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Supreme Court asked to intervene as petitions flag “normalisation of hate” in Assam CM’s public speeches

CPIM, Annie Raja, former civil servants and clerics seek FIRs, an independent SIT and binding guidelines on speech by constitutional functionaries, alleging sustained communal targeting and abuse of executive authority

PUDR writes open letter to Delhi HC’s Chief Justice over Covid surge in prisons

There are presently 67 active cases of Covid infections among jail inmates and 11 among jail staff in Delhi

Vedanta’s plea to reopen Sterlite copper plant stirs unrest among locals!

Locals say they have no wish to use Sterlite’s oxygen, while the Court says the supply can be sent to other states of India.

Despite increase in oxygen supply, the problem appears to continue: Bombay HC

The Nagpur Bench has directed the State to use oxygen from different steel plants to attend to the Covid-19 emergency

Consider supplying oxygen to Delhi from nearby plants: Delhi HC to Centre

Two more hospitals came before the court seeking oxygen supply, and the court has directed that they should approach nodal officers

Move undertrials to less crowded prisons: Bom HC to State

The court made this direction while hearing a suo moto case which was taken up after media reports stating that Covid had spread among prisoners as well as prison staff across the state

Application for production of Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in handcuffs ‘bereft of reasons’: Delhi Court

The court questioned the Delhi Police for filing an application calling them ‘high risk prisoners’ and handcuffing both their hands at the back

Gauhati HC seeks State’s response on vaccinating prisoners

A letter sent to the court by an NGO alleging that inmates were not receiving jabs against Covid, was registered as a suo motu PIL

Harish Salve recuses as Amicus Curiae in SC’s suo motu Covid-19 crisis matter

The SC seemed visibly upset with the criticism it received after registering the suo motu matter; matter adjourned to April 27

Centre’s policy to not vaccinate elders at home unreasonable and arbitrary: Bombay HC

The central government has been told to revisit its policy against door-to-door vaccination policy for elders

Cal HC pulls up EC for poor handling of elections during Covid crisis

The court that mere issuance of circulars is not the onerous responsibility of the commission

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Supreme Court asked to intervene as petitions flag “normalisation of hate” in Assam CM’s public speeches

CPIM, Annie Raja, former civil servants and clerics seek FIRs, an independent SIT and binding guidelines on speech by constitutional functionaries, alleging sustained communal targeting and abuse of executive authority

Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?

The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires

Suo moto cognisance of repeated hate speech by CM Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma must: Assam’s public intellectuals to Gauhati HC

Close to a dozen public intellectuals including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, former DGP, Assam and author, Dr. Indrani Dutta, former Director, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, among so many others, have in a letter petition to CJ, Gauhati High Court, Justice Vijay Bishnoi drawn attention of the Court to series of inciteful statements by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister and urged suo moto cognisance

Assam’s Electoral Rolls in Crisis: CJP flags structural manipulation in Summary Revision

CJP-led memorandum to the Election Commission documents forged objections, misuse of Form 7, and violations of statutory safeguards meant to protect the right to vote

Campuses in Revolt: How the UGC Equity Stay and Criminalised Dissent Have Ignited Student Protests Across India

From Allahabad University to JNU, BHU and Delhi University, students are pushing back against the silencing of caste critique and the suspension of long-awaited equity safeguards

Another Campus, Another Death: Student suicides continue unabated across India

The deaths of Naman Agarwal and several others in recent days reveal a system where inquiries begin only after lives are lost; from IIT Bombay to BITS Goa, a spate of student deaths in just days exposes the hollowness of institutional safeguards and mental-health promises

When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention

From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions