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Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG

The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) in an Open Letter to the President of India has condemned Odisha police’s wrongful dispossession of Adivasi lands in the state and violent action against protesting tribals

Ayodhya Dispute Case: Does the tortuous journey end now?

Though the long running Ram Janmbhumi-Babri Mosque case might have entered its last leg with the verdict in the case coming out on November 9, 2019, there are worries that the pronouncement of the verdict may not alleviate, but might even escalate tension that is already palpable.

Babri Masjid-Ayodhya Judgement must restore faith in the Constitution

Awaiting Supreme Court's Judgment in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhumi Case

Nothing is Black and White: A Timeline of the Delhi Cop-Advocate Brawl

For the last five days, Delhi has seen increasingly violent clashes occurring between the city’s lawyers and its police. As the tussle between the preservers and the protectors of justice gets more alarming, here is a look into how these events unfolded over the week.

District Administration extends Sec 144 to Dec 28: Ayodhya

Hearing on appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya case will conclude on October 17

The Highs & Lows of Foreigners Tribunals that affects Justice Delivery: Assam

A Guwahati High Court bench, which has been holding hearings since March 2015 under the directions of the Supreme Court, has been monitoring and continues to monitor the functioning of the existing Foreigners Tribunals in Assam. During the past 4 years many things have come to light with respect to the hurdles in the day to day functioning of these Tribunals and this raises questions on the efficiency of the Tribunals and the credibility of the orders passed by them.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s take on the NRC: Assam

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100 Custodial Deaths Recorded In 2017, But No Convictions

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Supreme Court rules against linking of Aadhaar with provident fund accounts

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Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG

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Over the past weeks—even before replacing Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on April 15—Samrat Choudhary has, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that 22-lakh people would be struck off Bihar’s electoral rolls, with their driving licences and other benefits cancelled. The irony, however, is this: the figure of 22-lakh—drawn from the recently conducted, controversial SIR exercise in the state—corresponds only to deceased voters

Nationality under SIR Scrutiny: Kargil warrior questioned after 21 years of service

Retired Army Havildar Md. Daud Ali fought for India in the freezing heights of Kargil, sacrificing his youth and sustaining permanent injuries, today, a mere clerical spelling error has stripped the Murshidabad veteran and his children of their voting rights, forcing a decorated soldier into a humiliating fight for identity

Decoding the Judgement on Sathankulam Custodial Death:Part-3 Witnesses to be Celebrated & Honoured

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Delimitation: A false solution driven by centralised power

Before asking what dangers delimitation poses, we must first examine a more fundamental issue: what are the existing problems, and will delimitation actually solve them? The real crisis in Indian governance today is not a shortage of representatives; it is the over-centralisation of power.