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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court
An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression
Gauhati High Court flags potential illegality in detention of man complying with bail; police directed to verify weekly reporting
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Bench observes detention may be illegal if bail conditions were being followed, grants visitation rights to the family of the person detained
SC: Freedom for man in interfaith union: SC grants bail to Muslim partner
In an order passed on May 19, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the petitioner’s release on bail, noting that he had been incarcerated for nearly six months and that a charge sheet had already been filed.
Union Govt admits handover of Samsul Ali to BSF, Gauhati High Court grants family visitation rights if not yet deported
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Court directs BSF Sector HQ to allow access; authorities must disclose deportation details if already carried out — petition remains pending
Petitions multiply in Gauhati High Court as “Declared Foreigners” out on bail go missing; 4 out of 5 reported to be in holding centre,...
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The High Court, through interim orders issued from Friday June 6 onwards ensured that the authorities disclosed (confirmed) location of two detainees in Kokrajhar Holding Centre, grants visitation rights; seeks clarity on BSF handover; addresses procedural revival of ex parte FT order; and stays deportation in one case
Karnataka Police’s massive crackdown on habitual hate offenders in Dakshina Kannada region
Following recent murders and communal unrest in Dakshina Kannada, police have initiated externment proceedings against 36 individuals, including a BJP leader, and filed an FIR against an RSS leader to maintain public order, this move has ignited a political firestorm, with the BJP decrying it as a targeted, "anti-Hindu" campaign by the Congress government, however, the Home Minister asserts the action is impartial, targeting any lawbreaker to ensure peace
Does India have a lawfully established procedure on ‘deportation’, or are actions governed by Executive secrecy and overreach?
On Monday, June 2, the Supreme Court refused to...
Bombay High Court orders immediate release of 18-year-old detained for father’s citizenship status
Vacation bench says detention of Indian-born girl unjustified; invokes principles of due process, liberty, and jurisdictional restraint under Foreigners Act and May 2025 Central Government Resolution
Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC
In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner
Nine years, Najeeb from JNU is almost forgotten, India’s CBI investigation has found none guilty
The investigation marks a shocking failure in the capabilities of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), increasingly critiqued for malfunctioning under political pressure; in 2018 the CBI filed a closure report and seven years later, today, June 5, the Court is likely to hear and decide whether to accept that a missing student from one of India’s premier institutes, the JNU simply cannot be found nor the circumstances behind his disappearance
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