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“Right to property is still a constitutional right under Article 300A of the Constitution”; SC reminds in a case where State took possession of surplus land in absence of surplus land

“Right to property is still a constitutional right under Article 300A of the Constitution of India though not a fundamental right. The deprivation of the right can only be in accordance with the procedure established by law.”

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Jhar HC | Whether Speaker has the power to take suo moto cognizance to treat a case under Schedule X of the Constitution; HC enumerates

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ. and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., allowing the present petition, discussed the

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[Flashback] Can Polygamy be an integral part of any religion? Read Allahabad HC’s decision on finding a Government Servant being guilty of ‘Bigamy’

Allahabad High Court: Sudhir Agarwal, J., found a government servant to be guilty of the offence of bigamy. The instant petition was filed

OP. ED.SCC Journal Section Archives

Law Day Lecture†

by Lord Bingham of Cornhill*

Law made Easy

Know Your Rights| Right to education

Under the Constitution This right guarantees free and compulsory education for children between the age of 6 to 14 years in India under

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Jhar HC | Clarifying the scope of Para 5(1) of Schedule V to the Constitution, Court strikes down notification granting preferential treatment to residents of scheduled districts in matters of public employment

Jharkhand High Court: A Full Bench of H.C. Mishra, Shree Chandrashekhar and Deepak Roshan JJ., while deciding on the validity of the

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Chh HC | Extent of Power of Judicial Review under Art. 226 of Constitution is limited in case of ‘tender’ proceedings; Judicial restraint to be exercised in administrative matters

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P.R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., dismissed the petition applying the principle of

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Special Leave under Article 136 of the Constitution and keeping the question of law open

by Dormaan Jamshid Dalal*

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Bom HC “smells malice” in State action against Tablighi Jamaat foreign nationals; Quashes all FIRs; Makes scathing observations against “media propaganda”

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of T.V. Nalawade and M.G. Sewlikar, JJ. has quashed all FIRs filed against the foreign nationals

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The Constitution of India (Coat Pocket Edition) Overview: The current coat pocket edition is updated with a supplement containing the Constitution (One

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Guj HC | Virtual Streaming of Court proceedings to be decided after Judge’s report to work out modalities in view of facilitating public at large

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and P.B. Pardiwala, J., while addressing an issue with regard to the live

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Utt HC | State contractual employees entitled to claim Child Care Leave

Uttaranchal High Court: A Full-Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan CJ, Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Kumar Verma JJ, held that contractual state employees are

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Defecating the Defection Law — A Tale of Strategic Resignations

by Ajay Gupta* & Aryan Gupta**

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P&H HC | “Social ethos, outlook & philosophy appears to be evolving amongst gay couples so as to openly come out of closets”; Same-sex couple in a live-in relationship sought protection

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

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Fundamental Duties as a mean to achieve responsible Citizenry

by Amogh Dabholkar* & Vaishnavi Kamble**

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Basic Structure Doctrine was never Basal to the Constituent Assembly

by Ivan*

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Raj HC | Caste of any person including accused not to be incorporated in any judicial or administrative matter

It has been observed that the caste of accused and other persons is being incorporated by the officers/officials of Registry of this

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Uttaranchal HC considers granting financial assistance to priests of all religions within parameters of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ and Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., heard a writ petition which was

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Exercise of establishing facts before the civil courts cannot be bypassed by invoking writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single

OP. ED.Tributes and Obituaries

T.M. Andhyarujina : Servant of the Constitution

An Obituary by Arghya Sengupta, Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. Views are personal.