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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

“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'

Will Delhi Police now handle cases of Hindus arrested for communal riots differently?

Orders “due care and precaution” while arresting, senior officers asked “suitably” guide Investigating Officers (IOs)

Don’t Kill Varavara Rao in Jail!

Family members of the noted Telugu poet say he is incoherent, and his  health is deteriorating fast

Foreign attendees of Tablighi Jamaat Markaz pay small fine, may go home soon

Delhi Police say that none of the 956 foreigners were charged with serious crimes, yet Indian Muslims however continue to deal with hate

AMU alumni Sharjeel Usmani arrested for allegedly clashing with cops during anti-CAA protests

Usmani was reportedly arrested by a joint team of the Aligarh police and anti-Terrorism Squad from his home in Azamgarh

Van Gujjar Mustafa Chopra and grandsons secure bail

The elderly member of an indigenous transhumance community had been physically assaulted by policemen and then arrested on trumped up charges!

Gangster Vikas Dubey’s ‘encounter’ reopens debate on extrajudicial killings

He was shot dead enroute to Kanpur a day after he ‘surrendered’ in Madhya Pradesh, and was being brought to Uttar Pradesh 

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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis

Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

Somnath to Ayodhya: Plunder to ‘Chanda Chori’

How do we contrast temple destructions during kingdoms and now under a semi-democratising society turning into elected autocracy?

Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

From Outrage to Acquittal: The Raja Singh hate speech case comes to a close

Mass protests, preventive detention, political fallout and four years of criminal proceedings culminated in the acquittal of Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh