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Earlier this year, first batch of 148 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were rounded up by police in Rajasthan under a special drive were sent to West Bengal.

‘Foreigners facing trial in India entitled to protection under Article 21’: Rajasthan High Court orders speedy trial

November 28, 2025 5:33 pm

Rajasthan high court ruling, Article 21 protection: Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand directed the trial court to pass orders on charges against the two Bangladeshi nationals, who turned approver, in an illegal organ transplantation case.

UK citizen was denied travelling to abroad by the Delhi High Court observing personal liberty must be balanced with public interest.

‘Personal liberty must be balanced with public interest’: Delhi High Court junks plea of UK citizen facing case in India to travel abroad

November 19, 2025 3:06 pm

Delhi High Court ruling, UK citizen travel plea: The Delhi High Court held that Article 21 must be balanced against the need to ensure that the accused for a grave economic offence remain available to the legal process.

Punjab and Haryana High Court said the right to know medical status of a human being can also be considered as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

Right to know medical status of human beings can also be considered as a Fundamental Right: Punjab and Haryana HC

February 07, 2025 12:28 pm

Seeks assistance of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on measures taken about illegible writing by doctors.

Policing not tailored to serve interests of any specific religious, cultural community: Delhi HC on plea by purdanashin woman

March 01, 2024 10:27 pm

The woman had sought sensitisation of the Delhi Police on religious and social customs and practices of all women who observe purdah, belonging to any religion, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

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‘Freedom of choice in marriage is intrinsic to Constitution’s Article 21’: Delhi HC

October 25, 2022 9:32 am

The high court made this observation in its order of October 13 in a case where a couple got married against the wishes of the woman's family and the man was allegedly assaulted by the family of his wife subsequently.

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Stan Swamy's kin have right to clear stigma, odium attached to his name: Jamshedpur Jesuit Province to HC

August 20, 2021 6:22 am

Senior advocate Mihir Desai and advocate Mihir Joshi for Swamy said persons closest to Swamy have as much right to clear his name as he would have had if he still had been alive.

Invisible and unheard: India’s women manual scavengers

July 30, 2021 7:52 pm

While working to rehabilitate and support manual scavengers, one of the first steps should be to recognise the women engaged in this work and prioritise their needs.

Disquiet in section of court over way in which Collegium changed judge choices for SC

Supreme Court: Constitution doesn’t allow arrest without fair process

May 17, 2018 6:04 am

Noting instances of abuse of the 1989 Act by “vested interests” for political and personal reasons, the top court in its March 20 judgment had laid down stringent safeguards, including provision for anticipatory bail and vetting of complaint to determine if a case was made out before registration of FIR under it