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“…basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Stating that, every citizen of the country is entitled to the protection of his life and liberty

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Supreme Court: While addressing an appeal alleging solitary confinement of a death row convict, the 3-Judge Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, S.

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Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Farjand Ali and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. allowed the petition and granted parole after considering the

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Orissa High Court: Sashikant Mishra J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and the criminal proceeding due to inordinate delay

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Bombay High Court: While noting the failure of State Machinery in securing the presence of a person for 13 years, Division Bench

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Kerala High Court: The High Court of Kerala has once again advocated for animal rights and welfare as the Division Bench of

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Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit J. disposed off the petition and remarked “there is & shall be no cause of action

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Rajasthan High Court: Pushpendra Singh Bhati J. disposed of the instant petition with a direction to the petitioners to appear before the

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Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., expressed that, In a welfare State, statutory authorities

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Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., allowed the petition and granted compensation for infringement of right to a speedy trial under

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Jharkhand High Court: Taking into consideration the reason of urgency i.e., acute surge in Covid-19 pandemic from which people are suffering and

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Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ., and G. S. Kulkarni, J. had addressed a suo motu case on

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Bombay High Court: Observing that the situation about the supply of oxygen at the Goa Medical College is quite grim, the Division

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Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., opined that it is the settled position

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Delhi High Court: Jayant Nath, J., reiterated the consistent position of law that right to access to clean drinking water is a

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“The courts’ role is to act as the guarantor and jealous protector of the people’s liberties: be they assured through the freedoms, and the right to equality and religion or cultural rights under Part III, or the right against deprivation, in any form, through any process other than law.”

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Even a convict is allowed to have academic pursuits while undergoing sentence and develop his potential as a human being to the fullest.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga, J., addressed a matter wherein, two girls were in a live-in relationship and were constantly