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Supreme Court Judgment on Prison Reforms and Legal Aid for Inmates "Ensuring Human Dignity and Equal Access to Justice for Prisoners"

The Supreme Court of India addressed critical issues related to the overcrowding of prisons and the inadequate access to legal aid for prisoners. The ...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Administrative Directions on Bail Listings During Pandemic Due to Judicial Overreach. Single Judge's Orders Restricting Bail Applications and Arrests Exceeded Jurisdiction and Infringed on Chief Justice's Administrative Powers Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme Court of India heard two connected criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasth...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses RTI Activist's Petition Seeking Income Tax Returns of Public Figure. Holds That Personal Information of Third Party Cannot Be Disclosed Unless Larger Public Interest Is Established Under Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Shailesh Gandhi, an RTI activist and former Central Information Commissioner, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitut...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption by Senior Police Officers in Pune CID. Court finds PIL based on newspaper reports without verification, lacking public interest and bona fides.

The petitioner, Citizens Organisation for Public Opinion, claiming to be an NGO formed in 1989, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Bo...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Environmental Clearance for Resort Construction in CRZ Area Subject to Conditions — Public Trust Doctrine and Precautionary Principle Applied to Protect Coastal Ecology and Local Livelihoods.

The judgment arises from a Public Interest Litigation and connected writ petitions challenging the environmental clearance granted to M/s. Leading Hot...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Expeditious Disposal of Execution Case and Restoration of Conviction — Execution Case Already Disposed, Conviction Set Aside on Appeal. No Mandamus Issued as Relief Sought Became Infructuous.

The petitioner, Mr. Hemachandra M. Kuppalli, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of th...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...