Article 21 Constitution

Kailash Chandra Kapri v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 473 Quick Justice - Speedy Trial

Constitution of India - Article 21, 226 ; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023- Section 528 - Speedy trial is one of the requirements of Article 21 of the Constitution and from the facts and circumstances of a given case if the High court finds that the proceeding if allowed to continue

Constitutional Law

In Re: Phalodi Accident v. National Highways Authority of India 2026 INSC 388 - Safety Of Commuter

The safety of the commuter as an integral facet of the right to live with dignity as a constitutional obligation under Article 21

Constitutional Law

In Re: 2 Million Lives at Risk, Contamination in Jojari River, Rajasthan 2026 INSC 316 -Fundamental Right To Access Clean Drinking Water

The right to access clean drinking water is an integral facet of the right to life under Article 21 and cannot be compromised on account of administrative inaction or environmental neglect.

Constitutional Law

Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India 2026 INSC 97 - Fundamental Right To Menstrual Health - School Girls

Fundamental Right To Menstrual Health: Supreme Court Issues Directives To Schools

Passports Act

Mahesh Kumar Agarwal vs Union of India, 2025 INSC 1476 - Passport Act -Renewal - Pendency Of Criminal Case

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Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Central Bureau Of Investigation V. Dayamoy Mahato 2025 INSC 1418 - Article 21 - Bail - S.436A CrPC - Reverse Burden Of Proof - UAPA Cases

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Constitutional Law

Jane Kaushik vs Union of India; 2025 INSC 1248 - Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act - Right To Participation In Public Life

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019- Transgender persons also have a right to be reasonably accommodated - the appropriate Government and the “establishments”, have a positive obligation to ensure that there is no discrimination against transgender persons, through affirmative action- The principle of reasonable accommodation is implied in the

Constitutional Law

Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Chhattisgarh 2025 INSC 1182 - Art 14,19,21 Constitution - Doctrine of Level Playing Field - Tender

Constitution of India - Article 19(1)(g) -The doctrine of level playing field requires that all equally placed competitors must be given an equal opportunity to participate in trade and commerce. It is designed to prevent the State from skewing the market in favour of few by erecting artificial

Constitutional Law

M.S. Patter v. State of NCT of Delhi 2025 INSC 1115 - Beggars' Homes

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Beggars' Home -State’s responsibility towards indigent persons is affirmative and non-derogable. A beggars’ home, maintained by the State, is thus a constitutional trust, not a discretionary charity.- The failure to ensure humane conditions in such homes does not merely amount

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Mansi Brar Fernandes v. Shubha Sharma 2025 INSC 1110 - IBC - RERA - Fundamental Right to Shelter

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Housing is neither a luxury nor a commodity for speculation – it is a fundamental human need. The right to secure, peaceful, and timely possession of one’s home is therefore a facet of the fundamental right to shelter enshrined under Article 21- Right

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Reena Banerjee vs Government of NCT of Delhi 2025 INSC 1101 - Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act - Reservation - Project Ability Empowerment

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Section 34- Reservation - The principle of upward movement, whereby a meritorious reserved category candidate securing marks above the general cut-off is migrated to the unreserved list, ensures both fairness and the effective utilisation of reservations. Unfortunately, persons with disabilities are presently

Constitutional Law

Sohan Singh @ Bablu v. State of Madhya Pradesh - Delay To Release Prisoner

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Delay To Release Prisoner Who Served Sentence -In this case, the petitioner should have been released from jail in the year 2021 itself having completed 7 years of RI whereas he was actually released in 2025 i.e. almost after a delay of

Constitutional Law

Umri Pooph Pratappur (UPP) Tollways Pvt. Ltd. vs. M.P. Road Development Corporation 2025 INSC 907 - Right To Safe, Well-Maintained - Motorable Roads - Writ Petitions

Constitution of India- Article 19,21- The right to access any part of the country, with certain exceptions and restrictions under certain circumstances, is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, and the right to safe, well-maintained, and motorable roads is recognised as a part

Constitutional Law

Sukdeb Saha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh 2025 INSC 893 - Right To Mental Health - Guidelines Issued To Educational Institutions

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Mental health is an integral component of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India- The right to life does not mean mere animal existence, but a life of dignity, autonomy, and well-being. Mental health is central to this

Criminal

Khursheed Ahmad Chohan vs Union Of Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir 2025 INSC 876 - Custodial Violence - FIR - CBI Investigation

Khursheed Ahmad Chohan vs Union Of Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir 2025 INSC 876 - Custodial Violence - FIR - CBI Investigation Khursheed Ahmad Chohan vs Union Of Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir 2025 INSC 876 - Custodial Violence - FIR - CBI Investigation .pdf433 KBdownload-circle Constitution of India -

Criminal

Lal Mohd. vs State Of U.P. 2025 INSC 811 - UP Gangsters Act

Uttar Pradesh Gangsters & Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 - Section 2(b) - A group of persons may be said to constitute a gang only when they, either singly or collectively, indulge in any of the anti-social activities enumerated in Clauses (i) to (xv) of Section 2(b), by

Criminal

Amlesh Kumar vs State Of Bihar 2025 INSC 810 - Accused’s Right To Voluntarily Undergo Narco Analysis Test

💡Does an accused have a right to voluntarily undergo a narco- analysis test ? Criminal Trial - The accused has a right to voluntarily undergo a narco- analysis test at an appropriate stage. We deem it appropriate to add, that the appropriate stage for such a test to be conducted is

Constitutional Law

Pavul Yesu Dhasan vs Registrar, State Human Rights Commission Of Tamil Nadu 2025 INSC 677 - Human Rights - FIR Registration

Constitution of India - Article 21 ; Human Rights Act 1993 - Section 2(d) - Every citizen of India who goes to a Police Station to report commission of an offence deserves to be treated with human dignity. That is his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of

Criminal

Vijay Pal Yadav vs Mamta Singh - Police - Dignity Of Accused

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Dignity - Even if a person may be a ‘criminal’, the law requires that he be treated in accordance therewith. Even a ‘criminal’, under the law of our land, enjoys certain safeguards in order to ensure protection of his person and dignity -In

Constitutional Law

Pragya Prasun vs Union Of India 2025 INSC 599 - Digital KYC - Access To PwDS

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Supreme Court issues directions in order to make the process of digital KYC accessible to persons with disabilities, especially facial / eye disfigurements due to acid attacks and visual impairments- (Para 18) Constitution of India - Article 21 - The State’s obligations under

Constitutional Law

Zulfiquar Haider vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 480 - Bulldozer Justice - Fundamental Right To Shelter - Demolition

Constitution of India - Article 21 - The right to shelter is also an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. This right can be taken away only by following due process of law. Moreover, our country is governed by the rule of law, which is an

Constitutional Law

Siddharth Dalmia vs Union Of India 2025 INSC 351 - PIL Against Exploitation By Private Hospitals

Constitution of India - Article 21 - The provision of medical facilities to one and all is an essential component of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution - PIL seeking direction to restrain private hospitals from compelling the patients to purchase medicines/ devices/ implants/ consumables

Constitutional Law

Maatr Sparsh An Initiative By Avyaan Foundation vs Union Of India 2025 INSC 302 - Rights Of Breast Feeding Women

Constitution of India - Article 21, 51A(e) -Breast Feeding - The practice of breast- feeding in public places and at workplaces is not stigmatized- Breast-feeding is an integral component of a child’s right to life, survival, and development to the highest attainable standard of health. It is an

Criminal

Tapas Kumar Palit vs State Of Chhattisgarh 2025 INSC 222 - Speedy Trial - Large Number Of Witnesses

Constitution of India - Article 21 - Speedy Trial -Howsoever serious a crime may be the accused has a fundamental right of speedy trial as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. (Para 11) If an accused is to get a final verdict after incarceration of six to seven years

Criminal

Jay Kishan vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 198 - UP Gangsters Act

Uttar Pradesh Gangsters & Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 - Section 2(b) - Mere invocation of certain Sections of the IPC could not and would not preclude the Court from, in a manner of speaking, lifting the veil, to understand what actually lies beneath the material, which is sought