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‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression

Bom HC restrains police from depicting Muslims as terrorists in mock drills

The bench has sought guidelines, if any, on basis of which these mock drills are conducted

Challenge to V Gowri’s appointment as Additional HC Judge dismissed: SC

The bench --Justice Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai --was disinclined to stay the appointment as it would set a wrong precedent; a reasoned order will follow

Student leaders made scapegoats, prosecution cavalier: Court discharges 11 in  2019 Jamia violence case

Not just did the court call the prosecution vicarious but held that the right to protest is an extension of the fundamental right to free expression (Article 19)

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

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

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Within a month of youth-led protests in Delhi and at least half a dozen other locations, the Supreme Court’s September 1 Order invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash criminal cases registered across at least five states. This examines the limitations of this ad hoc jurisprudence, arguing that while protection from abusive state prosecution is welcome, linking it to the cancellation of the September 5 march sets a troubling precedent. Constitutional scrutiny demanded a rigorous examination of alleged executive and police overreach, including blanket prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS and the shutdown of metro stations and internet services. Instead, the alleged excesses of Delhi and other police forces remain unadjudicated.

Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka

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From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault

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