The Indian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that access to emergency trauma care constitutes a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21.
Category: Legal
Trump Allies Accuse DOJ of Using Criminal Law to Pursue Political Enemies via Carroll Probe
Legal analysts and civil liberties groups condemned the DOJ’s criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll as an abuse of prosecutorial power.
India’s Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission’s SIR Voter Roll Exercise
The Supreme Court of India upheld the Election Commission’s Sample Inspection of Records exercise calling it essential to free and fair elections.
Delhi HC Rules Magistrates Cannot Discharge Accused at Section 251 CrPC Stage in Summons Cases
The Delhi High Court held that a magistrate in a summons case cannot discharge the accused at the Section 251 stage and must proceed to trial.
Allahabad High Court: Running a Hookah Bar Has No Constitutional Protection as Fundamental Right
The Allahabad High Court ruled that hookah bar operations are not protected as a fundamental right allowing state-level bans to stand.
Supreme Court Grants Bail to J&K Narco-Terror Accused After Over Five Years in Custody
The Supreme Court granted bail to a Jammu and Kashmir accused charged under UAPA and NDPS after more than five years and eleven months in jail.
India Supreme Court Recognizes Safe Highway Travel as Fundamental Right Under Article 142
The Supreme Court expanded Article 21 protections by ruling that Indians have a fundamental right to safe road travel on national highways.
UAPA Bail Standards Referred to Supreme Court Larger Bench in Landmark Anti-Terror Case
A two-judge Supreme Court bench in Umar Khalid’s case sent key UAPA bail threshold questions to a larger bench for authoritative resolution.
Supreme Court Rules Broad Crime Scene Re-Enactment Does Not Amount to Self-Incrimination
India’s Supreme Court held that a general re-enactment of a crime scene by an accused person does not violate the constitutional right against self-incrimination.
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll in Widely Condemned Move
The Department of Justice initiated a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll following years of targeting by the Trump administration.