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Protecting the Fundamental Right to Liberty under Article 21. Illegal Arrest of a Decorated Police Officer: Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Violation of Fundamental Rights.

The Bombay High Court, in the case of Sambhaji Achyutrao Patil v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., addressed the illegal arrest and detention of a se...

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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 Upholds Externment Orders Under Maharashtra Police Act — Clarifies Conditions for Section 56(1)(a) and (b) and Requirement of Witness Fear. The court held that each clause has distinct requirements and the authority must apply mind to proportionality and natural justice.

The judgment concerns three criminal writ petitions challenging externment orders passed under Section 56(1)(a) and (b) of the Maharashtra Police Act,...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Suspension of Eating House License for Violation of Natural Justice. Licensee Not Present During Alleged Obscene Acts; Suspension Without Notice and Hearing Set Aside Under Bombay Police Act, 1951.

The petitioner, Ramarai Rammilan Rai, was a co-licensee of an eating house known as 'Missile Restaurant and Bar' in Goregaon, Mumbai, holding a licens...

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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...