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How Courts Prise Open Small Spaces for Liberty: Union of India v. Saleem Khan

By distinguishing “association” from proscribed membership, the Court reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial overrides Section 43D (5)

Hathras Case: Journalist Siddique Kappan moves SC seeking bail

Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter on August 26

Delhi Violence: Prosecution opposes Umar Khalid’s bail plea claiming protests were planned in detail

Prosecution says Shaheen Bagh protest was not an independent movement driven by Muslim women, and protests were planned in close proximity to Masjids

Karnataka: Bengaluru Students, Activists Raise Voice for Bilkis Bano

Protesters demand immediate withdrawal of remission of 11 convicts by Gujarat government who were sentenced to life imprisonment for gang-rape during the 2002 communal violence.

Signature campaign demanding justice for Bilkis Bano on Mumbai’s trains

First person account of the experience of concerned citizens and rights activists as they talked to commuters on Mumbai's local trains on August 21, about the Bilkis Bano case, and gathered signatures against the remission of sentence granted to the convicts

Azaan on loudspeakers does not violate fundamental rights of people of other faiths: Karnataka HC

The Court's observations come at a time when there have been repeated instances of right-wing fundamentalists targeting the Muslim call to prayer

Allahabad HC sentences Police Officer to 14 Day Imprisonment for violating ‘Arnesh Kumar Guidelines’

Police Officer held guilty of contempt for guidelines laid out by the Supreme Court pertaining to arrest and detention in the landmark case

Bilkis Bano case: Remission of convicts’ sentences challenged before SC

Advocate Aparna Bhat has sought an urgent listing for tomorrow

Gyanvapi case: Has the mosque committee’s new lawyer backed out?

Hearing to continue today in district court; AIM reiterates mosque is Waqf property

Teesta Setalvad bail: SC issues notice to State of Gujarat

Court to consider on Thursday matter pertaining to interim relief while bail remains pending before Gujarat HC

Bilkis Bano case: NHRC to discuss release of convicts?

The Commission had previously aided the survivor in seeking justice

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How Courts Prise Open Small Spaces for Liberty: Union of India v. Saleem Khan

By distinguishing “association” from proscribed membership, the Court reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial overrides Section 43D (5)

Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away

Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues

Akola 2023 targeted violence: Police officers must shed communal colours when they put on their uniforms says Supreme Court

The Hindu, New Indian Express and Indian Express all reported that the top court on Thursday, September 11, directed action against police who ignored a teenage Muslim assault victim and eyewitness to murder during the 2023 Akola communal riots; the SC ordered a probe by SIT comprising Muslim and Hindu officers

PUCL slams recently passed Rajasthan anti-conversion bill as “draconian and unconstitutional”

Civil liberties body says bill criminalises faith, dialogue, and choice; demands Governor/President intervention

From Tribunals to DCs, 10 Days to Prove Citizenship: Assam’s radical shift in “foreigner” expulsions

Cabinet move under the 1950 Act empowers District Commissioners to expel alleged foreigners in 10 days, raising constitutional concerns over due process and separation of powers

Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today

On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….