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The Allahabad High Court recently held that individuals have a fundamental right to change their names as per their personal preference and this right comes within the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution.

While holding that non-citizens can challenge laws alleged to be in violation of Article 14, the Court rejected the contention that the provision contained no checks and balances.

The Patna High Court in a recent judgement has observed that land being a natural resource belongs to the people and the State is not allowed to hand over this resource as largesse to its handpicked...

The ten blocking orders in question issued between February 2021 and February 2022, directed Twitter to block certain information from access to the public, and to suspend several accounts.

Dismissing a plea of the employees of Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) for grant of pension, the Patna High Court said that notwithstanding the fact that under the BIADA Act, it is...

A female candidate who is 10 times more meritorious than a male candidate is deprived from being participating in the selection process, the Court noted in its order.

Twitter submitted that invocation of Article 226 was not limited to violation of constitutional rights and it had no other efficacious remedy apart from approaching the High Court.

The Court added that people or their representatives need not be heard while taking a policy decision such as this one.

The ASG emphasised that only when there was a threat to the sovereignty of India or public order, would the Central government intervene.

Reducing the cut-off to provide employment to a particular category, when others have already acquired rights due to the publication of results, would be an affront to Article 14 of the Constitution, Supreme Court said.