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Human Rights: Legal News & Updates

Articles, case updates and legal news tagged "Human Rights".

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Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Protest Cases Amid Allegations of Unlawful Restrictions and Detentions
Legal News Constitutional Law 13 Oct 2026

Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Protest Cases Amid Allegations of Unlawful Restrictions and Detentions

The Supreme Court has adjourned petitions concerning restrictions and alleged unlawful detentions during protests in Delhi to October 15, 2026, following the in…

Police Accountability Constitutional Law
Supreme Court Takes Up Allegations of Police Misconduct Against Women Journalists Covering Delhi Protests
Legal News Constitutional Law 13 Oct 2026

Supreme Court Takes Up Allegations of Police Misconduct Against Women Journalists Covering Delhi Protests

The Supreme Court of India has sought the presence of a senior Delhi Police officer to explain allegations of assault and misconduct against women journalists c…

Constitutional Rights Article 21
Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response over Alleged Confinement of Activist Nadeem Khan
Legal News Constitutional Law 12 Oct 2026

Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response over Alleged Confinement of Activist Nadeem Khan

The Delhi High Court has sought a status report from Delhi Police on activist Nadeem Khan’s allegations of unlawful confinement and surveillance intended to pre…

Delhi Police Constitutional Law
Supreme Court quashes NSA detention in Sambhal violence case and imposes ₹10 lakh cost on UP government
Legal News Constitutional Law 29 Sep 2026

Supreme Court quashes NSA detention in Sambhal violence case and imposes ₹10 lakh cost on UP government

The Supreme Court has quashed the NSA detention of Mulla Afroz, accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence case, holding that an alleged confession made in police cus…

Supreme Court Criminal Justice
Karnataka Law University Introduces Reservation for Transgender Students in LL.B.
Legal News Constitutional Law 27 Sep 2026

Karnataka Law University Introduces Reservation for Transgender Students in LL.B.

Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) has introduced a 1% reservation for transgender persons in its three-year LL.B. programme, becoming the first university i…

Constitutional Law Legal Education
Subhash Chandra moves NCLAT against NCLT stay on alienation of assets in ₹6.5 crore repayment plan case
Legal News 23 Sep 2026

Subhash Chandra moves NCLAT against NCLT stay on alienation of assets in ₹6.5 crore repayment plan case

The Supreme Court has ruled that arrests made without complying with constitutional safeguards under Article 22 are unconstitutional and require immediate relea…

Supreme Court Police Accountability
Supreme Court Introduces Strict Safeguards Against Illegal Arrests and Re-Arrests
Legal News Criminal Law 22 Sep 2026

Supreme Court Introduces Strict Safeguards Against Illegal Arrests and Re-Arrests

The Supreme Court has introduced stringent safeguards against illegal arrests and re-arrests, holding that any arrest made without furnishing written grounds is…

Supreme Court Constitutional Rights
Noida DM Moves Supreme Court Against High Court's NSA Detention Criticism
Legal News Constitutional Law 13 Sep 2026

Noida DM Moves Supreme Court Against High Court's NSA Detention Criticism

The District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Medha Roopam, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's order that quashed a…

Supreme Court Constitutional Rights
Supreme Court Panel to Probe Alleged Violence During Youth Protests
Legal News Constitutional Law 26 Aug 2026

Supreme Court Panel to Probe Alleged Violence During Youth Protests

The Supreme Court has constituted a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy to investigate alle…

Supreme Court Constitutional Rights
Centre tells Supreme Court that pre-amendment transgender identity cards will remain valid until challenges to the new law are decided.
Legal News Constitutional Law 17 Aug 2026

Centre tells Supreme Court that pre-amendment transgender identity cards will remain valid until challenges to the new law are decided.

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that transgender identity cards issued before the enactment of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Ac…

Supreme Court Fundamental Rights
Digital Coercion: Why Use Of Automated Surveillance In Bail Conditions Violates Article 21
Legal News Criminal Law 12 Aug 2026

Digital Coercion: Why Use Of Automated Surveillance In Bail Conditions Violates Article 21

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that bail conditions enabling continuous surveillance of an accused violate the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21. …

Constitutional Rights Article 21
Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Preventive Detention Under PIT NDPS Act
Legal News Criminal Law 05 Aug 2026

Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Preventive Detention Under PIT NDPS Act

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed a preventive detention order issued under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances …

Article 21 Constitutional Law
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Challenge to 2026 Transgender Rights Amendment
Legal News Constitutional Law 28 Jul 2026

Supreme Court Issues Notice on Challenge to 2026 Transgender Rights Amendment

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government and States on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protecti…

Supreme Court Article 21
Supreme Court Protects Student Protesters, Orders No Coercive Action
Legal News Constitutional Law 28 Jul 2026

Supreme Court Protects Student Protesters, Orders No Coercive Action

The Supreme Court has directed authorities not to take coercive action against student protesters involved in nationwide demonstrations over examination irregul…

Supreme Court Constitutional Law
Citizenship Evidence Debate Revived: Foreigners' Tribunal Standards Under Scrutiny
Legal News Constitutional Law 26 Jul 2026

Citizenship Evidence Debate Revived: Foreigners' Tribunal Standards Under Scrutiny

The debate over evidentiary standards in Foreigners' Tribunal proceedings has resurfaced following recent Supreme Court observations emphasizing that citizenshi…

Supreme Court Constitutional Law
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