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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification.

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian pr...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by Gramapanchayath Officials Challenging Trial Court Orders on Tax Recovery Compliance, Upholds Mandate Under Code of Civil Procedure and Constitution

The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a writ petition filed by officials of Gramapanchayath challenging trial court orders related to tax recovery com...

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Supreme Court Upholds Convictions and Reverses Acquittals in Political Rivalry Murder Case — Witness Testimony and Recoveries Sufficient to Sustain Convictions Under Sections 302, 148, 460 IPC and Section 3 Explosives Substances Act.

The case arises from a political rivalry between CPI(M) and NDF members. On 17.07.2002, an altercation occurred between the deceased (CPI(M)) and A-3 ...

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Presidential Reference Made to Supreme Court Seeks Advisory Opinion on Telecom Licences and Spectrum Allocation Policies. Reference Under Article 143(1) Recites Historical Grant of Licences from 1994 to 2008 Including First-Come-First-Served and Revenue Share Regimes.

Background: The President of India made a reference under Article 143(1) of the Constitution on 12.04.2012, seeking the advisory opinion of the Suprem...

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Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation.

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners....