News Bombay High Court directs Mumbai civic body to urgently provide toilets in large slum—“Sanitation is a basic human right under Article 21 even on encroached land”; strict timelines fixed RawlawFebruary 8, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court grants default bail in NDPS case — “Extension of investigation without producing accused is a gross illegality; right to statutory bail flows from Article 21” while setting aside trial court orders RawlawDecember 20, 20256 min read
News Delhi High Court permits termination of 26-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor — “Reproductive autonomy under Article 21 cannot be denied; continuation would cause grave injury to mental health” — petition allowed RawlawDecember 13, 20256 min read
News Jammu and Kashmir High Court holds “preventive detention cannot rest on vague and stale allegations” — detention order quashed for non-application of mind and denial of effective representation RawlawDecember 13, 20254 min read
News Madras High Court holds that “public interest cannot be frozen by interim orders” — status quo injunction modified to permit flood mitigation ponds and eco park on public land RawlawDecember 12, 20255 min read
News Madras High Court cautions that “non-bailable warrants cannot be issued mechanically” — court sets aside arrest order in maintenance execution for violating procedural safeguards RawlawDecember 12, 20255 min read
News Kerala High Court declares that “bail cannot be cancelled in a mechanical manner and must be based on supervening circumstances” — Court restores liberty after finding no violation of conditions and holds that cancellation of bail was unjustified RawlawNovember 13, 20256 min read
News Madras High Court holds that “the child cannot be used as a pawn to revive closed chapters of matrimonial discord” — Court upholds dismissal of maintenance claim filed by grandfather against the mother, ruling that only the natural guardian can invoke Section 125 CrPC RawlawNovember 13, 20257 min read
News Karnataka High Court says “the right to clean surroundings is an inseparable facet of the right to life in article 21” — Court orders a sweeping citywide reform mandate to secure environmental accountability through technology, transparency, and systemic restructuring RawlawNovember 9, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Prolonged Incarceration Without Trial Violates Article 21”—Court Grants Bail to Accused in 2011 Mumbai Triple Bomb Blast Case After 13 Years in Custody RawlawNovember 6, 20258 min read
