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Liberty, Evidence and Cooperation: A legal analysis of Jugraj v. State of Punjab

A Legal Researcher - October 7, 2025

The judgment in Jugraj is a textbook application of the Sibbia doctrine: Faced with a classic scenario Section 438 was designed to address: an individual facing arrest based on weak, potentially inadmissible evidence; by looking past the State's procedural objections to the substantive merits, the Court exercised its wide discretion to protect the appellant's liberty

Rule of Law

A Proposal on Collegium Resolutions: Towards a single comprehensive format

A Legal Researcher - October 6, 2025

This article calls for a uniform, enduring format for collegium resolutions as this is not merely a procedural plea but a constitutional necessity

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The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt

CJP Team - October 6, 2025

The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'

Media

NBDSA pulls up India TV for communal, one-sided broadcast; upholds CJP complaint against broadcast

CJP Team - October 4, 2025

The Authority found India TV guilty of violating neutrality and harmony principles by hosting a hate-driven panel on Bahraich violence, directing content removal and circulation of the order to all member channels

India

TJS George: Ink in His Veins And Fire in His Pen

AJ Philip - October 4, 2025

The newsroom of The Searchlight in Patna, in the early 1980s, was a place haunted by legends. When I joined as Assistant Editor in...

Hate Speech

CJP urges NCM action against hate speech campaign vilifying Bengali Muslims as ‘Infiltrators’

CJP Team - October 3, 2025

In a detailed complaint, CJP has urged the National Commission for Minorities to act on a wave of hate speech, vigilantism, and communal mobilisation targeting Bengali-origin Muslims wrongly branded as “Bangladeshi infiltrators”

India

ECI alters vote counting protocol, mandates postal tally completion before final EVM rounds

sabrangindia - October 3, 2025

The Election Commission of India has issued a binding directive requiring postal ballots to be fully counted before the final EVM rounds, a move that comes in the wake of significant allegations of procedural irregularities during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Gender and Sexuality

Misogyny & Faith: Extreme narratives curtailing the autonomy of women

CJP Team - October 1, 2025

Both with the majority community and even among minorities, recent online campaigns, women who have exercised autonomy have become a particular target; normal, mixed social interactions, modes of dress, and inter-faith interaction are made to appear as breaches of community standards. The CJP Team has noted and analysed these tendencies that have also become aggressive and violent against minority Muslim women. Apart from all else, these actions that are clearly supported by a collective and organised group constitute a clear violation of fundamental rights as enshrined in Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(a), and 21 of the Constitution

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