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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment
In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional
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Calcutta High Court slams ECI for inaction, restrains BJP from publishing ads in any form of media
The advertisements of BJP blatantly flouted the Modal Code Conduct: the ECI has grossly failed to address the complaints raised by the petitioner in due time, MCC prohibits criticism based on unverified allegations or distortion – the bench observed.
Acquiring land without due procedure would be outside the authority of law, Supreme Court lays down 7 Constitutional tests for land acquisition
Fair compensation is not sufficient even for a valid acquisition, must undergo constitutional test: Supreme Court paved way for relief against arbitrary land acquisition and illegal demolition
Prajwal Revanna sexual violence case: Arrest warrant against Revanna issued by court, JD(S) decries political conspiracy
The arrest warrant had been issued by a special court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru following an application by the SIT formed to probe Prajwal's role in the sexual violence case
ECI granted one week to respond to plea seeking SC’s direction on uploading voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion...
Through the plea, the petitioners have highlighted the inordinate delays in uploading data as well as a mismatch in the final voter turnout data from the initial data
Indore Law College book controversy case: SC quashes FIR against former principal of the college, rebukes Madhya Pradesh HC for not providing relief to...
The bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta observed that the FIR taken on its face value does not disclose the ingredients of any of the offences
With only one lawyer for every 3-magistrate court in Delhi personal liberty hit: Project 39A Report
Project 39A launched study highlighting the role of judicial magistrate at first production and remand, based on observations in Delhi courts; the report titled “Magistrates & Constitutional Protections: An ethnographic study of first production and remand in Delhi courts” is a qualitative study on the pre-trial phase of the criminal legal process, particularly during first production and remand
Asif Sultan, Kashmiri Journalist, gets bail in yet another UAPA case!
Even though the Court found no reason to doubt Sultan’s conduct as well as no chances of him fleeing justice, stringent restrictions on Sultan's communication methods and movements were imposed as bail conditions
Rationalist Murders: Slamming CBI’s shoddy probe & failure to nab masterminds, Pune court slams attempt to “finish off Dabholkar’s ideology”
Close to 11 years after anti-superstition activist and crusader Dabholkar was shot dead in cold blood during a morning walk, a Pune court has flagged serious lapses in the probe conducted by the Maharashtra police and the CBI. While 2 assailants were sentenced to life imprisonment, 3 others were acquitted due to lack of evidence
Gautam Navlakha granted bail by Supreme Court in Bhima Koregaon case; orders him to pay 20 lakhs for the expenses incurred during his house...
Noting that trial may take years to complete, SC bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay on Navlakha’s bail
Charges “absurd”, Supreme Court quashes FIR against Muslim professors accused of promoting ‘anti-national’ book
The court heard a petition by Professor Inamur Rehman who had been accused of promoting ‘Hinduphobia’ and being anti-national, on the basis of a book found in the college library.
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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment
In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional