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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power
In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation
Register & prosecute hate speech offences promptly, uphold the rule of law: SCI to all States
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Extending its October 2022 order to all States of the Indian Union, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) has urged that irrespective of religion, hate crimes should be prosecuted promptly; matter will now be heard on May 12
U’khand HC refuses to quash case against RW worker invoking “hurt religious sentiments”
Section 295A of IPC is a section akin to some anti-blasphemy laws in countries in the middle-east that was applied in this case
Transgender Woman is a “Bride” under Hindu Marriage Act: 2019 Judgement, Madras HC
As marriage equality hearings in the Supreme Court of India reveal a sharp rightward and patriarchial shift in the Indian state, during ongoing debates on the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, a Madras HC judgement from 2019 assumes significance. The reason is that the court in this case read the word ‘bride’ in the Hindu marriage Act, 1955 to include a transgender woman
Operation Samadhan-Prahar & the Changing Nature of Indian State
Operation Samadhan-Prahar is a relatively new initiative of the...
Man lynched for accidentally breaking two fingers of idol in Hindu temple
The man was tied to a tree and thrashed with sticks, rods and an axe
Gauhati HC raps Assam govt over miserable condition of shelter homes where people of one community are housed
The court was told by the amicus curiae that the homes were ‘worse than cowsheds’ and the court highlighted that the shelters were merely made of tarpaulin
Gauhati HC raps Assam govt over miserable condition of shelter homes where people of one community are housed
The court was told by the amicus curiae that the homes were ‘worse than cowsheds’ and the court highlighted that the shelters were merely made of tarpaulin
Calcutta High Court sets an example, orders Rs. 80,000 compensation for illegal demolition
The court expressed dismay that the authorities did not follow due process of law and in an unauthorised manner, demolished a property without issuing any notice
Bombay HC observes that prima facie officials of the forest department wanted to evict a tribal without following due process
The bench also noted that while the forest department claims that the tribal claim was rejected in 2015, there was no evidence to support that claim. Rejects application filed by the forest department.
4 years behind bars, bail granted to two accused arrested under UAPA
The accused who had been arrested in 2018, alleged to have Maoist links in the murder case of two TDP leaders
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