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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation

Towards a Police State: Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2023

How the proposed Act could enable the State and its actors to abuse power

Gujarat HC grants protection to inter-caste couple

Parents had pressured the woman to divorce her husband, but she told the court she wanted to go back to him

Allahabad HC dismisses revision petition against discharge order of BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj

The High Court upheld the trial court’s order that discharged the accused from allegations of kidnapping, loot and rape

Kashi Vishwanath – Gyanvapi case a national dispute: Deity’s next friend to HC

Lord Vishweshwar’s next friend tells Allahabad High Court that emotions of millions are involved

Should Arya Samaj unions come under the Special Marriages Act?

The religious community argues before Supreme Court that the decision to impose SMA laws, infringes upon freedom or religion

Bombay HC slams Prison Superintendent for selectively denying emergency parole to prisoners

Prison Superintendent jailed for 7 days for denying parole to eligible prisoners

Ramgarh Lynching case: SC sees “no reason” to entertain the Petition filed against the bail of the accused men

The Apex court directs the High Court of Jharkhand to take up pending appeals within 6 months of the order.

Adani group defamation case: Guj HC turns down Newsclick’s plea against interim injunction

The Rs 100 crore defamation case involves two articles about former Justice Arun Mishra’s alleged “gift” to the conglomerate

Jharkhand HC awards compensation for illegal detention, but not custodial death

An inquiry had revealed torture, but could not prove death was due to custodial torture

Still no move on marital rape by the Centre

Despite two High Courts ruled against the phenomenon of marital rape, the Centre sits on the fence

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