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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

A tale of two tweets: Contempt proceedings by SC against Prashant Bhushan

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognisance of two tweets that are deemed to be amounting to criminal contempt of the court

Journalism is a hazardous profession in Uttar Pradesh

The list of instances of violent attacks, and harassment of media continues to grow

Social media use by Guj cops under the scanner?

DGP says policemen do not enjoy same rights as other government officials and citizens

What’s going to happen to CAA now?

Deadline to fix rules for implementation of the act lapses at it has been over 6-months since the passage of the act and issue of notification

Stunned, speechless and ashamed: Lalita Ramdas reacts to NIA comments on Varavara Rao

NIA told Bombay High Court that Rao is trying to take undue advantage of Covid-19 and his old age to seek bail

Araria rape survivor granted bail, activist-supporters still in jail

A judge had sent her to judicial custody along with two women’s rights activists for ‘contempt of court’

“No place for encounter in a country governed by rule of law”: Justice Deepak Gupta

In an online interview with The Wire, the recently retired judge of the Supreme Court indicated how all pillars of a democracy have a part to play in re-instilling people’s faith in law

UP’s ‘Name and shame ordinance’ against all canons of justice: PIL in Allahabad HC

This is the second PIL against this ordinance to be filed before the High Court

SC decision quashing ST reservation reflects Manuwadi mindset: Review petition 

The petition filed by social organisations and activists states that the reservation will undo the wrong that has been meted out to the oppressed for centuries

Rape survivor jailed in Bihar, Human Rights groups write to Patna HC

A lower court judge in Araria had sent the survivor and two women's rights activists helping her to judicial custody after accusing them of 'contempt of court'

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