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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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Delhi HC Women Lawyer’s Forum petitions CJI against calls for socio-economic boycott of Muslims at Nuh, Haryana
The Forum urges that the SC intervene to protect dignity & liberty of citizens, stating that “as women, as mothers and as officers of the Court, the Forum says that they feel a strong commitment to communal harmony, rule of law and “it is with this sense of responsibility that we have approached your Lordship for the following directions to the State Government: to promote an environment of dignity and liberty for citizens of all religions in the State of Haryana and fraternity between communities by announcing programmes that highlight inclusion and awards for acts of communal harmony”
RSS weekly Organiser ordered to take down article claiming principal of Christian school is exploiting nuns, students: Delhi HC
The Court observed that the reports were published in a reckless manner without any factual verification and were tarnishing the image and reputation of the school principal.
UAPA slapped on activists of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti: Kahalahandi, Orissa
This is only the last in a series of questionable detentions that have also taken place in Kashipur; the police appears to be protesting Adivasi human rights defenders (HRDs) from the Dongria Kondh tribe
Attack on freedom of speech: CPI(M) leader receives call from police over meme on Savarkar
When Sadique Basha questioned them on the law under which police took notice of the social media meme, the police backed down
Supreme Court finds self-regulation of TV to be “ineffective”, will frame stringent laws
CJI Chandrachud: “Unless you make the rules stringent no TV channel has no compulsion to comply. For any violation if there is a lakh penalty then what stops them?"
Draconian not anti-colonial: Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS)
In the name of denouncing “colonial criminal laws” in...
Probe charges of collusion against Manipur Police, SC tells special monitor team
The SC announced its decision to appoint retired IPS officer, Datta Padsalgikar as the “overall (probe) monitor” on August 7, besides naming a three-member committee of former High Court judges to look into the humanitarian aspects; the detailed order was made public on Thursday, August 10
CJP petitions NCM against arms training camps, weapon distribution events in Assam and Rajasthan
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Complaint flags IPC violations, arms act breaches, and concerns for public safety & inter-community relations
SC asks petitioners to not watch channels spreading hate, states that legal remedies available already
Justice Oka: “If you do not like them, then do not watch them. When some wrong thing is shown, it is also about perception. Is there not freedom of expression?”
Fortuitous week for BJP functionaries as courts protects 3 from punitive action under law
No conviction in assault case, no FIR in hate speech, no violation of election code for BJP MP Ram Shankar, Assam CM Sarma and BJP president JP Nadda respectively
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