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Waqf Act Amendments Partly Stayed: SC blocks government control, backs registration and reforms

CJI Gavai-led bench intervenes narrowly—suspends five-year Islam clause and executive powers over land disputes through interim order, while letting registration mandate and abolition of ‘Waqf by user’ operate

Beed Sarpanch Murder: Special court finds prima facie evidence of organised crime syndicate, rejects Karad’s discharge plea

Special Judge cites digital, forensic, and witness evidence linking Walmik Karad to a crime syndicate behind the abduction and killing of Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh over a ₹2 crore extortion racket

Prajwal Revanna convicted of rape in first case, sentencing of August 2

A 47-year-old farm labourer had filed a complaint against Prajwal, accusing him of raping her thrice, twice at the Revanna family’s farmhouse in Gannikada in Hassan district and another time at the family house in Bengaluru. A Special Court in Bengaluru today convicted Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District. Order on sentence is likely to be pronounced tomorrow.

Malegaon Acquittals: A judgement of some doubt, a trail of uneven justice

All seven accused walk free in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, but the real story is not the acquittal, rather it is how an anti-Muslim terror conspiracy unravelled in plain sight, and still evaded justice

Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

K’taka Anti-Conversion Law: HC judgement sets a precedent against potential weaponisation by third-party vigilantes

Ruling that a complaint cannot be filed by an unrelated third party, the Karnataka High Court has significantly read down section 4 of the state law

Bihar SIR: 65 Lakh electors flagged for deletion, SC said “if there is mass exclusion, we will immediately step in”

Bihar's SIR of electoral rolls concluded on July 26, with 7.24 crore (91.69%) enumeration forms collected out of 7.89 crore electors, 65 lakh voters have been flagged for potential deletion, meanwhile, on July 28, the SC refused to halt the draft roll publication on August 1, in a July 29 hearing, the court signalled a strong stand against apprehension of "mass exclusion," with petitioners stating, ECI know who the 65 lakh people, if ECI mention the names in draft list, we have no problem

“Humans Cannot Just Disappear”: Gauhati High Court told in Doyjan Bibi case as State fails to produce pushback documents

July 25 hearing exposes disturbing lack of procedural compliance; BSF confirms ‘pushback’ of Doyjan Bibi, but State fails to furnish proof of handover to Bangladeshi authorities

7/11 Bomb Blasts: Supreme Court Judgement says Bombay HC Order cannot be treated as Precedent

The Supreme Court has not interfered with the high court’s finding in the 7/11 train blasts case that the 12 men are innocent; their personal liberty, for the moment remains unaffected after release

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

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

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Waqf Act Amendments Partly Stayed: SC blocks government control, backs registration and reforms

CJI Gavai-led bench intervenes narrowly—suspends five-year Islam clause and executive powers over land disputes through interim order, while letting registration mandate and abolition of ‘Waqf by user’ operate

Abdul Wahid Shaikh, acquitted in 7/11 Mumbai train blast case, demands ₹9 crore as Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

The stigma of being falsely branded a ‘terrorist’ continues to haunt me even after acquittal.

7-year-old Muslim boy allegedly assaulted by teachers in Uttarakhand’s govt school, FIR registered

A 7-year-old Muslim boy in Haridwar’s Jhabrera village was allegedly beaten, pinned down, and stomped on by two government school teachers over a brief absence, leaving him with a fractured hand and severe trauma

From Doubt to Dignity: Justice for Jarina Bibi in Assam’s citizenship battle

After years of stigma as a “D-voter,” the Dhubri Foreigners Tribunal recognises her citizenship—thanks to CJP’s legal aid and evidence of generations rooted in Assam

Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.

How Courts Prise Open Small Spaces for Liberty: Union of India v. Saleem Khan

By distinguishing “association” from proscribed membership, the Court reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial overrides Section 43D (5)

Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away

Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues

Akola 2023 targeted violence: Police officers must shed communal colours when they put on their uniforms says Supreme Court

The Hindu, New Indian Express and Indian Express all reported that the top court on Thursday, September 11, directed action against police who ignored a teenage Muslim assault victim and eyewitness to murder during the 2023 Akola communal riots; the SC ordered a probe by SIT comprising Muslim and Hindu officers