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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Our Constitution does not speak the language of exclusion: minority judgement holds EWS as unconstitutional

Justice Ravindra Bhat and CJI UU Lalit, in the dissenting judgement held that by excluding SC/ST/OBC from EWS reservations, the basic structure of the Constitution as well as the Equality Code is violated

Arrest Warrant issued against Deepak Chaurasia by Special POCSO Court in Gurugram

Case pertains to alleged airing of morphed video of child and family, Court cancels bail for intentionally avoiding appearance

Varanasi: Gyanvapi hearing over ‘Shivling’ worship deferred to Nov 14

After hearing arguments of both the sides, the fast track court had on October 27 reserved its order on the suit for November 8.

Why the hurry to unseat Azam Khan? SC to UP Govt

Azam’s Rampur Sadar seat was declared 'vacant' just one day after an MP/MLA court sentenced him to three years in jail on October 27 over a 2019 hate speech

Did the RSS defy Madras HC order in carrying out rallies?

RSS was miffed with HC order which had granted permission for the rallies with certain restrictions, yet it carried out rallies in 3 districts

State Failure to protect lives during 1992-1993 communal violence, compensation for kin of missing persons, dormant cases to be revived: SC

One of the root causes of their suffering was the failure of the State Government to maintain law and order says the November 4 order of the Supreme Court

AIDWA Writes to Parliamentary Panel, Seeks More Time for Views on Personal Law Reforms

The women’s organisation term as “unacceptable” the committee's decision to ask for memoranda concerning entire gamut of personal law within a short period of 21 days.

Revealing the password of your device to the police amounts to self-incrimination?

A CBI court has recently held that an accused cannot be forced to reveal his password as it would amount to impinging on his constitutional right against self-incrimination

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court takes SIT on record, sets next date after 2 weeks

“Sham” Trials Conducted In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, submits the petitioner before the SC

Two Men stripped on camera, paraded & whipped for allegedly selling beef

In a flagrant violation of the law in Chhattisgarh, the two “accused” have been arrested and police said over 33 kg of beef was recovered from them, police said.

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