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29/01/2026, 1 week ago

Aadhaar in Electoral Roll Revision: Supreme Court Questions Objections, Upholds Identity Use Amid Verification Debate

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a batch of petitions concerning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, examined the legality and propriety of using Aadhaar as a document for verification during the enumeration process. The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Maternity Is Not a Matter of Counting Children: Madras High Court Reaffirms That Government Employees Are Entitled to Leave Even for Third Pregnancy

Introduction: In a strong reaffirmation of women’s reproductive rights and workplace dignity, the Madras High Court has once again held that maternity leave cannot be denied to a government servant merely because the pregnancy is the third one, emphasizing that motherhood cannot be regulated by rigid numerical limits when constitutional values of equality, dignity, and […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Filing a Revision Is Not a Pause Button: Trial Courts Must Frame Charges Unless a Stay Is Granted by Higher Courts: Allahabad High Court 

Introduction: In a firm reaffirmation of procedural discipline and statutory obligation, the Allahabad High Court, through Justice Chawan Prakash, has categorically directed all trial courts across Uttar Pradesh that the framing of charges cannot be deferred merely because an accused has filed a criminal revision, appeal, or writ petition against the rejection of a discharge […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

No Faith Can Occupy Public Roads: Madras High Court Reaffirms That Religious Structures Cannot Legalise Encroachment on Public Land

Introduction: In a significant ruling reinforcing the constitutional principle that public spaces must remain free from private occupation regardless of religious sentiment, the Madras High Court, through Justice V. Lakshminarayana, held that any encroachment on public roads or lands vested in local bodies must be removed, even if such encroachment takes the form of a […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Victim’s Right to Appeal Has Limits: Patna High Court Clarifies That Sentence Enhancement Cannot Be Sought by Victim Alone

Introduction: In an important ruling clarifying the scope of a victim’s right to appeal under criminal law, the Patna High Court, through Justice Alok Kumar Pandey, held that a victim cannot maintain a criminal appeal solely on the ground that the sentence awarded by the trial court is inadequate, the Court reiterated that the proviso […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Kerala Proposal to Decriminalise Giving of Dowry Triggers Constitutional Debate on Reform, Enforcement, and Victim Reporting

Introduction: In a significant development that has reopened the national debate on dowry laws and their enforcement, the Kerala Government informed the Kerala High Court on 21 January that the State Law Reforms Commission has proposed a draft amendment to the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, recommending decriminalisation of the act of giving dowry, while continuing […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Flags Monopoly in State Contracts and Bars Multiple Allotments to One Individual in Public Tendering

Introduction: In a strong reaffirmation of constitutional principles governing distribution of State largesse, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, through Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, held that the practice of allocating multiple commercial spaces by State instrumentalities to a single individual is a “pernicious practice” that encourages monopolistic behaviour, fosters vested interests, and defeats the very purpose […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Departmental Findings Cannot Replace Criminal Proof and Charges Cannot Stand Without Primary Evidence, Rules Delhi High Court

Introduction: In a crucial ruling reinforcing the evidentiary safeguards of criminal law and the limited scope of departmental findings in criminal prosecution, the Delhi High Court, through Justice Amit Mahajan, discharged a court process server accused of fabricating a false service report to facilitate an ex parte divorce, holding that the material on record did […]

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28/01/2026, 1 week ago

Non-Citizens Can Invoke Writ Jurisdiction Against Arbitrary State Action Affecting Equality and Life Rights: Madras High Court 

Introduction: In a significant constitutional ruling reinforcing the inclusive reach of judicial protection under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, the Madras High Court, presided over by Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, held that a non-citizen is entitled to invoke the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 when State action is alleged to […]

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