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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
Gauhati HC Orders Verification of compliance with Bail Conditions in petition filed by Reijya Khatun for detained husband
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High Court notes husband of petitioner was released in 2021 under Supreme Court guidelines, directs State to confirm weekly reporting before recent re-detention
Visitation again allowed by Gauhati HC in Torap Ali petition as affidavit opposing claims of regular police reporting is filed
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Court records affidavit from SP (Border) opposing claim of regular police reporting; visitation allowed to meet two detained uncles at Kokrajhar Holding Centre; liberty granted for urgent mention if needed
Gauhati HC closes Habeas petition after Hasinur’s release from detention, declines compensation while acknowledging procedural default
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Mozida Begum had sought compensation for son’s illegal re-arrest; Court acknowledges wrongful detention but refuses relief as FT challenge remains pending
Gauhati HC seeks report on detained Abdul Sheikh’s weekly police appearances in compliance with bail conditions
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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
Gauhati HC orders state to explain how a man deemed to be “handed over to BSF” is found unconscious in a village in Assam
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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
The contested interpretation of the Immigrant Expulsion from Assam Act, 1950
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
Razed to the ground, taken to Court: The legal and social fallout of India’s demolition drives
Waves of demolitions in Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana and beyond have left hundreds homeless, while High Courts and the Supreme Court weigh procedural lapses, land rights, and the limits of executive force in cases of demolitions
Bombay HC: No indication votes cast in name of dead in Dhule, 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by former MP, Subhash Rao Bhamre of the BJP who had challenged the election of Shobha Dinesh Bacchav from the Indian National Congress (INC)
SC intervenes for personal liberty after HC adjourns a bail application 27 times!
SC grants bail to a man whose bail plea was adjourned 27 times in the Allahabad HC
Gauhati HC directs verification of police records to see if detained men were following bail conditions before re-arrest
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State asked to file affidavit and report on police station attendance before next hearing; matter listed on June 20
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