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बातम्यांतील कायदा — त्यामागील तरतुदींनी समजावले.
2026-07-17
When the State Bends the Rules for Some but Not Others: Courts Revisit Article 14's Bar on Arbitrary Treatment of Government Employees
A recent ruling striking down the selective denial of a qualification relaxation to a government employee, while it was granted to similarly placed colleagues, is a fresh reminder of how deeply arbitrariness doctrine under Article 14 shapes Indian service law.
2026-07-17
Why the Supreme Court's Recognition of Road Safety as Part of Article 21 Matters
In its April 2026 round-up of orders, the Supreme Court read road safety into the fundamental right to life under Article 21 — here is what that recognition rests on, and what it changes.
2026-07-17
Why 'Wrong Forum' Objections Rarely Defeat a Writ Petition: The Law on Forum Non Conveniens and Article 226
A recent ruling reported by Verdictum reaffirms that the common-law doctrine of forum non conveniens has only a limited role to play once a citizen invokes the High Court's writ jurisdiction to enforce a fundamental or public-law right.
2026-07-17
How the Right to Privacy Became Part of Article 21 — and What It Means Today
From two judgments that denied any constitutional right to privacy to a nine-judge Bench that declared it intrinsic to life and liberty, the doctrine's journey explains why data protection, surveillance and bodily autonomy cases now turn on Article 21.
2026-07-17
Are High Court Judgments Binding Across India? The Doctrine of Territorial Precedent Explained
A Kerala High Court ruling on GST refunds means nothing to a tax officer in Chennai — and understanding why reveals how India's layered judicial hierarchy actually works.
2026-07-17
The Basic Structure Doctrine: How Golaknath, Kesavananda Bharati and the EWS Judgment Fenced In Parliament's Amending Power
A wave of 2025-26 retrospectives on India's landmark constitutional judgments converges on one enduring idea — that Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot destroy its 'basic structure'; here is how that doctrine actually works in law.
2026-07-17
Beyond the Headlines: How India Actually Appoints Its Judges — The Collegium System Explained
With 2025 bringing a change of Chief Justice and a fresh crop of year-end reviews of Supreme Court judgments, here is what the Constitution actually says — and does not say — about how judges reach the Bench.
2026-07-17
Why a PIL Wants a Separate Judicial Cadre for India's Land Disputes
A public interest litigation before the Supreme Court argues that land disputes are too often decided by revenue officials without legal training, reviving an old constitutional question about separating judicial and executive functions.
2026-07-17
Why the Supreme Court Says Lopsided Government Contracts Fail the Test of Article 14
A recent Supreme Court ruling holds that even in commercial contracts, the State cannot write terms so one-sided that they offend the constitutional guarantee of fairness — reopening the old question of how far Article 14 reaches into the government's contractual life.
2026-07-16
NALSA पासून कार्यस्थळापर्यंत: Jane Kaushik निर्णयाने भारतातील ट्रान्सजेंडर समतेच्या कायद्यात काय भर घातला आहे
नियोक्त्यांच्या बाबतीत भेदभावविरोधी संरक्षणाला कामाच्या ठिकाणी ट्रान्सजेंडर व्यक्तींनाही लागू करण्याची सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाची एक निर्णय हे दर्शवते की 2014 चा NALSA आराखडा आता कसा अमलात आणण्याजोग्या कामाच्या ठिकाणी अधिकारांमध्ये रूपांतरित होत आहे.
2026-07-16
अनुच्छेद 142 समजावले: सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या सर्वात विस्तृत अधिकारांच्या मागील संवैधानिक कलम
वर्षअखेरीच्या आढाव्यांमध्ये सुप्रीम कोर्टच्या हस्तक्षेपांची वाढती यादी — घोडायल, रस्ते सुरक्षितता, UAPA प्रकरणांमधील जामिन इत्यादी — मोजली जात असताना, बहुतेक प्रकरणे एका कमी स्पष्ट केलेल्या कलमाकडे परततात: “पूर्ण न्याय” करण्याची Article 142 मध्ये दिलेली ताकद.
2026-07-16
तुम्ही कोणत्या उच्च न्यायालयाकडे जाऊ शकता? लेख 226(2), 'कायची कारणे' आणि फौजी लेखी याचिका
एक पुनरावृत्ती करणारा क्षेत्राधिकार संबंधी कोड — नोंद (FIR) रद्द करण्यासारख्या फौजी प्रकरणांवर रिट याचिकांसाठी घेतलेला नागरी कायद्याचा चाचणी लागू होते का — हा पुन्हा न्यायालयीन लक्षात आला आहे, आणि उत्तर हे Article 226(2) हा BNSS च्या प्रादेशिक-त्रैयल नियमांसोबत कसे परस्परसंवाद साधतो यावर अवलंबून आहे.