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Constitutional Right To 'Property' Must Be Understood In Context Of State's 'Eminent Domain': Calcutta High Court
5 days, 18 hours ago

Constitutional Right To 'Property' Must Be Understood In Context Of State's 'Eminent Domain': Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that the right of eminent domain exercised by a state for the larger public interest would prevail over the constitutional right to property of private landowners under Article 300A of the Constitution.While allowing the authorities to acquire the petitioner's premises for metro railway construction, Justice Aniruddha Roy held:The right guaranteed under. The Calcutta High …

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U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

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Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative

LA Times  

A Missouri judge ruled Friday that an abortion rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify its constitutional amendment initiative for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a years-long effort to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban. In his ruling, Limbaugh said Missourians for Constitutional Freedom did not do enough during the signature-gathering process to inform voters that the measure …

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Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
4 months ago

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on …

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PMLA case: ED must tell accused grounds of arrest, reaffirms top court
9 months ago

PMLA case: ED must tell accused grounds of arrest, reaffirms top court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Union government’s plea to reconsider its judgment that made it mandatory for the Enforcement Directorate to provide a copy of the grounds of arrest to accused in money laundering cases while adding that a mere verbal information would be construed as a breach of constitutional right of arrested persons. The Centre filed the review …

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France makes abortion a constitutional right on International Women’s Day
9 months, 2 weeks ago

France makes abortion a constitutional right on International Women’s Day

Al Jazeera  

Country becomes first in world to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right as Macron seals amendment and pledges to push for lifting of restrictions across Europe. Attending the ceremony, timed to coincide with International Women’s Day, Macron said he would push for the right to terminate a pregnancy to be included in the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. …

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Abortion is enshrined as a constitutional right in France
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion is enshrined as a constitutional right in France

LA Times  

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal speaks during the Congress of both houses of Parliament at the Palace of Versailles, west of Paris, on Monday. Both houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, had already adopted a bill to amend Article 34 of the French Constitution to specify that “the law determines the conditions by which is exercised the …

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State Is Not Doing Any Charity By Paying Compensation To Citizen Whose Land Was Acquired : Supreme Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

State Is Not Doing Any Charity By Paying Compensation To Citizen Whose Land Was Acquired : Supreme Court

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Recently, the Supreme Court held that the State cannot deprive the citizen of using the land for years and then paying compensation to show graciousness. Depriving a citizen of his Constitutional Right to use the land for 20 years and then showing graciousness by paying the compensation and beating drums that the State has been gracious, in our view, is …

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Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, says Allahabad HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right, says Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

A person has the constitutional right to change their gender through surgical intervention, the Allahabad high court has observed, ordering the Uttar Pradesh director general of police to decide on an application by a woman police constable who sought permission for sex reassignment surgery On April 15, 2014, the Supreme Court recognised transpersons as third gender and affirmed their rights …

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Gender change through surgery a constitutional right: HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right: HC

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed an individual’s Constitutional right to undergo gender transition through surgical procedures. The petitioner claimed to be experiencing Gender Dysphoria and expressed a desire for SRS to align her physical appearance with her true male identity. In that landmark case, the Supreme Court had recognised transgender individuals as the ‘third gender’ and accorded them …

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Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two groups advocating for abortion rights submitted fall ballot language Tuesday for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Ohioans’ access to abortion, an effort that opponents have vowed to fight. The measure delivered to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost’s office calls for establishing “a fundamental right to reproductive freedom” with “reasonable limits.” In language similar to a constitutional amendment …

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'No Case Is Small For Supreme Court, It Has Duty To Interfere In Matters Of Personal Liberty' : CJI DY Chandrachud Says After Law Minister's Remarks
2 years ago

'No Case Is Small For Supreme Court, It Has Duty To Interfere In Matters Of Personal Liberty' : CJI DY Chandrachud Says After Law Minister's Remarks

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No case is too small for the Supreme Court, said the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Friday, while asking "if we do not act in matters of personal liberty and grant relief, then what are we doing here? No case is too small for the Supreme Court, said the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on …

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Column: Would California’s abortion ballot measure allow late-term abortions? Its author says no
2 years, 5 months ago

Column: Would California’s abortion ballot measure allow late-term abortions? Its author says no

LA Times  

Hundreds rally at the Bans Off Abortion protest in Santa Ana on May 14. Read for yourself: “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.” Another sentence states that the measure …

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United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, erasing constitutional right to abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, erasing constitutional right to abortion

ABC  

The United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision which recognised Americans' constitutional right to abortion and legalised it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban the procedure. The Supreme Court in a 1992 ruling called Planned Parenthood of South-Eastern Pennsylvania v Casey reaffirmed abortion rights …

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Forcible Dispossession Of Private Property Of A Person Without Following Due Process Of Law, Is Violative Of Both Human & Constitutional Right: Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Forcible Dispossession Of Private Property Of A Person Without Following Due Process Of Law, Is Violative Of Both Human & Constitutional Right: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that forcible dispossession of private property of a person without following due process of law, is violative of both their human right and constitutional right.Sukh Dutt Ratra and Bhagat Ram claim to be owners of land which was utilized for the construction of the 'Narag Fagla Road' in 1972-73. The Supreme Court observed that forcible dispossession …

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Republicans Keep Attacking Biden's Judicial Nominees For Being Good Lawyers
2 years, 9 months ago

Republicans Keep Attacking Biden's Judicial Nominees For Being Good Lawyers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson sits down for her Senate confirmation hearing later this month, get ready for some laughably bad — if not offensive — attacks by Republicans on Jackson’s record as a public defender. “I will oppose you and anyone else the administration sends to us who do not understand the necessity of …

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Farmers Have Constitutional Right to Take Out Tractor Rally: Unions
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers Have Constitutional Right to Take Out Tractor Rally: Unions

News 18  

Protesting union leaders on Monday said that farmers have a constitutional right to take out their tractor rally peacefully and asserted that thousands of people will participate in the proposed event on January 26. Bhartiya Kisan Union Punjab general secretary Paramjit Singh said that farmers are not going to hold their rally on Rajpath and in other high-security areas, adding …

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Farmers have 'constitutional right' to take out tractor rally on Republic Day, say protesting union leaders
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers have 'constitutional right' to take out tractor rally on Republic Day, say protesting union leaders

Firstpost  

The union leaders said that farmers are not going to hold their rally on Rajpath and in other high-security areas to avoid disruption in the Republic Day parade and will hold a peaceful rally New Delhi: Protesting union leaders on Monday said that farmers have a constitutional right to take out their tractor rally peacefully and asserted that thousands of …

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[Article 300A] Executive Fiat Not 'Authority Of Law' To Deny Salary, Pension: AP HC Quashes G.O.s Deferring Payments Amidst Lockdown [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Article 300A] Executive Fiat Not 'Authority Of Law' To Deny Salary, Pension: AP HC Quashes G.O.s Deferring Payments Amidst Lockdown [Read Order]

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, in exercise of "equity jurisdiction", directed the state government to disburse to its employees the deferred part of salary and pension with interest @ 12%, quashing the Government Orders deferring the payments as being violative of Articles 14, 15, 16, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution and Human Right to Livelihood guaranteed under …

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