Mar 19, 2024 | Important Judgments, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR welcomes a recent judgment by the Apex court as a timely reminder that liberty of speech and expression is a right fundamental to the citizens of India and restrictions imposed on it must be reasonable. On 7 March, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR against a...
Jul 5, 2011 | Adivasis, Important Judgments, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws
Judgment delivered by the Supreme Court, in which it has struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists. The Judgment asked the state government to immediately stop using...
Feb 4, 2010 | Important Judgments, Working Class
Report of the Committee, (Constituted by the Hon’ble High Court, of Delhi in WP (Civil) No. 524/2010 in People’s Union for Democratic Rights and Others Vs. Union of India and two others on 3.2.2010 On Matters pertaining to working and living conditions of...
Dec 18, 1996 | Important Judgments
The judgment on PIL on the issue of death in police custody and “custody jurisprudence” and modalities for awarding compensation to the victim and/or family members of the victim for atrocities and death caused in police custody and also the question of...
Sep 18, 1982 | Important Judgments, Working Class
Public Interest Litigation, scope and need for- Violation of various labour laws in relation to workmen employed in the construction work connected with the Asian Games like Constitution of India, 1950 Arts. 24, Minimum wages Act, 1948, Equal Remuneration Act. The...
