Supreme Court orders CBI investigation into Chhattisgarh custodial death after finding a cover-up attempt and enhances interim compensation to ₹25 lakh.
Read Full ArticleA constitutional critique of India’s DPDP Act, examining executive exemptions, privacy rights, surveillance concerns, and compliance with Puttaswamy ruling.
West Bengal's new BJP government passed the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act 2026 on June 29, allowing 12-month preventive detention without trial, property confiscation without conviction, and non-bailable offences, raising serious constitutional questions under Articles 14, 21, and 22 that courts are expected to test soon.
Supreme Court quashes a 35-year-old criminal case, calls undertrial delays a violation of Article 21, and seeks data on UP’s justice backlog.
Sikkim HC holds FIR reporting isn’t a media trial, dismisses plea to restrain press coverage and uphold privacy claims under Article 21.
Patna High Court upholds Aadhaar-linked facial recognition attendance for medical faculty, ruling it does not violate privacy rights under Article 21.
Delhi High Court orders urgent AIIMS CT and MRI scans for an undertrial despite bail withdrawal, reaffirming prisoners’ right to health under Article 21.
Supreme Court grants bail to Amtek Auto promoter Arvind Dham, holding prolonged incarceration without trial progress violates the right to speedy trial under Article 21.
Madras High Court warns against misuse of preventive detention to silence journalists, calls it a threat to free speech and liberty.
Kerala High Court quashes bail condition forcing a foreign national to stay in a detention centre, holding it violates Article 21 and defeats the purpose of bail.
India notifies DPDP Act 2023, bringing India’s first digital privacy law into force; RTI Act amended to align personal-data disclosure rules with privacy rights.
Leh DM tells SC Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention followed due process, citing activities prejudicial to national security; wife alleges surveillance in Delhi.
Madras High Court holds moral policing illegal, saying it violates women’s dignity and liberty under Article 21, and fuels social ostracization.
SC gives Centre 4 weeks to frame guidelines ensuring pedestrians’ right to obstruction-free, accessible footpaths under Article 21.
SC directs CBI probe into J&K cop’s custodial torture, orders Rs 50 lakh compensation for castration, calls it egregious Article 21 violation.
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