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Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
69,768 cases are pending in Supreme Court end 2022 & 53, 51,284 in various High Courts: UoI
The staggering pendency of cases has been dogging the Indian criminal justice system for decades and these details provided in the ongoing session of Parliament by the union government show that little has changed
Implement SC Order, take preventive action against Sakal Hindu Samaj Event of Feb 5, 27 : petition to CP Mumbai
27 human rights organisations have today addressed a letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner (CP) and the Director General of Police (DGP) Maharashtra demanding minute implementation of SC order of February 3
SC: Notice issued to 5 states in challenge to ‘love jihad’ laws
CJP Team -
Notice was issued on CJP’s earlier petition challenging anti-conversion laws of UP and Uttarakhand, MP & HP in January 2021
Hate speech: SC asks for video of Sakal Hindu Samaj proposed meet in Mumbai on Feb 5
Sakal Hindu Samaj had earlier held a rally on January 29 in Mumbai where calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims were made.
Married woman has the autonomy to choose termination of pregnancy, not medical board: Bombay HC
A recent court case, ABC vs. State of Maharashtra, held that it was the woman and not the medical board who could make this decision under Section 3(2B) of MTP Act.
Directions issued by the SC to prevent Delay in Release of Prisoners
The SC Bench suggested that the court should consider amending bail conditions that are causing delay in release
Siddique Kappan to finally walk out of Jail!
Imprisoned for over two years now, he had gotten bail in charges filed under both UAPA and PMLA
Gujarat policemen who flogged stone pelting accused found guilty in disciplinary inquiry
The inquiry instituted by the IG found that 5 policemen are found to be prima facie guilty for flogging the accused publicly
Protests on attack on JNU students: Mumbai police withdraws case against 36 protesters
Earlier this month, January 2023, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate allowed an application filed on behalf of the state government seeking to withdraw the plea and disposed of the case.
Allahabad HC grants bail to Javed Mohammad, alleged “Mastermind” of Prayagraj violence
Javed Mohammad (alias Javed Pump), leader of Welfare Party of India, was deemed as the “mastermind” behind the violence in Prayagraj and his house was demolished by the administration
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ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
Rule of Law
Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Culture
Brotherhood in Rajasthan: Hindus, Muslims Protect Border Mosques
Amidst mounting concerns over the destruction of decades-old religious sites near the India-Pakistan border, local villagers have chosen choosing peaceful resistance over polarised division. Under the banner of an interfaith peace assembly, citizens have been protesting these actions peacefully, urging the administration to respect the social fabric of an area long defined by mutual respect, shared struggles, and brotherhood
India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
The pithy, non-indulgant factual ‘note’ by the former editor of Telehraph, Kolkatta who is revered for his unique headlines for the newspaper, generated heat and waves over the week-end even as an utterly compromised and non-responsive administration watched on. R. Rajagopal penned this even as he informed the Prem Bhatia Journalism award that he was resigning from the Jury due to his acute disenchantment with the media profession.
Education
Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court