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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

Siddique Kappan: A journalist who has spent 500+ days in prison, for just doing his job

Kappan has applied for bail at Allahabad HC which will be taken up for hearing on March 15

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

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