Sexual Assault by BSF Personnel – Conviction by GSFC under POCSO – Challenge to disciplinary proceedings and sentence of dismissal with imprisonment – Held: No procedural violation warranting interference – Petition dismissed – Sections 46 BSF Act, 10 & 29 POCSO Act applied [Paras 12-42].
Court-Martial Proceedings – Scope of Judicial Review – Articl...
PIL - Anand Karaj marriages—Section 6, Anand Marriage Act—States/UTs directed to notify rules within 4 months—Till then, registration to be facilitated under existing marriage registration frameworks without discrimination—Union of India to coordinate and file compliance report—Petition disposed with time-bound directions [Paras 11–16].
Constitutional Duty &n...
Religious Rights – State-sponsored Hindu festival – Invitation to non-Hindu public figure upheld – No violation of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution – Writ Petitions dismissed.
Freedom of Religion – Participation of Non-Hindu in State-sponsored Dasara Festival – Petition challenging invitation to Muslim public figure to inaugurate Hindu festival dismisse...
Criminal Writ - Criminal Investigation – Transfer of Probe – SIT Constitution – Writ Allowed – In Crime No.1025/2024, Court directed reinvestigation by SIT headed by DGP Pranab Mohanty with senior IPS officers – Mandamus issued to State to hand over probe and transmit records – SIT to submit report within 3 months – Apex Court declined to interfere –...
Public Interest Litigation – Deaths in Beggars’ Home due to Cholera – Article 21 – Constitutional Violation Established – Appellant filed a PIL after media reports revealed deaths and illness of several beggars due to contamination in drinking water at Lampur Beggars’ Home – Authorities failed to ensure sanitary conditions and misrepresented facts – ...
Taxation Law - GST – Omission of Rules – Rules 89(4B) & 96(10), CGST Rules – Proceedings Lapse – Petitioners challenged show cause notices and orders based solely on impugned Rules – Rules omitted vide Notification 08.10.2024 without savings clause – Held: By common law, omission/repeal without savings obliterates the provision as if never enacted – Al...
PIL - Disability Rights – Constitutional Interpretation – RPwD Act – Judicial Directions – Court Declares Accessibility a Constitutional Mandate – The Court held that disability is not a deficit but a form of diversity – Failure to provide accessible systems is a constitutional violation – Courts must uphold inclusive frameworks to ensure dignity, autonomy...
Criminal Writ - Police Surveillance – History-Sheet – Single Case Registered in 2016 – History-Sheet Quashed – Petitioner had only one criminal case registered in 2016 under the Cow Slaughter Act – No further offence, complaint, or FIR registered – Despite this, history-sheet under Category 18-A was opened and representation for closure rejected – Held: No...
PIL - Wildlife Protection – Commercial Film Shooting in Protected Areas – No Statutory Basis – Government Order Invalid – Petitioner challenged grant of permission to shoot a Malayalam commercial film in a forest area, alleging environmental degradation – High Court held that the Government Order dated 30 March 2013 merely prescribed fees but lacked statutory backing ...
Constitutional Law - Presidential Reference under Article 317(1) - Public Service Commission – Meaning of Misbehaviour – Article 317 of the Constitution – Wider Interpretation Affirmed – The Court reiterated that ‘misbehaviour’ under Article 317 must be interpreted widely in the context of the constitutional position held by members of Public Service Commissions...