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‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression
“Nothing but an abuse of the process of law”: SC bars second Foreigners Tribunal case against same person, reinforces finality of citizenship verdicts
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In Tarabhanu Khatoon v. Union of India, the Supreme Court quashed a second Foreigners Tribunal case by terming it as an abuse of process, reinforcing legal finality and protecting citizens from arbitrary harassment
“Let the Suspension Not Continue Further”: Supreme Court allows Dalit scholar to resume PhD at TISS
Citing the passage of time and interests of justice, the Court curtailed the suspension of Ramadas K.S., enabling his return to academic work without ruling on the merits of the disciplinary action
Uttarakhand High Court slams police and authority for failure in maintain law and order
Nainital Minor Rape: "Your incompetence leads to all these problems"—Uttarakhand High Court slams police for failure to maintain law and order after rape incident, the court pulls up the municipal body for attempting to illegally demolish the accused's house, stating, "You cannot violate the Supreme Court order. It was not passed eons ago…" with contempt proceedings looming, the authority withdraws the demolition notice and issues an unconditional apology
Biased and Preconceived: Bombay HC criticises police inquiry into Parbhani custodial death of Somnath Suryawanshi
Expressing serious concern over fairness, court restrains police from proceeding, considers plea for FIR and court-monitored SIT in the death of Somnath Suryawanshi
Pahalgam: Tripura Police Face Allegations of Bias Amid Arrests for Social Media Posts
Why is there no action against ruling party leaders giving threats on social media? asks Leader of Opposition and CPI(M) leader Jitendra Chowdhury.
Underfunded, Overburdened, and Unjust: The national verdict from the India Justice Report 2025
The India Justice Report 2025 presents a searing audit of India's justice delivery mechanisms, exposing systemic deficiencies across police, prisons, judiciary, legal aid, and human rights commissions
Waqf Amendment Act 2025: An erosion of rights under the garb of reform
Renaming the legislation "Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act" (UMEED Act), in line with the government’s enthusiasm to rename things; a critical examination of the amended provisions reveals that provisions of the 2025 act represent a significant regression, fundamentally undermining the religious autonomy and property rights of the Muslim minority, thereby challenging constitutional safeguards’ some amendments directly weaken legal protections afforded to Waqf properties, raising fears of systematic dispossession
Bombay High Court grants permanent protection from arrest to Kunal Kamra in FIR over ‘Gaddar’ remark
Comedian cannot be arrested during pendency of FIR quashing plea; Court directs Mumbai Police to question him only in Chennai and bars trial proceedings if chargesheet is filed
Bihar: SC frowns on disproportionate punishment of opposition legislators & its democratic consequences
In a crucial case involving the summary suspension of the Bihar Legislative Council (BLC) of an RJD member (Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh), the Supreme Court, by distinguishing between "proceedings in the legislature" and "legislative decisions", and held that the latter can be subject to judicial scrutiny, especially when they affect fundamental rights. This creative interpretation of Article 212 of the Constitution also meant that the re-election to the ‘suspended post’ notified by the ECI was struck down
SCBA demands contempt action against BJP MP for remarks about CJI Sanjiv Khanna
Supreme Court Bar Association has passed a resolution demanding contempt action against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his remarks about the CJI; Nishikant Dubey had in response to the SC hearings in the Waqf amendment act, said, on April 19 that Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna was responsible for all ‘civil wars’ in the country.
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‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression
Rights
SC: Article 142, Mass Amnesties, and the Panchayatisation of the Rule of Law
Within a month of youth-led protests in Delhi and at least half a dozen other locations, the Supreme Court’s September 1 Order invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash criminal cases registered across at least five states. This examines the limitations of this ad hoc jurisprudence, arguing that while protection from abusive state prosecution is welcome, linking it to the cancellation of the September 5 march sets a troubling precedent. Constitutional scrutiny demanded a rigorous examination of alleged executive and police overreach, including blanket prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS and the shutdown of metro stations and internet services. Instead, the alleged excesses of Delhi and other police forces remain unadjudicated.
India
Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka
While the national leadership of the party, leads and articulates the national campaign for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the state leadership of Karnataka, a state governed by the party, gives conflicting statements almost endorsing a process that has disenfranchised close to 10 million there
Environment
From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault
Around 40 protesters from Arunachal Pradesh were detained during a solidarity demonstration, as the crackdown on indigenous resistance to the proposed mega dam intensifies
India
Beyond Appropriation: Vidya Bhushan Rawat’s recovery of Bose’s inclusive nationalism
Rawat’s book emerges from a unique perspective that argues –among other things – that Bose and Nehru must be understood through their competing strategies, and historical circumstances— not recruited retrospectively into opposing political camps; neither does the book place Bose beyond criticism, affirming however his intrinsic secular outlook while stressing on diverse networks that helped sustain the struggle for independence’ not a biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but a chronicle of Indian National Army as well as India’s freedom Movement.
Minorities
After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal
With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance