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Top 10 Constitutional Law Judgments – Jan 2026 | LegalWiki

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02 Feb 2026 — 2 min read

Author : Mahira Khan, 4th year student, Amity University, Noida

Key Supreme Court and High Court Rulings in Constitutional Law

In January 2026, the Supreme Court and various High Courts across India delivered important judgments shaping the landscape of Constitutional Law.

Madras High Court Orders Return of Idols Removed on Unnatural Death Claims
The Madras High Court held that the State cannot take action based on superstition or unscientific public fears. Read More

No 100% Pension Parity With Army For Pre-2009 Special Frontier Force Personnel: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking 100% pension parity with the Indian Army for Special Frontier Force personnel who retired before January 1, 2009. Read More

Kerala High Court: Denial of Emergency Leave for Brother’s Son’s Marriage is Discriminatory
The Kerala High Court held that denying emergency leave to a convict to attend the marriage of his brother’s son is discriminatory and violates Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution. Read More

Kerala High Court Rejects Writ Plea Seeking One Time Settlement Benefits
The Kerala High Court dismissed a writ appeal where borrowers claimed the benefit of a One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme. Read More

Madras High Court Directs CBFC to Grant Censor Clearance for Vijay’s Film Jana Nayagan
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to immediately grant a U/A 16 certificate to the Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan. Read More

Allahabad High Court: Police Must Prosecute Informants Who File False FIRs Once Allegations Found Untrue
The Allahabad High Court held that police authorities are mandatorily required to prosecute informants who lodge false or malicious FIRs once an investigation finds the allegations to be untrue. Read More

Medical Care is Fundamental Right Even for Prisoners: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court held that the right to medical treatment is a fundamental right available even to prisoners and undertrial accused. Read More

Bar Associations are Not ‘State’ Under Article 12: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a bar association is a private body and does not qualify as “State” or an instrumentality of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution. Read More

Stem Cell Therapy for Autism is Medical Malpractice and Permissible only in Approved Clinical Trials: SC
The Supreme Court has held that administering stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) outside an approved and monitored clinical trial is unethical and amounts to medical malpractice. Read More

Mere FIR Registration Need Not be Disclosed in Election Nomination: Delhi High Court
The Court held that mere registration of an FIR does not amount to pendency of a criminal case requiring disclosure under Section 33A of the Representation of the People Act. Read More

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