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Gauhati HC orders affidavit from State on alleged deportation of Doyjan Bibi without due process

Petitioner insists no handover certificate or record exists of transfer to Bangladesh; Court seeks formal clarification after months of contradictory claims

“They were once sent back”: Court refrains from probing State’s claim as Assam seeks to justify continued detention

No evidence produced to support alleged deportation; Court yet to examine verification question, to deliver order on October 24 on legality of continued detention

From Victim to Accused: High Court of Gujarat’s 2025 Ruling on Religious Conversion

In a decision that may reverberate across India's legal milieu and minority rights landscape, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that individuals who have been forcibly or wrongfully converted themselves may be charged in criminal proceedings if they then "influence" or abet someone else to convert

From Words to Bulldozers: How a Chief Minister’s rhetoric triggered and normalised punitive policing in Bareilly

Following the “I Love Muhammad” controversy in September 2025, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s public warnings—using phrases like “chedhoge to chodenge nahi” and “denting and painting must be done”—were swiftly mirrored by mass arrests, property demolitions, and internet shutdowns, raising urgent questions about legality, proportionality, and the social impact of executive speech

The Uneasy Calm in Assam: The Limits of Control of a Nervous Government

The first wave of mourning is over in Assam. Posters have curled in the rain, loudspeakers have fallen silent. What followed was not silence...

The unsung architects of food security: India’s rural women demand recognition

The first struggle for every woman, before she can raise her voice in society or resist in public spheres, begins at home. Over the...

When a spontaneous gathering of students is criminalised – A report of the TISS students’ meeting to commemorate Prof GN Saibaba

The price of political engagement and learning today* Recording the sequence of events and observations on the current events unfolding in TISS, Mumbai, from students’...

ADR refutes allegation of giving false voter affidavit in SC hearing

ADR clarifies no false affidavit was filed in Supreme Court, rebuts ECI counsel’s claims with verified voter data, upholds commitment to factual accuracy and non-partisan reporting, and expresses concern over treatment of elector involved following recent court proceedings

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