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Supreme Court Allows DNA Test to Determine Paternity in Civil Suit for Declaration of Status. Court holds that DNA test is necessary to ascertain truth and does not violate right to privacy when ordered in a civil proceeding for declaration of paternity.

The appellant, Chaturbhuj Pradhan (CP), was aggrieved by concurrent orders of the First Additional Civil Judge, Class-II, Basna and the High Court of ...

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Supreme Court Partially Quashes High Court Directions in Hema Committee Report Case — Emphasizes Privacy and Fair Investigation. Court holds that direction to register FIR based on Hema Committee report without independent verification violates due process and privacy rights under Article 21.

The case arises from the Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the Malayalam cinema industry. The High Court of Kerala, in order...

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Supreme Court Modifies Bail Conditions for Foreign Accused in NDPS Case: Embassy Certificate Condition Unworkable, GPS Tracking Violates Article 21. The court held that alternative conditions such as impounding passport and periodic reporting are sufficient to secure the accused's presence.

The appellant, a Nigerian national, was arrested on 21st May 2014 for offences under Sections 8, 22, 23, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appellant's Second Appeal in Housing Board Dispute — Unauthorized Construction Not Ipso Facto Nuisance but Concurrent Findings Upheld. Civil Court Has Jurisdiction Despite Section 71 Bar of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 as Suit Pertains to Private Rights.

The case involves a second appeal by the original defendant No.1, Sau. Smita Mohod, against concurrent judgments and decrees passed by the Trial Court...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Petition Restraining TV Channels from Telecasting Personal Life Details in Right to Privacy Case. Court Held That Right to Privacy Under Article 21 Includes Right to Be Let Alone and Media Cannot Intrude Into Personal Life Without Consent.

The petitioner, Smt. Asha K., a software engineer by profession working at WIPRO, Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the C...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Gram Panchayat's Petition Against Temple's Installation of CCTV Cameras. Right to Privacy and Security of Temple Upheld Over Panchayat's Claim of Jurisdiction Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.

The petitioner, Gram Panchayat of Shani Shingnapur, filed a writ petition challenging the decision of the respondent temple (Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan...

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Bombay High Court Allows Unwed Mother's Petition for Birth Certificate Without Father's Name. Right to Privacy Under Article 21 Protects Unwed Mother's Decision to Not Disclose Father's Name in Birth Certificate Under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.

The petitioner, an unmarried woman, delivered a female child on 7 November 2014. She filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of In...