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Waqf Act Amendments Partly Stayed: SC blocks government control, backs registration and reforms

CJI Gavai-led bench intervenes narrowly—suspends five-year Islam clause and executive powers over land disputes through interim order, while letting registration mandate and abolition of ‘Waqf by user’ operate

BREAKING: Jignesh Mevani re-arrested after getting bail in Assam

Barpeta Police arrest him in unknown case after he was granted bail by the CJP Kokrajhar; Congress Party holds protests and demonstrations in Assam and Gujarat in support of Mevani

Bajrang Muni Das granted bail within 10 days of being arrested!

District Court grants bail to Hindutva leader who had openly threatened Muslim women with rape

BREAKING: Assam court grants Jignesh Mevani bail

The independent MLA from Gujarat got tremendous support from the Congress party and is likely to be released later today

Order in Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea expected today

Mevani forwarded to judicial custody; order to be pronounced at 10:30 A.M on Monday

Dharam Sansad: Now Army veterans move court seeking probe by SIT into hate speeches

Plea to be heard on May 9 along with the previous PIL filed by Qurban Ali and Anjana Prakash

SC rejects Delhi Police affidavit that claimed no hate speech was made at Delhi Dharam Sansad

Court directs Delhi Police to file a fresh affidavit; matter listed on May 9

Delhi HC demands updates on separate toilets for Delhi’s trans community

Separate toilets are a basic human right, says petitioner appealing to the Delhi High Court

Umar Khalid’s speech prima facie not acceptable, obnoxious: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court issues notice on Umar Khalid’s bail appeal

B**lli Bai case: Three accused granted Bail by Mumbai Court

Court cites ‘tender age’ and ‘immaturity’ as grounds for granting bail to Vishal Kumar Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Agarwal

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Waqf Act Amendments Partly Stayed: SC blocks government control, backs registration and reforms

CJI Gavai-led bench intervenes narrowly—suspends five-year Islam clause and executive powers over land disputes through interim order, while letting registration mandate and abolition of ‘Waqf by user’ operate

Abdul Wahid Shaikh, acquitted in 7/11 Mumbai train blast case, demands ₹9 crore as Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

The stigma of being falsely branded a ‘terrorist’ continues to haunt me even after acquittal.

7-year-old Muslim boy allegedly assaulted by teachers in Uttarakhand’s govt school, FIR registered

A 7-year-old Muslim boy in Haridwar’s Jhabrera village was allegedly beaten, pinned down, and stomped on by two government school teachers over a brief absence, leaving him with a fractured hand and severe trauma

From Doubt to Dignity: Justice for Jarina Bibi in Assam’s citizenship battle

After years of stigma as a “D-voter,” the Dhubri Foreigners Tribunal recognises her citizenship—thanks to CJP’s legal aid and evidence of generations rooted in Assam

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.

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