scales in a 7-6 verdict1985: Mohd Ahmed Khan vs Shah BanoA path-breaking SC judgment that gave maintenance rights to divorced Muslim women. The then Congress government brought a law to water down the order1997: Vishakha vs State of RajasthanSexual harassment at the workplace became a defined offence. Each office was ordered to have a committee to redress grievances of women employees2002: Association of Democratic Reforms vs Union of IndiaSupreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to make available to voters the criminal antecedents, educational qualifications and asset details of candidates for elected office2011: Aruna Shanbaug vs Union of IndiaIn this landmark judgment, the SC allowed "passive" euthanasia but rejected "active" euthanasia