Article 226 News Today

Observing delay and laches as prominent factors while deciding petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court held that the High Court ought not to grant extraordinary relief to a...

Observing that the High Court should exercise due care and caution while entertaining the petitions under Article 226 of the constitution even when there exists an alternative statutory remedy, the...

The Allahabad High Court held that orders issued by the Central Administrative Tribunal under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, are subject to appeal solely before the Supreme Court.

The Court clarified that authorities can order the licence holders to their deposit firearms in case valid reasons exist, after passing specific orders.

The Kerala High Court has made it clear that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be invoked for the execution of a decree when there is an alternative effective remedy to...

The Kerala High Court has held that though the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution is not a substitute to the remedy of bail under Section 438 or 439 of CrPC, the same may be...

After making a complaint, the victim faces a double whammy in terms of suffering the sexual abuse and embarrassment in court, which is tantamount to punishing the victim, the Court said.

The Court dismissed a writ petition filed by professors of the South Asian University who were suspended for their alleged involvement in a student protest.

The Court quashed a Telugu movie's censor certificate and ordered the Central Board of Film Certification to reconsider its decision.

The Supreme Court in a recent decision disapproved of the direction issued by the Rajasthan High Court directing the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd to enter into a power purchasing agreement with a...