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Public Purpose and Places of Worship: Allahabad HC’s Dalmandi verdict

Upholding the State's power to acquire religious sites for infrastructure, the ruling reshapes the legal contours of the Places of Worship Act

After Dalit Woman Performs Rituals, Temple Priest Performs ‘Purification’

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Pushed Aside: Displaced for ‘Development’ in India

Of the 40.8 million people internally displaced by conflict...

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The Truth Behind Hindu Exodus in Kandhla

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The Word ‘Rashtra’

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Public Purpose and Places of Worship: Allahabad HC’s Dalmandi verdict

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Upholding the Tribunal's findings, a recent Gauhati Court judgment reflects the exacting evidentiary demands of Foreigners Tribunal proceedings amid evolving constitutional safeguards

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Brinda Karat seeks review of SC verdict in Thakur-Verma hate speech case

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The Court held that declarations of foreigner status must follow meaningful notice, proper appreciation of evidence and a reasoned decision, even where proceedings are ex-parte

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