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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
Delhi Police on Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: “Liable to be prosecuted and punished for sexual harassment, molestation and stalking”
Delhi Police asks the court to summon Singh, meanwhile, Singh loses his temper at a female journalist, breaks her mic, and behaves rudely
Supreme Court holds extension of director of ED, SK Mishra, to be “invalid in law”
Invalidating his extensions beyond September 2021, the Bench allowed Mishra to continue his post until July 31 in light of the concerns raised by the Union Government
Manipur violence: SC provides interim protection in sedition case against lawyer who accompanied fact-finding team
The case is now listed for July 14, no coercive steps to be taken against the petitioner in the meanwhile
“Vigilantism is not permissible, needs to be checked”: SC, following up Tehseen Poonawalla case
Half a decade later, SC instructs the MHA to convene a meeting of state department heads, takes no concrete action against the growing number of mob violence
Delhi HC holds Govt’s order cancelling Prof. Ashok Swain’s OCI card ‘Bereft of any reason”
Setting aside the impugned order, the Court has given the Union government three weeks to pass a new order
The battle for Indian Federalism: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. Union of India
The Union government digs its heels in, issued a notification giving primacy to the Lieutenant Governor in transfer and postings of civil servants serving the Delhi Government.
Unveiling the Harsh Truth of Child Marriage in India
The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
Allahabad HC: Appalling conditions of the state jails, indifference shown to the plight of prisoners
Hearing a PIL, the bench took serious note of the meagre wage offered to inmates, tremendous overcrowding, murders inside jails, grants one last chance to the state to act firmly
Supreme Court affirms right of forest inhabitants, prevents it from being limited to recognized communities
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The Supreme Court of India broadened the ambit of who can be granted the right to forest rights, cites that certain communities may not have had the documents to come under governmental categories.
SC deems caste-based discrimination in higher education system to be a ‘very sensitive matter’
In the PIL filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, bench urges UGC take action, propose steps to facilitate students from the SC/ST backgrounds into the mainstream
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Rule of Law
Allahabad High Court flags surge in “false” conversion firs, seeks accountability from UP government
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Politics
Will delimitation have severe, undemocratic consequences following the SIR?
A quick yet illustrative explainer on how the proposed three bills suddenly introduced in Parliament and tabled this week show a disproportionate impact on non-BJP states; moreover the author demonstrates how, both the SIR and delimitation of the Modi government as currently proposed, is a lethal attack on Parliamentary Democracy.
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
Decoding the Judgement on Sathankulam Custodial Death-Part 2-Pathbreaking Orders of the High Court
Decoding the Judgement on Sathankulam Custodial Death-Part 2-Pathbreaking Orders of the High Court of Madras : Adv. Henri Tiphagne
Minorities
Congress and Karnataka’s Muslims: Loyalty without Representation
In an era where majoritarian politics is openly dismissive of Muslim concerns, the Congress still benefits from being seen as the lesser evil. But “lesser evil” is not a sustainable political identity. For a party that speaks the language of diversity and inclusion, Karnataka’s record on Muslim representation - particularly in Parliament - stands as an uncomfortable indictment.
Rights
Decoding the Sathankulam Judgement on Custodial Death – Part 1 – Context of Torture in India
Decoding the Sathankulam Judgement on Custodial Death - Part 1 - Context of Torture in India - Adv. Henri Tiphagne
Communal Organisations
When History substitutes Governance: Hindutva’s Politics of Manufacturing Pasts
Inventing kings, rebranding dynasties, and fabricating history to mask policy failure and engineer caste-communal politics