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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

Bhima Koregaon case: NIA court denies bail to Hany Babu and Kabir Kala Manch members

The court was of the opinion that prima facie case is made against the accused as they appeared to be involved in the conspiracy behind the violence

Death Penalty MUST be Abolished!

The death penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading; today. more than two thirds of the world have abolished the death penalty

Whatsapp group Admin not vicariously liable for posts by members: Kerala HC

Judgment has far-reaching implications for Whatsapp groups run by activists and dissenters

School’s duty to ensure minor girls are not shackled by religious practices: CDC in Hijab ban case

Court clarifies that its order is applicable only to students, and not teachers

Karnataka: Chetan Kumar turns 39 behind bars, was jailed for asking a question

The actor-activist was jailed for questioning the objectivity of a judge who had reportedly made mysoginistic comments on rape in the past

Court summons Assam CM, wife for alleged violation of Mode Code of Conduct

The case filed in May 2019 refers to an interview of Himananta Biswa Sarma that was telecast on a TV channel where his wife Rinku Bhuyan was the CMD

What is not obligatory is not essential: AG in Hijab ban case

He argued that if wearing hijab is freedom of expression that means it is optional and not obligatory

Hijab Ban case: Is it necessary to go into question of essential practice: HC asks AG

The AG told the court that the entire question revolves around whether wearing of hijab falls under Article 25

UP: 18 police officers face the music for alleged fake encounter

After well over a decade, officers in Uttar Pradesh, a state that has been in the news for a spate of encounters, now face charges for an alleged fake encounter

US Law Firm seeks action against Yogi Adityanath and top UP cops for ‘encounter killings’

The issue was addressed by the Guernica 37 to US and UK governments

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