High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks J-K administration to review orders imposing curbs within a week. January 10, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory while holding that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana also asked the J-K administration to […] Read more » access to Internet fundamental right fundamental right Justice N.V. Ramana says access to Internet says access to Internet is fundamental right
Top Law News Legal experts welcome SC verdict on privacy August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The landmark verdict of the Supreme Court declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right was today welcomed by jurists and senior advocates who termed it as “progressive” and it was “a basic right”. They, however, said the verdict’s impact on Aadhaar scheme can be assessed once the full judgement and reasons given by the […] Read more » Court featured fundamental right Law Legal News Right to privacy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases SC declares right to privacy as Fundamental right August 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court today unanimously declared that right to privacy was a Fundamental right under the Constitution. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar ruled that “right to privacy is an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal […] Read more » Court featured fundamental right Law Legal News Right to privacy Supreme Court
Top Law News Right to know a fundamental right, cannot be curtailed: AG to SC April 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today told the Supreme Court that the right to know is a fundamental right and it cannot be curtailed by banning information on the Internet. His response came after the apex court asked him to assist in a matter related to banning of pre-natal sex determination advertisements and contents on the […] Read more » AG Attorney general Court featured fundamental right Law Legal News Mukul Rohatgi SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Bombay HC junks petition seeking video recording of court proceedings October 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition praying for video recording of proceedings in all courts of the country on the ground that it was a fundamental right of a citizen to know the judicial procedures and happenings during hearing of cases. The petition, filed by Navneet Khosla, was dismissed by Chief Justice Dr […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured fundamental right judicial procedures Law Legal News
Top Law News Good health is fundamental right: Delhi Court May 1, 2016 / May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Good health is a justiciable fundamental right”, a Delhi court has said while observing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project for health insurance cover for everyone would bring about an “evolution” in India’s health insurance model. The court’s observations came while pulling up the United India Insurance Company Ltd, a Public Sector Unit (PSU), for rejecting […] Read more » Court Delhi court featured fundamental right Law Legal News
Human Rights New constitution sought to check corruption October 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Sunday an apolitical organisation held a debate to seek a new constitution to eradicate corruption. Dev Nandan said that in order to prevent the nation from “further annihilation, a new constitution is necessary”, at the “Jan Samvidhan Sabha” at Jantar Mantar, president of Prism (Prototype Revolutionary Innovative Sankranti Movement) He said. “It should be […] Read more » Constitution corruption Dev Nandan fundamental right Jantar Mantar Prototype Revolutionary Sankranti Movement
Top Law News CJI: Judges should not rule nation, ridicules “right to sleep” August 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on CJI: Judges should not rule nation, ridicules “right to sleep” Asserting that the judges should not govern the country or evolve policies, Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today wondered what would happen if the executive refuses to comply with judiciary’s directives. He asked judges if they would invoke contempt proceedings against government officials for not complying with their decisions and disapproved a recent […] Read more » Centre-State relations Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia CJI: Judges should not rule nation coalgate scandal executive refuses to comply federal policy fundamental right India International Centre Jurisprudence of Constitutional Structure Kapadia right to sleep
Top Law News Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court August 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding this right irrespective of whether the legal aid sought was for the trial or an appeal against an adverse verdict. “We are of the opinion that neither the Constitution nor […] Read more » Bill of Rights Act economic offences fundamental right incommunicado situation indigence law prohibiting prostitution lawyer on account of poverty Legal aid Legal aid is a right Legal aid is a right of an accused legal aid sought Legal Services Authorities Act legal services provided the concerned authority providing free legal aid to an accused rules apex court
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on Press Council of India’s petition August 6, 2012 / August 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s stand on a plea by the Press Council of India (PCI) against an Allahabad High Court order restraining media from reporting on movement of troops. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad issued notice to the Union government, seeking its reply on a petition […] Read more » article 19 of the constitution Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution fundamental right PCI petition of Press Council of India Press Council of India Press Council of India Chairman Press Council of India Chairman Markandeya Katju Press Council of India office Press Council of India petition The Indian Express violation of the fundamental right
Top Law News Plea questions reporters’ right to access court proceedings April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the media does not have a fundamental right to access courts and report their proceedings. An apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. Khehar was told by the counsel for NGO Youth for […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia fundamental right Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar NGO NGO's counsel Gopal Shankarnarayan Securities and Exchange Board of India's suo motu proceedings Supreme Court
