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Supreme Court Examines Constitutionality of Prohibitory Orders Under Section 144 CrPC Restricting Public Assembly. Judgment Clarifies That Reasonable Restrictions on Speech and Assembly Must Be Just, Fair and Reasonable Under Articles 19 and 21.

The Supreme Court initiated a suo motu criminal writ petition regarding the incident at Ramlila Maidan on 4-5 June 2011, involving the imposition of p...

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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 Validates Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes in Landmark Judgment. Upholding Equality Within Equality: Supreme Court Endorses State's Power to Sub-Classify Scheduled Castes for Targeted Reservation.

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, has upheld the constitutionality of sub-classifying Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservati...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Electricity Tariff Dispute — Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. Renew Wind Energy (Rajkot) Pvt Ltd. Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Scheme does not override State Commission's power to determine tariff for wind energy under Section 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

The case involves appeals under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003, by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited and other distribution licensees against...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Powered Committee Recommendations in Chardham Highway Project Case to Balance Development and Environmental Protection. The court held that widening of highways in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region must be subject to strict environmental safeguards and monitoring.

The case concerns the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, a project by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to widen approximately 900 km of nat...