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Supreme Court Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Criminal Defamation Laws. The Petitioners Contend that Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Section 199 CrPC Violate Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, with Subramanian Swamy as the lead petitioner, challengi...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Condonation of Delay in Filing Written Statement — Petitioner's Right to Defend Not to Be Defeated by Technicalities. Delay of 312 days condoned as sufficient cause shown and no prejudice caused to respondents.

The petitioner, a retired judge, was a defendant in O.S. No. 171/2014 pending before the Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Mangaluru. The suit was filed by ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging OBC Reservation in Municipal Corporation Elections. Court upholds validity of reservation based on triple test conditions and delimitation process.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Raju S/o Sripad Pednekar and Sameer Kamlaakar Desai challenging the reservation of seats for Other B...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses RTI Activist's Petition Seeking Income Tax Returns of Public Figure. Holds That Personal Information of Third Party Cannot Be Disclosed Unless Larger Public Interest Is Established Under Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Shailesh Gandhi, an RTI activist and former Central Information Commissioner, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitut...

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Bombay High Court Examined Challenge to Constitutional Validity of Fact Check Unit Provisions in IT Amendment Rules 2023. Petitioners Allege Violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(g), 21 and Ultra Vires of Section 79 and Section 87(2)(z),(zg) of Information Technology Act, 2000.

The judgment arose from a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. ...