Tag: Article21

Assigning Archakas should be done under proper traditional rules, not by the Tamil Nadu Rules: Madras High Court

-Report by Ojas Bhatnagar A bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N Mala held that identification of temples constructed must be under the Agamas rules, not by...

Default bail is inherently linked to Article 21 of the Constitution of India: Delhi High Court

-Report by Shagun Sharma The Delhi High Court had observed in the case of SULEMAN v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) that the object of default bail is inherently linked...

Jorawar Singh Mundy v Union of India & Ors

CASE NUMBER Crl.A. No 14/2013 CITATION W.P. (C) 3918/ 2020 BENCH Justice Pratibha M. Singh DECIDED ON 12. 04. 2021 RELEVANT ACT/SECTION Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and...

Hussainara Khatoon v Home Secretary, State of Bihar

CASE NUMBER Writ Petition No. 57 of 1979 CITATION 1979 AIR 1369, 1979 SCR (3) 532 APPELLANT Hussainara Khatoon and Ors.           RESPONDENT Home Secretary, State of Bihar BENCH A.D. Koshal,...

Banashree Gogoi v Union of India

CITATION 78/2019; 77/2019; 79/2019; 76/2019 BENCH Justice Manojit Bhuyan; Justice Soumitra Saikia FACTS AND BACKGROUND OF THE CASE In the present-day, internet and social media platforms have gained importance over...

The Right to a Fair Trial

Coordinating a fair trial for those who are inculpated of criminal offences, is the backbone of democracy. A ‘fair trial’ is one of the most important humanitarian aspects of criminal...

A plea of Habeas Corpus dismissed by the Karnataka High Court

-Report by Nishtha Tiwari On Thursday, the Karnataka High court dismissed the writ petition of Habeus Corpus filed by a transgender, after the girl denied being in a relationship with...

Consent Of Family not required when two adults conform to marry: Supreme Court

-report by Monishka Allhabadi The Supreme Court ruled in the case LAXMIBAI CHANDARAGI V. STATE OF KARNATAKA that two consenting adults don’t need the permission of their family, community, or...