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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.

Delhi HC expresses concerns over presence of CSA survivor at the time of POCSO bail hearings

Concerns about the possible impact of such allegedly forced interaction between the survivor and the alleged abuser have been raised by rights groups

Karnataka HC bats for Lokayukta, abolishes state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau

Court orders all cases pending with the ACB to be handed over to the Lokayukta 

Kannauj: Police unmask mastermind behind incident of meat thrown outside temple

Kanchan Tripathi had allegedly paid two Muslim men to place meat outside a temple in an elaborate bid to have local SHO transferred

Gauri Lankesh case: Neighbour identifies bike used by shooters

Four witnesses deposed before the special KCOCA court this month

Unnao rape survivor moves SC seeking transfer of case to Delhi

The woman was kidnapped and raped by former BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh in 2017 when she was a minor.

Jubilee Hills gang rape case: POCSO court to begin trial soon

Hyderabad: The trial in the sensational Jubilee Hills minor...

‘Essence of Tyranny is Harsh Laws Used Selectively Against Opponents’—Sanjay Hegde

Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde discusses the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Delhi Police attacks terminated anganwadi workers and helpers

The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union of Delhi in...

Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds

SC deletes HC condition to surrender after three months

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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

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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”

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

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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today

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