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Karnataka homestay owner’s arrest over US woman’s rape illegal: Supreme Court
September 23, 2026 4:00 pm
The Karnataka High Court had held that ‘a citizen’s fundamental rights cannot be bartered away simply because of pressure from foreign embassies'.
On arrests declared ‘illegal’, Supreme Court’s new guardrails for re-arrest
September 22, 2026 1:05 pm
Magistrate’s nod required if seeking re-arrest of person released for not being given grounds of arrest, says Bench.
Amid ‘life threats’, Allahabad High Court backs interfaith couple’s right to live together
August 27, 2026 2:30 pm
The Allahabad High Court said interfaith couples have a right to live together under the Constitution and directed the police to act on any threat to the lives of the petitioners.
‘Marriage not a licence to control’: Karnataka High Court on wife’s autonomy
August 25, 2026 11:43 am
The Karnataka High Court said household work and caring for in-laws should be voluntary, while parents’ care is the responsibility of their own children.
Supreme Court declares right to walk on safe footpaths a fundamental right, seeks law
June 20, 2026 6:14 am
The Supreme Court judgment came in a motor accident claim case related to the death of a five-year-old boy, who met with an accident while walking to school.
'Free legal aid fundamental right from moment one brought to magistrate’: Supreme Court sets binding timelines
April 30, 2026 2:53 pm
The Supreme Court’s detailed SOP introduces categorisation of cases based on urgency, including death penalty and life imprisonment matters.
'Right to vote, contest elections not fundamental right': Supreme Court overturns Rajasthan High Court order
April 13, 2026 11:05 am
The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal arising from a challenge to the validity of certain bye-laws framed by District Milk Producers’ Cooperative Unions in Rajasthan.
'Promotion is fundamental right': Punjab and Haryana High Court orders quarterly DPC meetings to end employee stagnation
April 01, 2026 8:02 am
Highlighting that employees can't be made to suffer for the fault of employer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has mandated that Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings must be held every three months.
Can police freeze your bank account in fraud case? Rajasthan High Court answers
January 29, 2026 6:10 pm
Bank account freeze fraud case: The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a plea filed by one Babu Lal, whose State Bank of India bank account had been frozen during an investigation into alleged fraudulent transactions.
Tripura High Court rejects Congress leader Rs 10 lakh compensation claim over police raid at home in 2020
January 08, 2026 12:50 pm
Congress leader compensation plea: Congress leader Gopal Chandra Roy sought compensation alleging violation of his fundamental rights to free movement, free expression, privacy, life, and personal liberty under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution.
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