Sikkim HC holds FIR reporting isn’t a media trial, dismisses plea to restrain press coverage and uphold privacy claims under Article 21.
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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.
SC directs disability-friendly prisons; says denial of basic care violates Articles 14 & 21; orders infrastructure upgrades, audits, and compliance within 6 months.
Chhattisgarh HC rejects plea by dual degree student seeking separate exam schedules, ruling such relief can’t be granted under writ jurisdiction.
SC rules accused can’t claim narco test as a right; involuntary tests violate Articles 20(3) & 21, can’t be sole basis for conviction.
SC declines to stay Jamia Nagar demolitions; asks residents to approach authorities; plea hearing set for July.
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Supreme Court refused to adjourn hearing on petitions challenging the law removing the CJI from the Election Commissioner selection panel.
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Supreme Court allows lifting of corporate veil in Earth Infrastructure CIRP, restores stalled project resolution plans, and denies GNIDA penal charges.
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Delhi High Court denies bail to Maulvi accused of raping a minor girl under the guise of spiritual healing, citing serious allegations and advance trial stage.
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Supreme Court rules formal entry in register of members is not mandatory to maintain oppression and mismanagement petitions under Companies Act.
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![Moral Policing Contributes To Social Ostracization, Violates Women’s Right To Dignity Under Article 21: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/10/lj_7929_Moral_Policing_Contributes_To.webp)
![SC orders Rs 50 lakh compensation to J&K constable over custodial torture, directs CBI probe [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/07/lj_7437_SC_Orders_50_Lakh_Compensation.webp)
![SC issues orders for disabled-friendly prisons [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/07/lj_5548_SC_issues_orders_for.webp)
![Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses Student’s Plea for Separate Exam Schedules in Dual Degree Courses [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/07/lj_5686_Chhattisgarh_HC_Rejects.webp)
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