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Recently, 12 BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly for a year for causing a commotion over the OBC quota and misbehaving with Shiv Sena Legislator Bhaskar Jadhav, who was the Speaker in the chair. All of the BJP MLAs walked out of the House, denying the charges levelled against them. The commotion erupted inside the Assembly when the tripartite Maha Vikas

Recently, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution for the creation of a Legislative Council in the state under Article 169 of the Indian Constitution. Article 169 of the Constitution deals with the abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States. A resolution under Article 169 is to be passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the

On 2nd July 2021, Gauhati High Court held that the recently released SOP by the State of Mizoram is in clear violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The bench comprising of Justice Michael Zothankhum and Justice Nelson Sailo stated that excluding unvaccinated persons from leaving their house and restricting them from earning their livelihood is against the fundamental rights

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be organized in Qatar next year. Before that, the venue has been surrounded by controversy because of the abuse of human rights of migrant workers who are involved in the restructuring and renovation of stadiums    In 2013 famous British newspaper The Guardian exposed that the thousands of migrant workers were doing their work in hazardous conditions leading to

Madras High Court on Friday while dismissing the PIL filed for the reopening of the temples in Tamil Nadu held that citizens right to practice religion is subservient to their right to life under Article 21 and when right to life is in danger, the right to practice religion can take a backseat .The Court stated that the Tamil Nadu government must have taken into

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, we have been witnessing the effects of the pandemic on various areas of law such as real estate law, commercial law, employment law, etc. The launch of COVID-19 vaccines has brought another significant legal issue regarding the right to refuse to be vaccinated under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. In the case of M

In the case Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers on Tuesday (29th June 2021), the Supreme Court directed all states to execute the “One Nation, One Ration Card” system and to operate community kitchens for migrants. The two-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah, stated that it is the obligation of all states and governments to provide food security for the vulnerable. The Court

The Hon’ble Supreme Court on Monday held that the persons with physical disabilities have the right to reservation in the promotions also. T

The Anglo-Indian Suburban Front has put forward a request before the Tamil Nadu State Assembly to pass a resolution which urges the Central

An interesting constitutional point was made out by the Meghalaya High Court on 24th June, where the two-judge bench comprising of Chief

In the case of Nitin Aryan v. State of Chhattisgarh, despite the reminders put forth by High Court, Trial Magistrate did not conduct the trial on time. Therefore, the trial of the petitioner got delayed and the petitioner had to remain in jail for an exceeded time period (1 year and 6 months) i.e. more than the sentence awarded by the Trial Magistrate. The State

The Indian Law protects the schools in India from their usage for military purposes. It forbids military engagement and encampment in educat

“The strength of our Constitution lies in its acceptance of the plurality and diversity of our culture". Recently, the Bombay High Court in

Recently, the Calcutta High Court 5-judge Bench ordered the National Human Rights Commission to constitute a committee in order to investigate the complaints filed by persons who were displaced during the post-poll violence in West Bengal. This order was given after the HC noticed that the State Government had not taken any concrete steps despite the matter being pending in the Court. The Court observed

Recently, Patna High Court in the case of Shivani Kaushik v. Union of India reiterated the words of the director-general of WHO, “we are not

A criminal case was lodged against a comment marked by Kamal Haasan in the year 2017. The private complainant watched the television show called Puthiya Talaimurai TV Channel where the host posed a question about the increase in the violence in the society, especially against the marginalized gender i.e. females. The answer by Haasan had the historical reference to the Hindu Epic Mahabharatha by stating

“The line between terrorist activity and the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest is getting somewhat blurred”,

Sushil Kumar, Indian wrestler, is an accused in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case. He is under judicial custody since 2nd June, 2021. Recen

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has passed an order to the Center, the Chief Secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh as well

The appointment of judges to the High Courts is governed by the Article 217 of the Indian Constitution. Apart from the Constitutional provis