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Madras High Court Quashes TNPSC Show Cause Notices for Lack of Jurisdiction in Caste Certificate Verification — University, Not TNPSC, Is Competent Authority Under G.O.Ms.No.100

29 Jun 2026

The case involves a batch of writ petitions filed by candidates who were selected by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) for various post...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Miscellaneous Application to Appoint Additional Member to Advisory Committee on Transgender Rights

6 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court disposed of a Miscellaneous Application seeking appointment of an additional member to the Advisory Committee on transgender rights....

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Directions for Release of Undertrial Prisoners in Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation — Systemic Overcrowding and Violation of Article 21 Rights Addressed. The Court held that the continued incarceration of undertrial prisoners beyond the maximum period of imprisonment for the offences they are charged with violates their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution, and issued directions to ensure their release and prevent overcrowding.

1 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court of India, in a writ petition filed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under Article 32 of the Constitution, addressed ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs States to Ensure Basic Toilet Facilities in All Court Premises Under Article 21 — Right to Dignity Includes Access to Sanitation. The Court held that the right to life under Article 21 encompasses the right to sanitation, and the State must provide and maintain clean, accessible toilets for all genders including transgender persons and persons with disabilities in all court complexes.

17 Feb 2025

The petitioner, a practicing advocate, filed a public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions to all States and Un...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Transgender Woman's Petition for Birth Certificate Change — Section 15 of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and Rule 11(4) of Karnataka Rules Read Down to Include Voluntary Name and Gender Changes. The court held that the term 'correction' in Section 15 includes voluntary changes to name and gender identity, and directed issuance of a new birth certificate.

20 Dec 2024

The petitioner, a transgender woman, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that Section 15 of the...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

1 Oct 2024

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Minor Rape Victim to Terminate Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks — Best Interests of the Child and Medical Board Opinion Paramount. The court held that the welfare of a 14-year-old minor rape victim is paramount, and termination of pregnancy at 29.6 weeks was permitted based on medical board opinion that continuation would negatively impact her physical and mental well-being, despite the statutory limit under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

9 May 2024

This appeal arose from a Division Bench judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 4 April 2024, which denied a 14-year-old minor rape victim ('X') permi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Transgender Alumnus to Change Name and Gender in Educational Records — Directs TISS to Modify Alumni Application Form for Inclusivity. The Court held that bureaucratic requirements cannot override the right to self-identified gender and inclusiveness as mandated by Supreme Court decisions.

25 Apr 2023

The petitioner, a transgender alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), obtained an MA in Development Studies in 2013 under a female name a...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers for Inspectors Under Recruitment Rules 2016. Recruitment Rules Made Under Article 309 of the Constitution Prevail Over Executive Instructions, and ICTs Are Not Permissible as They Violate Separate Cadre Identity Under Rule 5.

10 Mar 2022

The dispute arose from a batch of civil appeals filed by Inspectors of the Central Excise and Land Customs or Goods and Services Tax Administration, w...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Transgender Woman to Contest Grampanchayat Election from Women-General Reserved Ward. Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity Under Section 4(2) of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and NALSA Judgment Upheld.

2 Jan 2021

The petitioner, Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan, a transgender person who identifies as female, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her nomina...

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