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Due Process Strengthened: Supreme Court mandates written, language-specific grounds for arrest under special laws and general laws
Building on Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha judgements, the Court constitutionalised a uniform standard—every arrest, whether under IPC/BNS or special enactments, must be supported by written grounds communicated in the arrestee’s own language, failing which the arrest stands void
“Bulldozer Injustice”: Authorities demolished huts and makeshifts in Kutch’s Kandla port area
These fishermen have been living here before the port was built, women, children and the elderly have been displaced, almost all belong to the Muslim community, officials cite domestic and national security threat as reason for demolition
‘Does Rajasthan govt believe prisoners should live in subhuman conditions?’
Top human rights organisation, People’s Union of Civil Liberties...
SC: The right to be free from adverse effects of Climate Change is a fundamental right
This piece examines the often conflicting jurisprudence on indigenous peoples and the right to a safe environment and climate change
The right to peaceful protest in India, do citizens have that right?
CJP Team -
From raising a collective voice against “injustice” to becoming the victims of the government retaliation; Indian jurisprudence on the right to protest/dissent in context of Article 19 of the Indian Constitution is patchy with the omnipresent executive diktat overruling a fundamental right
Supreme Court rebukes “Bulldozer Justice,” plans to issue nationwide guidelines to prevent arbitrary demolitions
The Court criticised the practice of demolishing properties based on criminal accusations, emphasizing the need for due legal process; states that comprehensive guidelines are essential to ensure that demolitions follow proper procedures and do not target legal structures or communities
Supreme Court to hear urgent pleas against state-sanctioned bulldozer demolitions in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Two pleas filed by two victims challenge the extrajudicial demolitions as a violation of fundamental rights, urging the Supreme Court to curb the rising trend of "bulldozer justice" targeting marginalized communities
Balancing Countervailing Rights: SC lays down guidelines for portrayal of Persons with Disabilities in visual media
The Supreme Court, on July 8, in the case of Nipun Malhotra vs. Sony Pictures Films Pvt Ltd [2024 INSC 465] has laid down a framework for the portrayal of Persons with Disabilities in visual media like cinema.
Apex court says excessive bail conditions, amounts to no bail
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The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan was hearing a petitioner’s request for joint sureties for multiple bail orders
CJP impact! CJP legal team aid Ranjina Bibi, defy all odds to prove her citizenship
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Ranjina Bibi claims victory after year-long battle in the Dhubri Foreigners Tribunal where she was recently declared Indian, suspension of her citizenship was overturned
Bombay HC chastens Maharashtra Police for shoddy investigation in cases involving sexual assault against minors and women
In two separate judgements delivered by the Bombay High Court, the court said people should not be required to come out on streets to ensure that police act in cases involving sexual offences
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Due Process Strengthened: Supreme Court mandates written, language-specific grounds for arrest under special laws and general laws
Building on Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha judgements, the Court constitutionalised a uniform standard—every arrest, whether under IPC/BNS or special enactments, must be supported by written grounds communicated in the arrestee’s own language, failing which the arrest stands void
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Pakistan denies entry to 14 Hindu devotees in Sikh ‘jatha’ visiting for Guru Nanak Jayanti
Officials at Attari–Wagah reportedly told the pilgrims, “You are Hindu, you cannot go with a Sikh group,” sending them back despite valid travel documents
Rule of Law
Screens of Silence: What NCRB Data Misses about Cybercrime in India
As India’s online world expands, so does the gap between crime and accountability. NCRB data records numbers, but not the reasons behind their soaring increase; besides erasure of reporting of gendered cybercrimes constitute a glaring gap: there is an absence of adequate reportage within NCRB on stalking, cyberbullying, morphing, which are show a mere 5 per cent of rise
Gender and Sexuality
Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment
India
Obituary: Bhadant Gyaneshwar and his invaluable contribution to the buddhist world
The passing of 90-year-old Bhadant Gyaneshwar, President of the Kushinagar Bhikshu Sangh and a disciple of Bhante Chandramani—who gave Baba Saheb his deeksha at the historic Deekshabhumi in Nagpur on October 14, 1956, on Dhammachakrapravartan Day—represents a great loss for the Buddhist fraternity worldwide
Gender and Sexuality
Shah Bano Begum (1916-1992): A Socio-Political Historical Timeline
In this brief, data-driven socio-political timeline of 20th-21st Century India, the author reminds us of the context in which the controversial Bollywood movie, Haq, is sought to be released
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From Welfare to Expulsion: Bihar’s MCC period rhetoric turns citizenship into a campaign weapon
Three formal complaints filed during the Model Code of Conduct period—against Union Ministers Giriraj Singh and Nityanand Rai, and BJP MP Ashok Kumar Yadav—combined with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Siwan speech, reveal a pattern of communal and exclusionary rhetoric that blurred the line between campaign promise and state threat
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Rahul Gandhi alleges ‘industrial-scale vote theft’ in Haryana Polls, claims 25 lakh fake voters added with EC-BJP collusion
At a press conference ahead of Bihar’s first phase of polling, the Congress leader unveiled “The H Files,” alleging systematic manipulation of Haryana’s electoral rolls, use of a Brazilian model’s photo in 22 voter IDs, and “industrialised rigging” under the Election Commission’s watch