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The Kerala High Court said that such an order restricts free movement and can even prevent a person from entering his own house, warranting strict scrutiny.

Kerala High Court slams mechanical externment orders, cites violation of fundamental rights

January 06, 2026 1:30 pm

Kerala High Court Quashes Externment Order: Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Jobin Sebastian delivered the ruling on a writ petition filed by a 29-year-old Palakkad resident challenging his externment under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007.

The Delhi High Court said that such samples are only material for comparison and, by themselves, do not incriminate an accused.

Delhi High Court rules right to privacy ‘not absolute,' orders meat exporter Moin Qureshi to give voice samples to CBI

December 30, 2025 3:05 pm

Delhi High Court Right to Privacy Not Absolute: Based on telephone intercepts between 2013 and 2014, central investigation agencies ED and CBI launched a probe which led to a 2017 FIR against Qureshi alleging that he acted as a middleman for corrupt public servants.

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court said when two adults marry out of their volition they feel that it is their goal.

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court orders protection for adult couple married against family wishes

December 18, 2025 5:44 pm

Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazami was hearing a plea of a couple seeking protection and security from the state authorities against their relatives.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the Karnataka High Court said that the true source of rights is duty.

Karnataka High Court cites Mahatma Gandhi, denies bail to UAPA accused

December 18, 2025 1:22 pm

UAPA Bail Plea News: Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, the Karnataka High Court said that he had also said that “right is duty well performed”.

Delhi High Court was hearing the plea of a tenant seeking direction to the power distributor to restore the electricity supply.

Electricity fundamental right, can’t be denied due to tenant-landlord dispute: Delhi High Court

December 17, 2025 1:47 pm

Electricity fundamental right news: Justice Mini Pushkarna said pending landlord and tenant disputes cannot be the basis for depriving electricity, which is a basic amenity.

Rs 50 crore deposit condition set aside by Madhya Pradesh High Court to allow man to travel abroad

Madhya Pradesh High Court junks Rs 50 crore travel abroad rider, says DRT lacks power

December 03, 2025 4:39 pm

MP High Court order, Debt Recovery Tribunal ruling: Justice Pranay Verma called the condition ‘unsustainable’ and in violation of the man’s fundamental right to go abroad.

Sources said that the government has set the ball rolling to conduct the social and environment impact study.

Students, teachers, union members protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against ‘attack’ on fundamental rights

September 17, 2025 3:55 am

Referring to the mandate of a notice to be served by people 10 days prior to any protest, protesters on Tuesday claimed that permissions are frequently denied without authorities giving any explanation

Congress Supreme Court intervention Places of Worship Act

Centre silent on Places of Worship Act as Congress moves SC to to join pleas

January 17, 2025 9:48 am

“The Union of India, which has not filed its counter affidavit/ reply, shall file the same within four weeks from today,” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna had said on December 12.

Knowledge nugget of the day: Right to Privacy

Knowledge nugget of the day: Right to Privacy

November 07, 2024 11:03 am

Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and the lead petitioner in the landmark 'right to privacy case,' passed away on October 28th. What is right to privacy? How did it shape the discourse of fundamental rights? Take a look. 

A restaurant in Pescara, Italy, where a man stabbed his brother in 2008. In 2019, the 'right to be forgotten' privacy law was used to force a former editor of an Italian news website to delete a story about the incident.

SC to examine acquitted man's 'right to be forgotten': What is the right, and how have courts ruled earlier?

July 30, 2024 11:58 am

India does not have a statutory framework that prescribes the right to be forgotten. The SC has now agreed to hear a case that will likely shape the contours of this right.

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