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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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Bombay High Court Allows Widow of Ex-Serviceman Property Tax Exemption Under Government Resolution. Petitioner entitled to exemption from all forms of property tax under MMC Act and other cesses as per Government Resolution dated 5th April 2016 read with Corrigendum dated 7th April 2016.

The petitioner, Supriya Rajesh Nair, a widow of an ex-serviceman, filed a writ petition seeking exemption from payment of property tax and other cesse...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeals of Councillors Challenging Disqualification Orders in Election Dispute — Holds That Show-Cause Notice Must Contain Specific Allegations and That Disqualification Cannot Be Based on Non-Specified Grounds Under Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.

The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by councillors of various town municipal councils and panchayats in Belagavi district, Karnataka, chal...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Against Stop Work Notice and Demolition Order in Cantonment Area — Holds That Repair of Old Grant Bungalow Does Not Require Prior Permission Under Revised Land Policy of 1995.

The petitioners, legal heirs of late Smt. Homai Nussarwanji Pudumjee, were occupancy holders of bungalow No.6, Maneckji Mehta Road, Pune, an old grant...

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Supreme Court Stays Local Body Elections in Tamil Nadu Over Delimitation and Reservation Issues. Delimitation Must Precede Elections to Ensure Constitutional Compliance Under Part IX of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of applications and writ petitions concerning local body elections in Tamil Nadu. The lead appellant, Dravida Mu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Flyover Construction on Environmental Grounds — Held That Project Did Not Require Environmental Clearance as It Was a Linear Project on Existing Highway.

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the construction of a flyover and road widening project on ...