sabrang

Gauhati HC seeks report on detained Abdul Sheikh’s weekly police appearances in compliance with bail conditions

CJP Team - June 20, 2025

Court notes that State never moved to recall bail order before re-detention; directs SP (Border) Chirang to confirm weekly police reporting before re-detention

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Gauhati HC orders state to explain how a man deemed to be “handed over to BSF” is found unconscious in a village in Assam

CJP Team - June 20, 2025

June 20 hearing reveals dramatic twist in Bakkar Ali case- Gauhati HC questions how Samsul Ali reappeared after official claims of BSF handover; directs petitioner to file affidavit, orders State to follow due process if deportation is attempted

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The Science Problem: Why India lags behind in research & development

A Legal Researcher - June 20, 2025

Over the past two decades India has invested scant funds in scientific research and development, so while in absolute terms amounts spent have grown from Rs.60,000 Crore to Rs. 1,20,000 Crore between 2010-2020, as percentage of GDP this amount has stagnated at 0.64 per cent, i.e. less than 7 per cent

Media

YouTube Says it Doesn’t Judge Claims of Copyright Violation. We Found it Does

Ayushi Kar - June 20, 2025

New revelations prove: When facing ANI, YouTubers grapple with uncertainty as YouTube's vague and discretionary fair-use policy dictates content decisions and channels’ fate.

India

Who Is India’s All-Weather Friend in This World?

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And who is Pakistan's?

Environment

Unchecked urbanisation, waste dumping: Study warns of ‘invited disaster’ as khadi floods threaten half of Surat

rajiv shah - June 20, 2025

An action research report, “Invited Disaster: Khadi Floods in Surat City”, published by two civil rights groups, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti and the People's Union...

Communalism

CJP breaks down post-Pahalgam hate attacks through graphics and data

CJP Team - June 20, 2025

Over 180 attacks were reported across India, with a concentration in five northern and central states—Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Of these, 66 incidents (36.66%) can be directly linked to hate crimes justified as ‘revenge’ for the Pahalgam attack. This unique visualisation report by CJP presents post-Pahalgam (April 22) hate crime data in a new, accessible format

Rights

The contested interpretation of the Immigrant Expulsion from Assam Act, 1950

A Legal Researcher - June 19, 2025

The IEAA, 1950, the Foreigners Act, 1946 and orders thereto have to be read harmoniously with Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: the former is a mere means of identification to be followed by adjudication by Foreigner’s Tribunals; hence the Supreme Court had emphasised following due process on the issue of deportation

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