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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS NEWS

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court orders protection for adult couple married against family wishes

December 18, 2025 5:44 pm

Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazami was hearing a plea of a couple seeking protection and security from the state authorities against their relatives.

Karnataka High Court cites Mahatma Gandhi, denies bail to UAPA accused

December 18, 2025 1:22 pm

UAPA Bail Plea News: Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, the Karnataka High Court said that he had also said that “right is duty well performed”.

Electricity fundamental right, can’t be denied due to tenant-landlord dispute: Delhi High Court

December 17, 2025 1:47 pm

Electricity fundamental right news: Justice Mini Pushkarna said pending landlord and tenant disputes cannot be the basis for depriving electricity, which is a basic amenity.

Madhya Pradesh High Court junks Rs 50 crore travel abroad rider, says DRT lacks power

December 03, 2025 4:39 pm

MP High Court order, Debt Recovery Tribunal ruling: Justice Pranay Verma called the condition ‘unsustainable’ and in violation of the man’s fundamental right to go abroad.

Students, teachers, union members protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against ‘attack’ on fundamental rights

September 17, 2025 3:55 am

Referring to the mandate of a notice to be served by people 10 days prior to any protest, protesters on Tuesday claimed that permissions are frequently denied without authorities giving any explanation

Centre silent on Places of Worship Act as Congress moves SC to to join pleas

January 17, 2025 9:48 am

“The Union of India, which has not filed its counter affidavit/ reply, shall file the same within four weeks from today,” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna had said on December 12.

Knowledge nugget of the day: Right to Privacy

November 07, 2024 11:03 am

Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and the lead petitioner in the landmark 'right to privacy case,' passed away on October 28th. What is right to privacy? How did it shape the discourse of fundamental rights? Take a look. 

SC to examine acquitted man's 'right to be forgotten': What is the right, and how have courts ruled earlier?

July 30, 2024 11:58 am

India does not have a statutory framework that prescribes the right to be forgotten. The SC has now agreed to hear a case that will likely shape the contours of this right.

Article 31C: Why the SC is deciding if a fundamental right still exists in a case about private property?

April 30, 2024 10:53 am

What is this article, which was introduced in the constitution through an amendment in 1971? What legal complications followed?

Clean air is a Fundamental Right – that's why judiciary has to intervene in Delhi's pollution crisis

November 08, 2023 6:11 pm

The situation in India is dire enough that courts need to intervene however necessary in order to enforce the Fundamental Right to clear air. The actions of the government ought to be subject to close scrutiny

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