India: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The digital age has transformed how personal information persists online, creating lasting associations between individuals and past events that would have once faded from public memory. When judicial records, news articles, and other content remain permanently searchable, they can continue to affect lives long after cases are resolved or circumstances have changed. This raises fundamental questions about whether Indian constitutional law recognizes a right to be forgotten and how courts should balance indi

The Petitioner was a registered taxable person under the GST regime, whose GST registration was cancelled vide Order-in-Original dated 27.01.2023. Upon such cancellation, the Petitioner initially decided to discontinue its business and, accordingly, did not prefer an appeal against the said order within the prescribed statutory period under Section 107 of the CGST Act.

The Supreme Court's decision in Kolkata Municipal Corporation v. Bimal Kumar Shah marks a significant development in Article 300A jurisprudence. While upholding the concurrent findings of the Single Judge and the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, the Supreme Court identified seven constitutional requirements for a valid compulsory acquisition of immovable property. The ruling reaffirms that, although the right to property is no longer a fundamental right after the 44th Constitutional Amendment, it remains constitutionally protected under Article 300A against arbitrary deprivation by the State.