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RSLSA Launches 'Transformative Tuesdays' Campaign; Legal Awareness Drive Targets Lakhs Of Students
The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) has launched a statewide campaign titled “Transformative Tuesdays: Navigating Life Legally” to promote legal awareness and constitutional values among school students. The initiative aims to integrate legal literacy into the daily lives of students from Classes 8 to 12, with a focus on rights, duties, and responsible...
Courts Must 'Nip In The Bud' Proceedings By Unlicensed Money Lenders; Investigation Against Them Need Not Await New Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that its earlier order closing the suo motu proceedings on unauthorised money lending should not be construed to mean that no law presently exists on the subject or that enforcement actions must wait for fresh legislation by States or Union Territories.The Court clarified that existing provisions under the State money lending laws and the Bharatiya...
Unpublished Wakaf Survey Report Does Not Attain Finality, Only Gazette-Published List Is Conclusive: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a survey report submitted by a Special Officer under the Wakaf Act does not attain finality unless it is forwarded to the concerned committee and published in the Government Gazette. The Court clarified that what becomes conclusive and final is the list of wakafs published in the Gazette, not the observations or recommendations made...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On PIL Challenging Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging various provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which received the assent of the President on March 30. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of the Union Government and listed the matter for hearing on...
Ending PMLA Procrastination: How 'Wherewithal' Test Reclaims Constitutional Liberty
For nearly a decade, Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) has been the primary site of a constitutional struggle in India. It is a place where the fundamental right to liberty frequently clashes with the State's interest in tackling systemic financial crime. The "Twin Conditions" of Section 45, which effectively require a court to be satisfied of an accused's innocence even before a trial has commenced, have created a legal landscape where bail is often viewed as a...
'Decision To Transfer Govt Servant Lies With Executive': Patna HC Sets Aside Single Judge's Direction To Transfer Forest Officer
The Patna High Court has held that transfer and posting of a government servant lies within the exclusive domain of the executive, setting aside a Single Judge's direction to transfer a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) during pendency of proceedings.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar was hearing an appeal filed by the State challenging the order...
'Who Can Block Defamatory Content?': Karnataka High Court Asks Centre In Darshan's Plea Alleging Media Trial Over Renukaswamy Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 8) orally asked the Union Ministries of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) as to which authority has the power to block allegedly defamatory content about Kannada actor Darshan in connection with the Renukaswamy Murder Trial.The court was hearing a plea filed by the actor alleging that MeitY...
Kerala High Court Directs Urgent Steps To Ensure Postal Ballots For Voters On Election Duty
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 April) directed immediate corrective steps to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without delay.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order while considering a writ petition filed by the Kerala N.G.O. Union, which had alleged large-scale denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duty.According to...
SIR | Gujarat High Court Directs Inclusion Of Man Omitted From Voter List; Says Every Resident Has Right To Participate In Electoral Process
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (April 6) directed the authorities to include the name of a man in the electoral roll of the concerned legislative assembly constituency, after noting that despite an earlier order directing his inclusion the petitioner's name had been left out by the electoral officer. In doing so the court said that the earlier order by the concerned officer who had accepted...