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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
Adv. Vrinda Grover appointed as the member of UN Human Rights Council’s Ukraine Commission of Inquiry
Ambassador Václav Bálek of the Czech Republic, president of the Human Rights Council, appointed Advocate Grover
Supreme Court issues notice in contempt charges against Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand
Narsinghanand had made insulting remarks against the SC and the Indian Constitution, notice has been issued without returnable date
Undermining independence of the judiciary would compromise rule of law: Justice PS Narasimha, SC
The sitting judge stressed the need for the judiciary to be from all executive influence
Madras HC: Legal bar on ED’s detention, split verdict, PMLA case against Senthil Balaji
Justice Banu holds the ED to have crossed legal limits; is it time to bring the powerful central agency, an alleged tool of the union, under scrutiny?
Tabrez Ansari Lynching: Jharkhand court grants 10 years rigorous imprisonment
The judge found the 10 guilty of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Rs. 15000 fine imposed on each accused
Bombay HC issues notice seeking response from Maha government on formulation of inter-faith marriage committee
The PIL had been filed by four NGOs, including Citizens for Justice and Peace, contending the said govt. resolution to be discriminatory, promoting divisiveness
Gujarat: HC questions state on public flogging of Muslim men in Kheda
Gujarat HC asks Public Prosecutor to provide the specific law that allows flogging in public view and circulation of video of people in custody
“No harm caused by thirty minutes of Namaz, won’t inconvenience anyone”: Madras HC
HC Bench refuses to direct interim stay on the practice of offering Namaz along a path leading to the Kasi Viswanathar Temple at Thirupparankundram
Young Muslim labourer allegedly dies 30 minutes after release from custody
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The victim had been apprehended by local police on suspicion of gambling, died on the way to the hospital, survived by 3 children and an expecting wife
Manipur Violence: SC bench seeks updated status report from State on rehabilitation, law & order situation
Sr. Adv. Colin Gonsalves claimed that the situation in Manipur has worsened, no police action despite open calls for violence made against the Kuki community
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Will delimitation have severe, undemocratic consequences following the SIR?
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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
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Minorities
Congress and Karnataka’s Muslims: Loyalty without Representation
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Rights
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Communal Organisations
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