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Navratri: Communal demands mark pre-festival protest in Jabalpur

sabrangindia - September 16, 2025

Right-wing outfits AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal demands Muslim ban at Navratri garba in Jabalpur, citing ‘love jihad’, demand Aadhaar checks, warns administration of consequences if tensions escalate

India

ECI’s nationwide SIR plan: a ‘unified’ push, applied differentially across states

sabrangindia - September 16, 2025

The Election Commission is stepping into a nationwide rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with a unified goal — but state-level realities remain fractured, as Bengal revisits 2002 data, Assam ties voter rolls to citizenship, and Bihar faces Supreme Court scrutiny

Minorities

Waqf Act Amendments Partly Stayed: SC blocks government control, backs registration and reforms

sabrangindia - September 15, 2025

CJI Gavai-led bench intervenes narrowly—suspends five-year Islam clause and executive powers over land disputes through interim order, while letting registration mandate and abolition of ‘Waqf by user’ operate

Rights

Abdul Wahid Shaikh, acquitted in 7/11 Mumbai train blast case, demands ₹9 crore as Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

Osama Rawal - September 15, 2025

"The stigma of being falsely branded a ‘terrorist’ continues to haunt me even after acquittal"

Children

7-year-old Muslim boy allegedly assaulted by teachers in Uttarakhand’s govt school, FIR registered

sabrangindia - September 15, 2025

A 7-year-old Muslim boy in Haridwar’s Jhabrera village was allegedly beaten, pinned down, and stomped on by two government school teachers over a brief absence, leaving him with a fractured hand and severe trauma

Rights

From Doubt to Dignity: Justice for Jarina Bibi in Assam’s citizenship battle

CJP Team - September 15, 2025

After years of stigma as a “D-voter,” the Dhubri Foreigners Tribunal recognises her citizenship—thanks to CJP’s legal aid and evidence of generations rooted in Assam

Rule of Law

Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

CJP Team - September 13, 2025

The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.

Rule of Law

How Courts Prise Open Small Spaces for Liberty: Union of India v. Saleem Khan

CJP Team - September 13, 2025

By distinguishing “association” from proscribed membership, the Court reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial overrides Section 43D (5)

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