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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.

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

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Tender for Construction of Commercial Complex in Thane. Court holds that no public interest is involved as the petition is filed by business rivals to scuttle a tender process.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and three other indi...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Councillors' Appeals Against Disqualification for Defection Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 — Holds That Disqualification Proceedings Must Be Initiated by the Competent Authority Within a Reasonable Time and That the Doctrine of Waiver Applies to Delay.

The case involves multiple writ appeals filed by councillors of various town municipal councils and town panchayats in Karnataka, who were disqualifie...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeals of Councillors Challenging Disqualification Orders in Election Dispute — Holds That Show-Cause Notice Must Contain Specific Allegations and That Disqualification Cannot Be Based on Non-Specified Grounds Under Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.

The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by councillors of various town municipal councils and panchayats in Belagavi district, Karnataka, chal...

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Supreme Court Stays Local Body Elections in Tamil Nadu Over Delimitation and Reservation Issues. Delimitation Must Precede Elections to Ensure Constitutional Compliance Under Part IX of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of applications and writ petitions concerning local body elections in Tamil Nadu. The lead appellant, Dravida Mu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Land Allotment to Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan for School and Playground. Court upholds allotment as consistent with development plan reservation and public interest.

The case is a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Dr. Surendra Ramlal Tiwari and Trimurty Nagar Ground Bachav Kruti Samiti challenging the allot...