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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
No criminality in journalist, Mohd Zubair’s tweet says Delhi Police to High Court
In an interesting turnaround, Delhi Police has now, on...
Gauhati HC directs compensation for alleged arson accused whose homes in Batadrava were bulldozed
The court had taken cognizance in a suo moto case and had even reprimanded the police for demolishing homes of those allegedly accused of setting the police station on fire.
Any Minister’s hate speech not the vicarious liability of the govt says SC, Justice Nagarathna dissents
Justice BV Nagarathna held that if such views are consistent with the views of the Government, then the same may be vicariously attributed to the State
Siddique Kappan directed to furnish 2 sureties of Rs 1 lakh each for Bail Proceedings under PMLA
Imprisoned for over two years now, he has been accused by the ED of illegally collecting foreign funding and utilising it to commit crimes, charges firmly denied by him
CJP Pleas against ‘love jihad’ laws: SC seeks details on cases before HCs
Since two ordinances became laws after the plea was filed, the bench sought to clarify some facts, will hear the matter in two weeks
SC refuses to stay MP High Court order restraining coercive action under anti-conversion law
The High Court has barred the state government from using coercion against anyone who fails to intimate the DM before conversion
Two cops suspended in Gujarat for beating youth
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Surat: Two policemen have been suspended and a departmental inquiry...
Cannot demolish construction by giving 24 hours’ notice: MP high Court
The petitioners alleged that since they have filed a petition against the sitting MLA, this action was being taken against them
SC will hear petitions filed by CJP challenging controversial “anti-conversion” laws
A two-judge bench of CJI Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha is scheduled to hear PILs filed by advocate Vishal Thakre and 'Citizens for Justice and Peace', a civil rights group
Umar Khalid returns to jail after attending sister’s wedding
After serving more than 800 days in prison, he was given a seven-day interim release in exchange for attending his sister's wedding.
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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
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
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