The Spanish Supreme Court has deemed a mandatory nudist policy in housing societies as discriminatory and violative of fundamental rights. The ruling states that homeowners and residents cannot be forced into nudity in communal spaces without their consent.

Mohammad Adil Ansari· Jun 27, 2023 ·4 min read

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Case Study: Prathvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & ors

In the case of Prathvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & ors, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 and Section 18A. The case revolved around the troubled history of the treatment of ind

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Case Study: Aghnoo Nagesia v. State of Bihar

Confession given by accused in FIR is inadmissible according to

2022 · 6 min read Held

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Supreme Court upholds rights of Sex Workers

The Bench comprising of Justice L. Nageshwara Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.S. Bopanna said: “Needless to say, this basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the frin

Mohammad Adil Ansari· Jun 01, 2022 ·7 min read

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Case Study: Nanjundappa & Anr v. State of Karnataka

“Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur stricto sensu does not apply

2022 · 5 min read Held

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Case Study: Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr

“Misuse of Section 498-A of IPC” “No automatic arrest in

2022 · 8 min read Held

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Case Study: Kalyani (Dead) through LRS. & ors. v. The Sulthan Bathery Municipality & ors.

Right to Compensation is implicit in Article 300A of the Indian Constitution

2022 · 4 min read Held

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Case Study: Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh & Ors

“Mandatory installation of CCTV cameras in police stations” Special Leave

2021 · 8 min read Held

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Australia passes the Draconian ‘Surveillance Bill’

The post-Internet age has seen a clash between the Privacy

Case Study: Pichra Warg Kalyan Mahasabha v. State of Haryana

“Economic criteria cannot be the sole basis for determination of

2021 · 9 min read Held

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Case Study: Laxmibai Chandaragi B v. State of Karnataka and others

Right to choose a life-partner is a fundamental right under Article 21.

2021 · 5 min read Held

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Administrative Tribunals in India

The word ‘Tribunal’ is derived from the word ‘Tribunes’, which means ‘Magistrates of the Classical Roman Republic’.

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Khaki Mafia: Torture, Impunity and Indolence

The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in its “India: Annual Report on Torture 2019” reported that a total of 1,731 persons died in custody during 2019, i.e. death of about five persons daily.[13] Out of which 1,606 deaths were reported in judicial custody and 125 deaths in police custody.

Arjun Panditrao Khotkar case: The Story of Electronic Evidence so far

The law on admissibility of electronic evidence, has long been in a state of befuddlement. In the past the Supreme Court in different cases has iterated different positions on the issue, confounding the matter into much disarray. The Apex Court tried to finally settle the issue indefinitely though i

Case Study: Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer and others

Case study of the Landmark case on Admissibility of Electronic Evidence.

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Decoding the Law and Dilemmas of Suicide: The Sushant Singh Rajput case

The demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood actor has created a surge of controversy and debate around the issue of suicide.

Illegal Migrants: The new ‘Thugs of Hindostaan’ Part-1

The Karnataka High Court issued a Bail order dated 19th May, 2020 wherein, it issued some controversial anti-migrant observations. Such observations were unsubstantiated, and seemingly inspired from the fake anti-migrant sentiment propaganda, widespread on social media. The case marks one of the fir

Fundamental Duties: Is the unaccountability justified?

A chapter of Fundamental Duties was added under Article 51A by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976, to compliment the Directive Principles of the State Policy under Part IV of the Constitution. All these duties are of constitutional consequence and legal significance.