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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

Assam: Gauhati HC orders eviction of “encroachers” from protected reserved forests

Landless People of Goalpara District demand justice and facilitation of relocation

Charges framed against Tahir Hussain and others, discharge from graver offence in the North-East Delhi riots

While pronouncing the discharge, the ASG observed that there was “No Due Application of Mind”

Lawyers must break the silence of complicity, question flaws of executive overreach: Kapil Sibal

In his speech at private event to commemorate five decades in the profession, senior counsel, Kapil Sibal urged advocates to encourage social mobilisation and ensure the delivery of unbiased justice

Unprecedented, Abnormal, SC order of ‘suspension’ of sentence in GN Saibaba case

The former SC judge has stated, pertinently, that this order of October 16 has no judicial precedent 

Suo motu action against hate speech crimes must be taken without waiting for complaint : Supreme Court

Image courtesy: https://www.lawinsider.in  There cannot be fraternity unless different religious communities...

UP: Wrongly Convicted Muslim Youth Freed After 10 Years, Says Lost Respect, Land

Accused in the rape and murder of a six-year-old, Chotkau was sentenced to death by a trial court, a verdict later confirmed by the Allahabad high court.

Supreme Court notice to Centre in plea seeking action against leaders: Hate Speech 

A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar has also tagged Abdullah’s petition which also sought an independent probe into the incidents of hate speech and hate crimes against the Muslim community.

Life sentence of murder convict upheld by Madras High Court, victim class 9 girl who rebuffed his advances

The Court also said in its judgment that youngsters today, insecure and traumatised, are short on emotional quotient and are prone to taking extreme steps at the slightest of disturbance or rejection.

Indian Supreme Court & Eight Years of Modi

After Modi became PM the Supreme Court “succumbed to the executive's control”; “all floodgates opened after CJI Thakur’s retirement”; “judges appointing judges is not a good idea, the National Judicial Commission is best"

Kheda public flogging: Gujarat HC issues notice to police, Muslim victims seek action

The outrageous and unlawful public flogging selectively of Muslims...

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Telangana: Safeguard lakhs of Hamali workers, set by welfare board, citizens groups

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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

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Denigration of martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev – a peep into RSS archives

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