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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

Madras HC allows display boards that mention caste names

Says that every individual has the freedom and choice to put up display boards as long as it is not offensive or obscene

Surat Court acquits 122 alleged SIMI members after 20 years! 

They were arrested in December 2001 and booked under UAPA, for allegedly being part of Students’ Islamic Movement of India

Unwitting and careless insults to religion, not an offence under IPC: Tripura HC

The Chief Justice held that only aggravated and deliberate form of insult to religion attracts punishment under section 295A of IPC

Dalit activist Shiv Kumar says he was tortured in Haryana jail

Says he will return to continue fighting for the rights of the marginalised, brutalised but not defeated says from hospital he will keep fighting for labour rights

Sharjeel Usmani moves Bombay HC against FIR for Elgar Parishad speech

The former AMU student said that his speech was not offensive, and was taken “out of context”

Speech against political party, not unlawful activity under UAPA: J&K Court

The ASJ granted bail to NC leader Hilal Lone, noting that he did not call for cessation from the Union of India

Allegations are already established, says Delhi HC in media leak case

The court admitted Asif Iqbal Tanha’s contention that the chargesheet was leaked to the media prior to its cognisance

Bom HC asks media houses to exercise restraint, per directions against ‘media trial’

The HC had issued specific directions and guidelines when dealing with the media trial in actor Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case

NHRC questions UP govt on relief and rehabilitation of man acquitted of rape after 20 yrs

The Commission has sought a report from the government asking what action will be taken against public servant responsible in this case

Tandav controversy: SC grants interim protection to Amazon India content head

The top court has also sought new OTT draft rules from the Centre to regulate content, as it currently “lacks teeth”

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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality

In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible

“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void

Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour

Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise

Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP

A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions

May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30