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Supreme Court Allows Miscellaneous Application to Appoint Additional Member to Advisory Committee on Transgender Rights

The Supreme Court disposed of a Miscellaneous Application seeking appointment of an additional member to the Advisory Committee on transgender rights....

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Benefit of Doubt on Juvenile Status and Inconsistent Evidence. Claim of juvenility at time of offence not properly considered; conviction under Sections 302, 307 read with 34 IPC set aside.

The appellant, Channappa, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Yadgir, in S.C. No. 40/2012 for offences punishable under Sections 307, 302 read with 3...

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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 Upholds Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers for Inspectors Under Recruitment Rules 2016. Recruitment Rules Made Under Article 309 of the Constitution Prevail Over Executive Instructions, and ICTs Are Not Permissible as They Violate Separate Cadre Identity Under Rule 5.

The dispute arose from a batch of civil appeals filed by Inspectors of the Central Excise and Land Customs or Goods and Services Tax Administration, w...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transgender Woman to Contest Grampanchayat Election from Women-General Reserved Ward. Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity Under Section 4(2) of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and NALSA Judgment Upheld.

The petitioner, Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan, a transgender person who identifies as female, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her nomina...

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Bombay High Court Issues Guidelines for Detention of Overstaying Foreign Nationals in Suo Motu Writ Petition. Court directs State of Goa to establish detention centres and formulate standard operating procedures for handling foreign nationals who overstay their visas.

The Bombay High Court at Goa took suo motu cognizance of the issue of overstaying foreign nationals in the State of Goa, arising from a criminal writ ...