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“Illegal detention cannot be allowed even for a minute”: Gauhati HC orders release of Goalpara man picked up despite complying with bail conditions

After three hearings, Court finds continued detention of Hasinur “expressly illegal”, a result of State overreach; bench affirms liberty of man held despite pending writ and full bail compliance

As heat waves intensify in India, some inspiring examples of how small budget efforts conserve water, big time

This report looks at some concrete examples of water conservation in rural India

Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court

An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression

Hundreds of Thousands form ‘Red Line’ Around the Hague

The red line the government has failed to set.

Bombay High Court stays SC/ST/OBC reservations in minority-run junior colleges for FYJC admissions

Bench grants interim stay as it find substance in petitioner’s arguments against State’s move to impose SC/ST/OBC quotas on open seats in minority colleges

The Taliban Tried To Stop Lida Mangal From Employing Afghan Women

The Taliban Tried To Stop Lida Mangal From Employing Afghan Women 'I Wish I Weren’t A Girl': 700,000 Women Struggle For Menstrual Hygiene...

Trimmed at the edges, dangerous at the core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill still raises alarms, to be reintroduced during Monsoon session

Amendments exclude individuals and clarify definitions, yet fears of political misuse and targeting of opposition groups remain unaddressed

Gauhati High Court flags potential illegality in detention of man complying with bail; police directed to verify weekly reporting

Bench observes detention may be illegal if bail conditions were being followed, grants visitation rights to the family of the person detained

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