Rajasthan High Court disposes of a PIL on leopard-habitat protection in Jawai by declaring a 1-km interim regulatory zone around notified conservation boundaries — a precautionary screening distance, not a permanent no-construction line, pending a full state policy.
Rajasthan High Court quashes a magistrate's order refusing passport-renewal clearance to a 66-year-old man facing 23 pending criminal cases, holding that denying the right to travel abroad merely because cases are pending — without any conviction — violates Article 21.
Delhi HC directed Delhi Police to pay ₹5 lakh compensation to victim of custodial harassment, invoking constitutional tort doctrine and holding the State vicariously liable for fundamental rights violations.