Article 31C's Ouster Clause Fell By Three Different Routes, Not One
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Bombay High Court refuses interim permission for a Chhath Puja stage at Girgaon Chowpatty
A vacation bench said religious freedom is subject to public order, morality and health, and asked why the monitoring committee was not a party. The petition returns after the Diwali vacation. Article 25 and use of public places explained.
Police cannot summon an accused to hand over her phone, Kerala HC rules, quashing BNSS notice
Justice Jobin Sebastian held that Section 94 of the BNSS cannot be used to compel an accused to produce a mobile phone said to hold incriminating material, because that would violate the protection against self-incrimination in Article 20(3).
Forged Allahabad High Court order got 95 websites blocked and police have now registered an FIR
The High Court says no judge passed the order dated 14 August 2026. The FIR of 6 November invokes six sections of the BNS. How blocking under section 69A and the 2009 Rules works, and what forgery of a court record means.
Telangana High Court sentences a Collector to six months and Gujarat makes another pay Rs 1 lakh
The Ranga Reddy Collector got six months, suspended for four weeks. The Ahmedabad Collector must pay Rs 1 lakh from his own salary. Article 215, the Contempt of Courts Act, apology, appeal under section 19 and personal costs explained.
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Article 31C's Ouster Clause Fell By Three Different Routes, Not One
Article 31C's Ouster Clause Fell By Three Different Routes, Not One
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Bombay High Court refuses interim permission for a Chhath Puja stage at Girgaon Chowpatty
A vacation bench said religious freedom is subject to public order, morality and health, and asked why the monitoring committee was not a party. The petition returns after the Diwali vacation. Article 25 and use of public places explained.
Forged Allahabad High Court order got 95 websites blocked and police have now registered an FIR
The High Court says no judge passed the order dated 14 August 2026. The FIR of 6 November invokes six sections of the BNS. How blocking under section 69A and the 2009 Rules works, and what forgery of a court record means.
Telangana High Court sentences a Collector to six months and Gujarat makes another pay Rs 1 lakh
The Ranga Reddy Collector got six months, suspended for four weeks. The Ahmedabad Collector must pay Rs 1 lakh from his own salary. Article 215, the Contempt of Courts Act, apology, appeal under section 19 and personal costs explained.