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What began as an enunciation of fundamental rights has taken shape as data regulation of private players. Our personal data protection law must prioritize privacy as a basic right

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.

Justice Amit Sharma said that the CBI did not complete the probe with respect to offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, for which the man was arrested.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a notice to government of Punjab and Haryana on a petition seeking formulation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regulating the total period of...

The Karnataka High Court recently reflected upon the huge pendency of cases before a Special NDPS Court, while refusing bail to a Kenyan citizen who was held under the Act over two years ago for...

The court is examining the entitlements of a person declared a foreigner by Assam’s foreigners’ tribunals.

The Calcutta High Court today ordered the state government to provide Rs. 2 Lakh as compensation, to the family members of an accused (allegedly implicated falsely for offence under the NDPS Act)...

In Bihar, where the second phase of the caste survey started from April 15 and will continue till May 15, the caste code for ‘third gender’ has been numerically allotted as 22 --- the same for 214 other castes

The Gujarat High Court today held that there is unrestricted freedom available to meat vendors, sellers, and slaughterhouse owners to do business in meat or to run slaughterhouses on the ground of...

Holding that right to safe food is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Gujarat High Court today observed that the right to free trade in food items like meat, or any...