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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Appeal Against Shaheen Bagh Protest Blockade as Situation Resolves Itself Due to Pandemic. Right to peaceful protest under Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) is fundamental but subject to reasonable restrictions; indefinite occupation of public roads is not permissible.

The case arose from a public interest litigation filed before the Delhi High Court concerning the blockade of the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, i...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Minority Scholarship Schemes as Constitutional — Schemes for Minority Communities Do Not Violate Article 14 or 15(1) as They Are Based on Backwardness and Not Religion Alone.

The Bombay High Court disposed of two public interest litigations challenging the constitutional validity of two scholarship schemes for minority comm...

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"Landmark Judgment on Property Rights and Public Welfare in Mumbai" "Balancing property ownership with the collective good under India's constitutional framework."

The Supreme Court examined whether Chapter VIII-A of the MHADA Act aligns with the principles of Article 39(b) of the Indian Constitution, which aims ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under COFEPOSA for Non-Application of Mind and Non-Supply of Vital Documents. Detenu's Retraction of Statement and Bail Conditions Ignored, Violating Article 22(5) of the Constitution.

The petitioner, son of the detenu Bittu Choith Harchandani, challenged a detention order dated 16.4.2015 passed by the second respondent under Section...

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Bombay High Court Directs State to Withdraw POTA Prosecution Following Review Committee's Finding of No Prima Facie Case. The Court holds that direction under Section 2(3)(a) of Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 2004 is binding and results in automatic deemed withdrawal, overriding Section 321 CrPC.

The case involved two accused, Mohd. Rizwan and Mohd. Hassan, who were being tried under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) along with other...

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Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order in Maharashtra Police Act Case Due to Procedural Lapses and Lack of Evidence. Externment Order Under Section 56(1)(a)(b) of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 Found Legally Unsustainable as Based on Vague Allegations and Pending Criminal Cases Challenged as Malicious.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, which dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging an externment orde...

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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure.

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Crim...