India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Modifies Student Rustication Order: Balancing Institutional Discipline with Academic Futures

A Campus in Conflict: Madras HC Offers Relief to Rusticated StudentsIn a significant order addressing the intersection of student activism, academic discipline, and institutional authority, the Madras High Court has intervened to mitigate a harsh rustication order issued by the Rajiv Gandhi N...

02 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Blanket Deportation Orders For Alleged Illegal Migrants In Delhi

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Blanket Deportation Orders For Alleged Illegal Migrants In DelhiTheHigh Court of Delhihas dismissed a petition filed by M.A. Burney that sought awrit of mandamusdirecting the central and state authorities to conduct a mass identification and deportation d...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Firing at Police Personnel Sufficient for Preventive Detention

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Firing at Police Personnel Sufficient for Preventive DetentionIn a significant ruling regarding the limits of state intervention inpublic order, theHigh Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhhas upheld thepreventive detentionof ahabitual offenderinvolved in an ...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Declines Plea for 24/7 Urgent Hearings Citing Existing Digital Infrastructure and Mechanisms

Supreme Court Declines Plea for 24/7 Urgent Hearings Citing Existing Digital Infrastructure and MechanismsTheSupreme Court of Indiahas dismissed aPublic Interest Litigation (PIL)that sought the creation of a formal, 24/7 institutional mechanism for hearing cases involvinglife and personal lib...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Two in Double Murder Case Over Circumstantial Evidence

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Two in Double Murder Case Over Circumstantial EvidenceTheHigh Courtof Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh has delivered a significant ruling in a nearly 20-year-old double murder case, setting aside the2008conviction of two individuals. The Division Bench, c...

28 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules that Peaceful Protests are Constitutionally Protected and Must Remain Free of Abuse

Supreme Court Rules that Peaceful Protests are Constitutionally Protected and Must Remain Free of AbuseTheSupreme Court of Indiahas issued a stern observation regarding the balance betweenpublic orderand thefundamental right to dissent. In recent proceedings led by Chief Justice of India Sury...

27 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

High Court Of Karnataka Quashes Arbitrary Cess On Pan Masala Under Article 14 Basis

High Court Of Karnataka Quashes Arbitrary Cess On Pan Masala Under Article 14 BasisTheHigh Court of Karnatakahas delivered a significant verdict on the intersection oflegislative powerandfiscal fairness, partially striking down theHealth Security se National Security Cess Act,2025. Presided o...

27 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Software Freedom Law Center Challenges Delhi Internet Shutdowns In High Court Seeking Urgent Judicial Relief

Software Freedom Law Center Challenges Delhi Internet Shutdowns In High Court Seeking Urgent Judicial ReliefTheDelhi High Courthas taken cognizance of a significantpublic interest litigation (PIL)filed by theSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC.in), which challenges the systemic and repeated sus...

24 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Rejects Discharge Plea for Man Accused of Posting Casteist Facebook Remark

Allahabad High CourtRejectsDischargePlea for Man Accused of Posting Casteist Facebook RemarkTheHigh Court of Judicature at Allahabadhas upheld a lower court’s decision to proceed with criminal proceedings against a man accused of posting objectionable, caste-based remarks on social media. Jus...

24 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Telangana

Telangana High Court Rules Former Minister Has No Vested Right To Continue Personal Security

Telangana High Court Rules Former Minister Has No Vested Right To Continue Personal SecurityTheHigh Courtfor the State of Telangana at Hyderabad has reaffirmed a critical principle ofadministrative law: the provision of state-sponsored personal security is a dynamic measure contingent upon ob...

24 Jul 2026