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Can a 150-Year-Old British Law Still Apply to Nagaland? Gauhati High Court Answers
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Can a 150-Year-Old British Law Still Apply to Nagaland? Gauhati High Court Answers

The Gauhati High Court upheld the ILP extension to Dimapur, ruling that the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 remains valid under Article 372 of the Constitution and can lawfully restrict movement under Article 19(5).

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Delhi HC: Wangchuk Has a Fundamental Right to Choose His Hospital Judiciary
Delhi HC: Wangchuk Has a Fundamental Right to Choose His Hospital

The Delhi High Court has ordered Sonam Wangchuk's immediate transfer from Safdarjung to Medanta Hospital, holding that the right to choose one's hospital is protected under Article 21. His phone had been seized and visitors subjected to searches.

Constitution and Constitutionalism: Tracing India's Journey Through Landmark Judgments and a Global Lens Know The Law
Constitution and Constitutionalism: Tracing India's Journey Through Landmark Judgments and a Global Lens

An overview of India's constitutionalism through landmark cases like Kesavananda Bharati and Maneka Gandhi, compared with global constitutional models.

SC Upholds Karnataka's Retrospective Withdrawal of Sales Tax Exemption for Imported Sugar Judiciary
SC Upholds Karnataka's Retrospective Withdrawal of Sales Tax Exemption for Imported Sugar

The Supreme Court has upheld Karnataka's retrospective amendment withdrawing sales tax exemption on imported sugar, while ruling that dealers cannot be penalised for the pre-amendment period. The Court also held that interest is payable only from the date of a fresh demand following reassessment.

What is "Industry"? Inside the Nine-Judge Bench That May Rewrite Labour Law Judiciary
What is "Industry"? Inside the Nine-Judge Bench That May Rewrite Labour Law

What is the legal definition of "industry" in India? Explore the Supreme Court's nine-judge Bench review of the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply ruling here. SC's nine-judge Bench reserves judgment on redefining "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, reviewing the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply verdict.

Mandate Can't Be Massacred: Kerala HC Allows Detained Councillor To Take Oath In Jail

Kerala HC permits a councillor detained under KAAPA to take his swearing-in oath from Central Prison, Viyyur, holding the people's mandate can't be defeated by a procedural lapse.

SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom

SC sets aside 3 concurrent findings, holds Oraon custom doesn't let an uncle-in-law adopt his niece's husband as ghardamad; nearest male agnate succeeds absent valid adoption.

Private Schools Not 'Public Authorities' Under RTI Act but Must Display Fees: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court held private unaided schools are not 'public authorities' under the RTI Act but must display fee structures under the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Rules, 2023.

Chhattisgarh HC Refuses To Stay Circular Mandating Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra In State Schools, Dismisses Plea As Premature

Can schools make students recite Saraswati Vandana? Chhattisgarh HC rules on Article 28 challenge to prayer circular

Lawyers Have No Vested Right To Demand Priority Listing Of Cases: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court dismisses an advocate's writ seeking mandamus to list his pending cases, holding no litigant has a vested right to jump the listing queue.

Chhattisgarh HC Examines Plea Alleging Decade-Long Delay In Implementing Its Own 2016 Transfer Order

Chhattisgarh High Court hears plea alleging a nearly decade-long delay in implementing its 2016 transfer order to CAT, seeks records and respondents’ reply.

Ration Cards Cut Over Electoral Roll Exclusion, Supreme Court Referred Case to Calcutta HC

Supreme Court directs challenge to West Bengal’s ration card-electoral roll linkage to Calcutta HC, holding the issue falls outside Article 32 jurisdiction.

Madras HC Sets Aside Recall Order, Says BNSS 348 Cannot Give Prosecution Second Chance [Read Order]

Madras HC says BNSS Section 348 cannot be used to fill prosecution gaps, sets aside recall order, stressing necessity over relevance.

MP High Court Upholds Denial of Age Relaxation to EWS Candidates in ADPO Recruitment

MP High Court upholds denial of age relaxation to EWS candidates in ADPO recruitment, ruling such concessions depend on State rules and policy.

MP Anti-Corruption Probe Body Not an ‘Intelligence Agency’, Cannot Claim RTI Exemption: Supreme Court Strikes Down 2011 State Notification [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court strikes down MP’s 2011 RTI exemption for Lokayukta SPE, holding it is not an intelligence or security organisation under Section 24(4).


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