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Still Waiting in Grief: How the 2006 Mumbai train blast victims were denied closure and justice
As the acquittal of 12 innocent men wrongfully confined for the 7/11 (Mumbai 2006) blasts is welcomed, we must remember the grief of 189 victims of the blasts; the state failure, and a failed system that let the real perpetrators go free
“Civil courts can’t run a race with the Supreme Court” says SC Bench while putting a stay on orders for surveys on Places of...
In a significant intervention, the Supreme Court directs trial courts to refrain from registering new suits and passing any effective orders, including surveys, in cases challenging the religious character of places of worship pending the challenge to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991
Delhi High Court grants protection to activist Nadeem Khan from arrest
The Delhi High Court granted civil rights activist Nadeem Khan protection from arrest in a case accusing him of promoting enmity and criminal conspiracy, the Court quashed a non-bailable warrant against him and directed the police to provide a seven-day notice if custody is required
Jaunpur’s Atala mosque has moved HC against local court order directing filing of suit claiming it was ‘ancient Hindu temple’
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The Atala Mosque, constructed in the 1400s is being challenged by one Swaraj Vahini Association who had filed a suit in a local civil court in May 2024 alleging the property was originally the Atala Devi Mandir.
Special SC bench to hear challenge to 1991 Places of Worship in December
After years of delay, notice was issued in these petitions in 2021, the Supreme Court will finally begin hearings on the challenges to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 on December 12
Upholding constitutional values – Landmark Supreme Court judgments of 2024
In a year marked by some landmark rulings, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its commitment to justice, equality, and the protection of fundamental rights, safeguarding citizens from state overreach and preserving the integrity of India's constitutional values.
UP government’s ‘naming and shaming’ tactic: A repeat of constitutional defiance
Reviving a practice condemned by the Allahabad High Court in 2020, the Yogi Adityanath administration targets privacy and due process, raising serious questions about its commitment to democratic principles.
Indore Court clears Muslim bangle seller of molestation charges after lengthy legal battle, states that prosecution failed to prove charges
Taslim Ali, falsely accused and imprisoned under POCSO, alleged to hide his Muslim identity, was finally acquitted after a four-year struggle for justice
Upholding the Madarsa Education Act as constitutional, the SC however restricted the Board’s right to confer degrees
Upholding the law as not infringing fundamental rights or secularism, the Supreme Court however upheld the State’s right to regulate higher education degrees
Supreme Court urges UP government to maintain peace and harmony in Sambhal, prohibits the trial court from taking any further steps till January
Directives issued by the SC include sealing of the survey report, listing of revision appeal against trial court’s survey order within three days, instructs the Masjid Committee to approach the High Court
Strengthening democratic principles through election petitions
Judge P.K. Goswami aptly stated that “The right to challenge...
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Still Waiting in Grief: How the 2006 Mumbai train blast victims were denied closure and justice
As the acquittal of 12 innocent men wrongfully confined for the 7/11 (Mumbai 2006) blasts is welcomed, we must remember the grief of 189 victims of the blasts; the state failure, and a failed system that let the real perpetrators go free
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When data is used as a weapon against reality: Deviations in the HCES & CES, claims of poverty line
This Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is qualitatively different in methodology (including sampling) from the earlier Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) last conducted in 2011-12, and therefore the two are not comparable. So the claim that India’s poverty has declined to below 5% doesn’t hold water: Second, the NITI Aayog has made no effort to even determine an official poverty line, last defined in the Census 2001.
Freedom
Gauhati High Court demands Centre’s deportation order amid mounting legal questions over re-detention of bail-compliant individuals
Counsel for petitioners’ Abdul Shiekh and Majibur Rehman argue detention violates unrevoked Supreme Court–granted bail; Court directs State to place MHA’s May 2025 deportation notification on record to examine legal justification
India
ECI to SC: Voter ID insufficient for Bihar roll, defends citizenship verification power
Bihar’s electoral roll crisis: ECI defends excluding Voter IDs for new entries and power to citizenship verification; ECI’s revision flags 52.3 Lakh (6.62%) electors not found at their addresses (including 18.6L deceased, 26L shifted, 7.5L multiple entries and 11K untraceable voters), amid concerns over disenfranchisement of genuine voters and procedural hurdles, opposition stages black-clad protests outside the Bihar assembly
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“A Constitutionally Imperative to Ensure Justice”: Supreme Court Orders CBI probe, arrests, and ₹50 Lakh compensation for brutal custodial torture of constable in J&K
Describing the case as ‘unprecedented in gravity,’ the Court demolishes the state’s suicide narrative, quashes the retaliatory FIR, and affirms that the documented injuries, including complete genital mutilation and anal insertion, are medically impossible to be self-inflicted
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How deviant acts mar the sacred Kanwar Yatra
A tide of lawlessness, marked by widespread hooliganism, identity-based assaults on eateries, and highway obstruction, grips the Kanwar Yatra across UP and Uttarakhand, amidst alarming reports of assaults on eatery owners based on their identity, SC refused to examine controversial QR code directives issued by UP and Uttarakhand authorities, mandating hotels must display licenses and registration
Communalism
A Spectacle of Injustice Undone: After 19 years, Bombay HC’s acquittal in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case recognises the (mis) use of ‘torture for confession’
Nearly two decades after the devastating blasts, that took place on July 7, 2006, the Bombay High Court exposes fabricated evidence, custodial torture, and investigative tunnel vision—overturning death and life sentences in a damning rebuke of India’s anti-terror justice system
Rule of Law
Recalibrating Free Speech: The Supreme Court’s constitutional turn in the digital age
Four recent judgments reveal the Indian Supreme Court’s shift toward balancing free expression with dignity, digital accountability, and constitutional values of fraternity and responsibility