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'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.

The Supreme Court noted that cooperative societies are not “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution and do not ordinarily discharge public functions.

'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.

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'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.

The Rajasthan High Court said that any freezing order passed is against such safeguards, betrays a colourable exercise of power, is manifestly arbitrary, and cannot be sustained in the eyes of law.

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.

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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.

The Kerala High Court said that such an order restricts free movement and can even prevent a person from entering his own house, warranting strict scrutiny.

Kerala High Court slams mechanical externment orders, cites violation of fundamental rights

January 06, 2026 1:30 pm

Kerala High Court Quashes Externment Order: Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Jobin Sebastian delivered the ruling on a writ petition filed by a 29-year-old Palakkad resident challenging his externment under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007.

The Delhi High Court said that such samples are only material for comparison and, by themselves, do not incriminate an accused.

Delhi High Court rules right to privacy ‘not absolute,' orders meat exporter Moin Qureshi to give voice samples to CBI

December 30, 2025 3:05 pm

Delhi High Court Right to Privacy Not Absolute: Based on telephone intercepts between 2013 and 2014, central investigation agencies ED and CBI launched a probe which led to a 2017 FIR against Qureshi alleging that he acted as a middleman for corrupt public servants.