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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

Delhi Police fail to start investigating case, even though accused called for riots over loud speaker!

First, police ignored complaint. When the complainant moved Delhi High Court, Police combined the case with two other unrelated complaints

Delhi violence calculated attempt to disrupt normal life: HC

The court has denied bail to accused Ibrahim in the case pertaining to the murder of head constable Ratan Lal

Bombay HC orders protection of identities in POSH proceedings

The court has said that cases of sexual harassment at workplace will not be reported in the media without prior approval; order to not be passed in open court

Assam Police Firing: Who are “encroachers” and who are “indigenous”?

CPIML delegation visits scene of shooting, meets victim’s family

Delhi Violence: Court drops arson charges against 10

The court observed that the Police had wrongly clubbed an incident which took place on February 24, 2020 with an incident which occurred the next day  

Gunbattle in Delhi Court, 3 dead, many injured

Gangster Jitender Gogi, and two members of a rival gang who came to kill him “dressed as lawyers” shot dead; police say gangsters killed “in immediate counterfire”

Jantar Mantar hate speech case: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Preet Singh

The district court had denied him bail in August after ruling that he was actively involved in incendiary speeches against the minority community

Assam Police Firing: Death toll rises, victim blaming rampant

Fearful of the growing support for the hapless victims of the indiscriminate police firing in Assam, the conversation is being changed to vilify the protesters, as if to suggest they had it coming

Police firing in Assam: Illegal and unforgivable

The law rarely holds the police accountable for Human right violations, but excessive use of power leaves the door open for prosecution. However, the judicial will to hold the police accountable is scarce and police brutality continues

Widows of three manual scavengers get compensation and rehabilitation from Bombay HC

In a year where the government refused to accept any deaths due to manual scavenging, the court stepped in to recognise their rights

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