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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.

1 Oct 2024

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 Allows Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Restores Family Court's Order Granting Permanent Custody. The Court held that the High Court erred in substituting a shared custody arrangement without adequate consideration of the children's welfare under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890.

8 May 2024

The case involves a custody dispute between a Colonel in the Indian Armed Forces (appellant) and his wife, a teacher (respondent), over their two mino...

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High Court of Karnataka Strikes Down Gender Restriction in Military Nursing Service Ordinance 1943 — Allows Male Nurses to Join Army Nursing Service. The court held that the word 'if woman' in Section 6 of the Indian Military Nursing Service Ordinance 1943 and the word 'female' in the impugned notification are unconstitutional as they violate Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Constitution of India.

5 Jan 2024

The petitioners, Sanjay M Peerapur (Principal) and Shivappa Maranabasari (Lecturer) from KLE's Institute of Nursing Science, along with the Karnataka ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in SC & ST Act and IPC Rape Case Involving Blind Scheduled Caste Victim. The Court affirmed that the offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was committed 'on the ground' of caste due to the victim's vulnerability from blindness and Scheduled Caste status, and the rape under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was proven beyond reasonable doubt.

27 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated 3 August 2019, which affirmed the conviction of the appellant for offences ...

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Supreme Court Refers Review Petitions on Women's Entry to Sabarimala Temple to Larger Bench — Constitutional Questions on Religious Freedom and Essential Practices Require Authoritative Determination by Seven-Judge Bench. The court identified an apparent conflict between Shirur Mutt and Durgah Committee regarding judicial review of essential religious practices under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution.

14 Nov 2019

The Supreme Court, in a judgment dated November 14, 2019, disposed of a batch of review petitions and connected matters arising from the earlier judgm...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Judgment Upholding Tender Conditions for ICDS Nutrition Supply — Tender Conditions Ousting Local Women's Groups Held Arbitrary and Contrary to PUCL Directions. The Court Reiterated That Contracts for Supplementary Nutrition Must Be Given to Genuine Mahila Mandals and Self-Help Groups, Not to Large Corporates, Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme and National Food Security Act, 2013.

26 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court heard a batch of appeals and a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 11.7.2016 of the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Circular Restricting Admission of Children with Parents to Child Care Institutions Under Juvenile Justice Act. Circular directing Child Welfare Committees to admit only orphans and reject children with parents held ultra vires Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

29 Jun 2018

The petitioner, Balvikas Sansthachalak Va Karmachari Sanghatna, a non-government organization dealing with care and protection of children, challenged...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Challenge to Conditions on Advocate-Prisoner Meetings, Directs Modernization of Jails. Prisoner's right to visits by family and friends under Article 21 of Constitution of India recognized, subject to reasonable restrictions, in line with Sunil Batra precedent.

1 Mar 2017

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by a registered society and an under-trial prisoner challenging the communication dated 24th August 2015 issu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to 50% Women Reservation in BMC Elections — Amendment to Section 5A of BMC Act Upheld as Valid Policy Decision. Reservation for Women in Local Bodies Permissible Under Article 243T and Not Violative of Basic Structure.

30 Nov 2011

The petitioner, Kapoorchand Durgaprasad Gupta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the amendment to Secti...

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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.

1 Jan 1970

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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