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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
Friday protests: More people booked for unlawful assembly
Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Bengaluru together report 17 arrests for protesting without permission
UP’s bulldozing atrocities, take suo motu action, CJI Ramanna urged
Former Judges and advocates write to CJI Ramanna violence on protestors and those in police custody following protests against certain objectionable remarks made by BJP spokespersons
If Sedition goes, so must criminalising provisions of UAPA: CCG
The group of former Civil Servants issue detailed analysis in an Open Statement on the Sedition Provision in the Indian Penal Code
Take immediate cognisance of illegal demolition of Parveen Fatima’s home: Petition to CJ Allahabad HC
Petition, likely to be heard tomorrow, appeals for immediate intervention due to the grossly illegal act of the demolition; urges commensurate reparation for loss, harassment and indignity
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against Alt News Founder Mohammed Zubair
Fact checker Mohammed Zubair has been booked for allegedly calling three Hindu Seers ‘Hate Mongers’ on Twitter
Nagaland Killings: Police file case against 30 security personnel
The personnel belonging to the 21 Para (Special Forces) had opened fire upon miners belonging to the Konyak tribe in December
SC must apply principle of continuing mandamus to all basic rights violations: Illegal Demolitions
Responding to Illegal Bulldozer Raj, the doctrine of an unconstitutional state of affairs
Selectively targeted says journalist Saba Naqvi, named in Hate Speech FIR
"I am committed to the secular and liberal ethos of India and stand against any fundamentalism, hate speech and injustice," Saba Naqvi said
Publicity not PIL, SC rejects petition challenging excavation around Puri temple, fine of Rs 1 lakh
“The construction is being carried out for the purpose of providing basic and essential amenities like toilets for men and women cloak rooms, electricity rooms etc. These are the basic facilities which are necessary for the convenience of the devotees at large” said Supreme Court.
“Concrete action plan needed to curb child exploitation and labour” Rajasthan HC
“Appropriate action plan is required to be prepared and implemented to prevent such activities so that the children are not put to such kind of exploitative practices as child labour” said Rajasthan HC.
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