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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Section 9A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act Requiring Caste Validity Certificate for Councillors. Provision Held Valid as It Is a Reasonable Classification to Prevent Fraud on Reservation and Does Not Violate Articles 14 and 243T.

The petitioners, elected councillors of Jalna Municipal Council from reserved categories, challenged the constitutional validity of Section 9A of the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Rajasthan High Court's Decision to Fix Minimum Cut-Off Marks After Examination in Translator Recruitment. Fixing 75% Cut-Off After Examination Held Impermissible as It Alters Selection Procedure Mid-Process Under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.

The case arose from a recruitment process initiated by the Rajasthan High Court in 2009 for 13 posts of Translators. The applicable rules, as amended ...

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Supreme Court Recognizes Menstrual Hygiene as Integral to Right to Education and Dignity. Court Emphasizes State's Obligation to Provide Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools Under Articles 14, 21, and 21A.

The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by a social worker seeking judicial intervention to address the widespread lack of me...

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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...