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High Court of Karnataka Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Dengue Outbreak Based on Letter to Editor, Directs State to Implement Preventive Measures. Right to Health Under Article 21 Obligates State to Control Vector-Borne Diseases.

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, presided by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind, delivered a judgment on February 13, 2025, ...

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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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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Migrant Labourers in Suo Motu Writ Petition During COVID-19 Pandemic. The Court ordered transportation, food provision, and withdrawal of prosecutions under Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to address miseries caused by lockdown and pandemic fears.

The Supreme Court of India, in a suo motu writ petition, addressed the severe hardships faced by migrant labourers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which...

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Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Claim for Medical Reimbursement Under Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana for Ayurvedic Treatment of Deceased Husband. Treatment at Government-Recognized Ayurvedic Hospital Held Covered Under Scheme Despite Initial Denial by Insurance Company.

The petitioner, Kiran Bhaskar Surgade, widow of Dr. B.S. Surgade, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of medical expenses incurred for the tre...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Discriminatory Age of Superannuation for Taluka Health Officers. Differential treatment between Taluka Health Officers and District Health Officers/Civil Surgeons regarding retirement age violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.

The petitioners, seven Taluka Health Officers employed in the Public Health Department of the Government of Maharashtra, challenged the Government Res...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Status of Voluntary Health Workers as Workmen Entitled to Permanency. Municipal Corporation's Scheme of Voluntary Health Workers does not create a master-servant relationship, but workers are entitled to permanency under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

This group of petitions concerns Voluntary Health Workers appointed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, particularly in relation to their ...