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"All citizens are being made slaves of Indian Government... They cannot stage protests, they cannot agitate—what is all this?" — Justice Madhav Jamdar (oral observation during the hearing) The Bombay High Court has held that merely opposing decisions of the Union Government or raising slogans against it cannot be a valid ground for externing a citizen from any area. In a significant judgment delivered on Thursday, July 2, Justice Madhav Jamdar quashed the externment order iss

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Marriage Protection Ruling: Court Upholds Adults’ Right to Marry by Choice In a significant reaffirmation of constitutional freedoms, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted protection to a couple who married against the wishes of their families, holding that the right to choose a life partner is intrinsic to dignity, liberty, and identity under the Constitution of India. Justice M A Chowdhary, while hearing a plea seeking s