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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment

In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional

Delhi violence case: Court penalises Prosecution for irrelevant witnesses

Court imposed costs worth Rs 5,000 on the Prosecution for disrespecting time of the court and public exchequer’s funds

Bhima Koregaon case: SC directs NIA court to decide on framing charges within three months

Court also directs that the trial of Vernon Gonsalves be segregated from that of other absconding accused

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers begin 75-hour protest demanding Ajay Mishra’s sacking

Mishra’s son Ashish, is a key accused in the killings of farmers in October last year; Ashish is out on bail, Mishra is still a Union Minister

Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases

Court told the state government that sometimes it takes over six months to register a case

Over 6,000 Citizens Urge SC to Revoke Remission of Convicts in Bilkis Bano Case

We demand that women’s faith in justice be restored, said a statement by grassroot workers, women’s orgnaisations, human rights activists among others.

Bhima Koregaon case: ED to question Surendra Gadling about allegedly funding Maoists

A special NIA court had granted permission to the ED to conduct questioning between Aug 17 and 19

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

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