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CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue

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.

2022: A year of the ‘Bulldozer injustice’

What started as Yogi Adityanath being dubbed as “bulldozer baba” caught on as a trend for being a mode of punishment for those accused in criminal offences, the target majorly being people from the minority community

UP: Teacher booked for making students recite “madrassa type prayer”

In the video, students can be heard reciting Mohammad Iqbal’s iconic Urdu poem ‘Lab pe aati hai dua‘.

2022: Looking back at negative rights jurisprudence from Indian courts

A month-by-month review of the numerous court rulings that have a negative impact on rights jurisprudence

Behind one of UP’s biggest ‘anti-conversion’ case; 54 persons booked

While UP Police continues to investigate the case of a church in Fatehpur accused of alleged ‘forceful conversions’, an on ground report shows a different side to the story.

UP: After Gyanvapi, Mathura Court Orders Shahi Idgah Survey; ‘Violation’ of Places of Worship Act, Say Activists

The court officers have been asked to submit a report with site plans and maps before the court by January 20, 2023 when the petition will be taken up next.

2022: Looking back at the best judgments from Indian courts

CJP examines several court decisions that have influenced the legal framework governing human rights.

The death of Fr. Stan Swamy was finalised the day he was arrested: Senior Advocate Mihir Desai

A Press Conference discussing the recent Arsenal report, and the tampering of evidence in Late Fr. Stan Swamy’s Case

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CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue

Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions

An audit of ECINet reports Bengal-specific restrictions and controls that can switch access on or off across States, renewing questions about electoral officers’ authority, central oversight and accountability after earlier objections to the platform and changes to voter registration procedures

Punjab & Haryana HC: Users must be given blocking notices immediately; sets aside Facebook page takedown

The Court held that blocking intimations issued by the police must comply with the rank requirements under the IT Rules, 2021, and that withholding the notice from affected users violates the principles of natural justice

UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse

In a strong rebuke of the Modi-led government’s handling of dissent, 24 UN human rights experts have called for an end to excessive force, blanket assembly bans and arbitrary detentions

Who will collect India’s data? Modi-led government opens census to private individuals

The Centre’s amended Census Rules allow private teachers, members of societies and trusts, and other government-approved individuals to collect household information, without the notification setting out clear safeguards against political interference

Manipur SIR: Sabar Institute’s report records 1.59 lakh removals, two-thirds in hill constituencies

Using official ASD lists, this preliminary report examines 158,677 names removed from Manipur’s electoral rolls during the 2026 Special Intensive Revision across all 60 Assembly constituencies and 3,014 polling booths, analysing geography, gender, age and recorded reasons for these removals

JNU revokes rustication of five students after hunger strike, agrees to withdraw FIRs and review CPO manual

The 13-point charter also called for the restoration of GSCASH, the return of JNUEE and action on wider concerns over campus infrastructure and governance

India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis

The resistance to any form of democratic questioning, dissent or protest marks the Indian government’s response to widespread protests around #VoteChori