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Allahabad High Court flags surge in “false” conversion firs, seeks accountability from UP government
In a strong rebuke, the Allahabad High Court questions misuse of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, calls out investigative lapses, and directs state authorities to act against frivolous complaints while protecting the accused and the woman at the centre of the case
She hit me so much that the helmet broke”: Pawan Rao Ambedkar on UP police
The activist who was released on bail last week, wasn’t even a part of the protest but was brutally attacked by the Lucknow cops
“As if Jama Masjid is in Pak”, Delhi Judge rebukes cops in Bhim Army Case
"You are behaving as if Jama Masjid is Pakistan. Even if it was Pakistan, you can go there and protest. Pakistan was a part of undivided India," a judge told Delhi Police.
Delhi HC dismisses PIL to reopen road near Shaheen Bagh
Arterial road connecting Delhi with NOIDA had been shut since December 15 in wake of anti-CAA protests
The policeman, the patsy and the true tale of terror
What does the arrest of Dy SP Davinder Singh mean for the Afzal Guru case as well as the wider narrative surrounding terror attacks in India?
Gov’t employee not devoid of right to free speech: Tripura HC
Court also observed that mere presence of a government employee at a political rally is not proof of participation
Plea against SC judgment in Bengal Madarsah case about minority institutions rights
The judgment declared valid law, few provisions of which were held to be unconstitutional by the Calcutta High Court on two occasions
CAA transfer petition: SC issues notice, will hear on January 22
The apex court had taken prima facie stand that high courts be allowed to adjudicate upon the cases challenging validity of CAA
The Supreme Court & the power to transfer cases: CAA 2019
As the SC today decides whether petitions against CAA should be transferred to it, let us have a look at its constitutional provisions on such transfers and its repercussions on rights based jurisprudence
Cyberabad Police slammed for replying to Twitter user’s tweet on ‘Jihadis’
People questioned the police’s implicit support to a tweet that could be termed as ‘Islamophobic’
Sadaf Jafar speaks to Sabrang India about her nightmarish experience in jail
The social activist was brutally beaten up and subject to communal abuse by police authorities
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Will delimitation have severe, undemocratic consequences following the SIR?
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India
Procedure for tabling bills on women’s reservations & delimitation both opaque and non-consultative: Experts and Citizens
Even as media accessed the three bills tabled without consultation in Parliament, experts and citizens groups have criticized the opaque and non-consultative methods employed by the Modi 3.0 government
Caste
Understanding power through caste: Dr. Ambedkar’s contribution to the sociology of law
Dr Babasaheb’s understanding of Indian society was pivotal: he was prescient in the dangers that loomed ahead, even after drafting the Indian Constitution; because caste-based inequality remains deeply entrenched in society and the post-Independence state did not go much beyond providing formal equality to the lower castes and other marginalised communities, Dr. Ambedkar was acutely aware of the continuing presence of upper-caste hegemony from society to politics and from culture to the economy
Rights
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Minorities
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Rights
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