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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control

Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation

What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?

A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability

NE Delhi violence: Activists write to President about controversial police order

Letter questions impartiality of the investigation authority and fears one community is being placated

Gujarat: 6 policemen accused of custodial murder of Telangana man remain untraceable

The hopes of recovering the remains of the victim are bleak, but all circumstantial evidence make up the facts in the case, as per the ACP who is the complainant in the FIR

No updates from hospital, prison: Varavara Rao’s family appeals to NHRC again 

The aged poet has multiple ailments now, but family fears he may be declared ‘stable’ and sent back to Taloja Jail after Covid-19 treatment is over

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’

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