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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
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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India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
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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
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