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On 2 February 2012, a bench composed of Justice Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly quashed 122 2G licenses issued in the year 2008 by A. Raja, then Union Telecom Minister terming them as "unconstitutional and arbitrary". [3] [4]

Vehicle beacon lights case

Justice Singhvi headed a bench of Supreme Court dealing with abuse of vehicle beacon lights. During the hearings, the bench said, "A judge becomes hourable (sic) by his judgments and not by using red beacon at the top of his official car." The bench ordered all the governments to take steps to limit the list of dignitaries entitled to use red beacon with siren on their official cars. [5]

Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation

A bench of Justice Singhvi and Justice S. J. Mukhopadhaya has upheld the Section 377 of India's penal code bans "sex against the order of nature", which is widely interpreted to mean homosexual sex. [6] [7] [8] The judges stated that "a miniscule [sic] fraction of the country's population constitutes lesbians, gays, bisexuals or transgenders" and that the High Court had erroneously relied upon international precedents "in its anxiety to protect the so-called rights of LGBT persons". The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay [9] voiced her disappointment at the re-criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships in India, calling it "a significant step backwards" for the country and UN chief Ban Ki-moon [10] stressed on the need for equality and opposed any discrimination against lesbians, gays and bisexuals. [11]

In the Puttaswamy v. Union of India case, the 9-judge bench commented on the verdict that the size of the population should have no barring on the protection of fundamental rights. The Bench commented that the "so-called rights" implies an illusion, but the claims were grounded in the Constitution. [12] Subsequently, the judgement was overturned by a 5-judge constitutional bench on 6 September 2018 in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India . [13]

2011 Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority

In a judgement on 6 July 2011, the bench of Justice Singhvi along with Justice AK Ganguly ordered that entire 156 hectares of land be given back to the robbed farmers. The government had acquired the land for "development" but was handed over to builders for making commercial and residential complexes. The bench imposed a fine of ₹1 million (US$13,000) Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) for its illegal act. [14] [15]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Justice G.S. Singhvi – Profile". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Supreme Court quashes 122 2G licences awarded in 2008". DNA.
  4. ↑ "SC quashes 122 licences". The Times of India . 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Vehicle beacon lights case". The Times of India . 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Justice GS Singhvi, judge who upheld gay sex as a criminal offence, retires as Supreme Court judge". DNA India. 11 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Read the judgement first: Justice Singhvi who restored ban on gay sex". NDTV.com.
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  10. ↑ Ratnam, Dhamini (14 January 2015). "BJP supports decriminalization of homosexuality: Shaina NC".[ verification needed ]
  11. ↑ "Centre moves apex court for review of Section 377 ruling". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.[ verification needed ]
  12. ↑ "Right to Privacy Judgement" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "LGBT community expresses shock as Supreme Court rules gay sex illegal, calls it a 'black day'". India Today. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Greater Noida farmers get their 'robbed' land back, GNIDA Supreme Court rap". DNA (Daily News & Analysis). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Noida flat buyers must get refund with interest: SC". The Indian Express. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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G.S. Singhvi is a part of the selection jury in Mahaveer Awards presented by Bhagwan Mahaveer Awards. [1]

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G.S. Singhvi
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
12 November 2007 –12 December 2013 [1]