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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
BREAKING: SC fines Prashant Bhushan Re 1 in tweet related contempt case
The senior advocate and human rights defender had refused to retract or apologise for his tweets against SC and CJI
Rona Wilson worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself
The state must either prove its grave charges against him conclusively or set him free along with all other political prisoners.
Delhi HC stays broadcast of Suresh Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ show
Notice also issued to the Centre, UPSC, Sudarshan News channel and its Editor-in-Chief Chavhanke
How courts rescued the Tablighi Jamaat from further hatred
Courts are increasingly finding that police acted without application of mind and the Tablighi members were made into scapegoats
Establish independent review of Delhi Police’s role North East Delhi riots: Amnesty
Human rights violations were committed by Delhi Police, alleges Amnesty International India’s investigative report
The ruling is surprising and disappointing: Brinda Karat on Hate Speech Case Dismissal
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate dismissed the application on the technicality, that prior Govt sanction is needed for prosecution of the respondents, who MPs
Allahabad HC protects septuagenarian lawyer from arrest in anti-CAA protest case
Mohammed Shoaib has been on the state government’s radar since December 2019 and has been engaging all means to keep him behind bars
Chhattisgarh lawyer allegedly assaulted by cops, WCD officials
Incident took place when officials visited a shelter home for HIV positive minor girls to forcibly evict them; the organisation is now being systematically vilified along communal lines
JNU PhD scholar Sharjeel Imam arrested again, now for Delhi riots
Supreme Court adjourns hearing on plea to club FIRs against Sharjeel Imam, by two weeks
Bom HC slams gov’t for malice in acting against Tablighi members; quashes 3 FIRs
When the prosecutor asked for stay, the court said there’s no question of granting stay after cases have been quashed, and asked the government to arrange for their return.
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