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Major Can't Be Forced To Live With Parent: Allahabad HC Dismisses Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea [Read Order]
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Major Can't Be Forced To Live With Parent: Allahabad HC Dismisses Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a mother's habeas corpus plea, holding that an adult daughter cannot be compelled to live with a parent against her will when no illegal detention is established.

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Police Cannot Detain Accused’s Kin To Force Him To Surrender: Allahabad HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Police Cannot Detain Accused’s Kin To Force Him To Surrender: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that police cannot unlawfully detain an accused’s family member to pressure him into surrendering, awarding ₹40,000 compensation for four days of illegal custody.

Allahabad HC Sets Aside Arrest, Orders 24/7 CCTV And Safeguards Against Illegal Detention Judiciary
Allahabad HC Sets Aside Arrest, Orders 24/7 CCTV And Safeguards Against Illegal Detention

Allahabad High Court sets aside Raghvendra Dubey’s arrest over missing police station CCTV feeds and inadequate arrest grounds, directing 24/7 CCTV and safeguards during outages. Indian Kanoon

Kerala HC Closes PIL Over Alleged Men’s Entry Ban At 'Freedom At Midnight' Event [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Kerala HC Closes PIL Over Alleged Men’s Entry Ban At 'Freedom At Midnight' Event [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court closes PIL alleging men would be barred from a women's event, holding the plea was based on unverified media reports and filed without approaching authorities.

J&K and Ladakh HC Quashes Preventive Detention Order, Holds Juvenile's Alleged Acts Cannot Found PSA Detention Judiciary
J&K and Ladakh HC Quashes Preventive Detention Order, Holds Juvenile's Alleged Acts Cannot Found PSA Detention

J&K and Ladakh HC quashes PSA detention order, holds acts committed as a juvenile cannot found preventive detention. Court orders release of detenue after finding no fresh activity alleged post-bail and underlying FIR predates adulthood.

"Sansad Chalo" March Declared Illegal by Delhi Police

Delhi Police declared the Cockroach Janata Party's "Sansad Chalo" march to Parliament on July 20 illegal, warning of immediate detention, even as Sonam Wangchuk, hospitalised after 21 days on hunger s...

"Of the People, By the People, For the People": How Recent Governance Failures Test the Constitutional Compact

From NEET UG's collapse to Manipur and Great Nicobar, a legal look at how executive overreach tests India's constitutional compact. Constituent Assembly warnings meet 2026's crises: NEET, Ken-Betwa, M...

From Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar: What the Law Says About the "Cockroach Janta Party" Hunger Strike as Protest

Delhi HC declines to order force-feeding of Sonam Wangchuk, reaffirming the right to protest as fasting enters day 20 amid Cockroach Janta Party stir. As Wangchuk's fast crosses 20 days, courts balanc...

Constitution and Constitutionalism: Tracing India's Journey Through Landmark Judgments and a Global Lens

An overview of India's constitutionalism through landmark cases like Kesavananda Bharati and Maneka Gandhi, compared with global constitutional models.

No One Has Right to Pollute Water Body Even in Name of Religion: Madras HC

Madras HC's Madurai Bench observes no one has the right to pollute a water body in the name of religion, flags large-scale dumping of clothes during death rituals in the Thamirabarani.

Lawyers Have No Vested Right To Demand Priority Listing Of Cases: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court dismisses an advocate's writ seeking mandamus to list his pending cases, holding no litigant has a vested right to jump the listing queue.

From welfare legislation to a rights-based regime: how the law treats children in conflict with law

How India's juvenile justice law evolved from the 1986 Act to the JJ Act 2015 - key institutions, landmark verdicts, and where implementation still fails.

Statements For Separate Tamil Nadu Not Sedition in Current Milieu: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras HC quashes sedition case over a book recording a 1967 call for a separate Tamil Nadu, holding such statements today would be seen as a mental health issue, not incitement to hatred.

Ration Cards Cut Over Electoral Roll Exclusion, Supreme Court Referred Case to Calcutta HC

Supreme Court directs challenge to West Bengal’s ration card-electoral roll linkage to Calcutta HC, holding the issue falls outside Article 32 jurisdiction.

Sex Before Marriage Does Not Amount to Moral Turpitude: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that consensual premarital relationships do not amount to moral turpitude and cannot alone disqualify candidates from police service.


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