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Supreme Court Upholds BCCI's Amenability to Writ Jurisdiction and Applies Public Law Principles to Direct Structural Reforms. Lodha Committee Recommendations for Amending BCCI's Memorandum of Association and Rules to Prevent Conflict of Interest and Ensure Transparency Considered.

The Supreme Court of India, in a sequel to its earlier order dated 22 January 2015 in BCCI v. Cricket Association of Bihar, considered the report and ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioners' Challenge to Demolition of Unauthorized Constructions in Splendor Complex. Unauthorized structures built in violation of sanctioned plans and DCR are liable for demolition under Section 53 of MRTP Act, 1966.

The case involves six writ petitions filed by residents of Splendor Complex, JVLR, Andheri (East), Mumbai, challenging the demolition of certain struc...

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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 Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Cooperative Election Due to Lack of Locus Standi. Petitioner, a Non-Member of the Federation and Its Member Societies, Cannot Challenge Election of Directors Under Goa Cooperative Societies Act, 2001.

The petitioner, Madhav Atmaram Sahakari, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, ...

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WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 943 OF 2021

The Supreme Court of India, in a combined proceeding, dealt with a batch of writ petitions, special leave petitions, and contempt petitions invoking A...