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Karnataka HC X corp
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“A Company which is faceless in India, cannot on the basis of baseless allegations, come forward and challenge the laws of the nation.”

Caste bias by Madras HC Judge
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“Judicial independence is a basic feature of the Constitution. We Judges have taken oath to discharge our judicial duties not only without favour but also without fear.”

Question on Ayodhya Judgment
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“An academic or personal opinion expressed by a student, teacher, or scholar on a legal judgment, even one involving sensitive issues, cannot be equated with any religious attack.”

Imran Pratapgadhi
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“Even after 75 years of the existence of the Constitution, the law enforcement machinery of the State is either ignorant or does not care for one of the most important fundamental rights conferred on the citizens of India under Article 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution”.

ASGI Vikramjit Banerjee at ICPS
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On 28-02-2025, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.

Delhi High Court
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“The video recorded by Defendant 1 is extremely offensive, sexually explicit, foul and filthy utterances were made in the said video by Defendant 1 against the plaintiffs, which per se shocks the conscience of the court.”

bombay high court
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“Discipline is the hallmark of any employee/workman when he is required to conduct himself as a workman.”

jammu and kashmir and ladakh high court
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The High Court meaningfully stated the existence of prima facie evidence against the accused is to no avail if there is no justification for the arrest based on the doctrine of clear and present danger to the society.

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The Court opined that the NFT Player Cards are in fact ‘in-game’ assets to be used for enhancing the experience of playing the game.

opinion on reliance
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Supreme Court said that a stand of whichever court, cannot be allowed to stand, if it is in ignorance of constitutional provisions

UAPA Act
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Supreme Court said that the object and purpose of the enactment of UAPA is to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities. To punish such a person who is continued as a member of such unlawful association which is declared unlawful due to unlawful activities can be said to be in furtherance of providing for effective prevention of the unlawful activities.

Madras High Court
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Madras High Court held that the police has to permit the petitioner to conduct an oratory competition on the 68th Birth Anniversary of Prabakaran the leader of the banned outfit LTTE and set aside unsuitable conditions imposed by the police on the petitioner

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The Supreme Court Collegium added that there are no indications of Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan's links with any political parties with strong ideological leanings and emphasised on the right to free speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

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Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari, JJ has transferred all the FIRs filed against Time Now anchor Navika

Madras High Court
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Madras High Court: In a suo motu contempt petition against the YouTuber Savukku Shankar, the division bench of G.R. Swaminathan and B.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J. dismissed a petition which was filed challenging FIR registered under Sections 153,

Madras High Court
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    Madras High Court: Krishnan Ramasamy, J. has granted interim injunction against YouTuber Savukku Sankar, restraining him from making defamatory remarks

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Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. stayed the investigation in a matter which came up over an artist’s Facebook post containing intimate

Gauhati High Court
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Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., has under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, granted bail

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“… a citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries … “