Rule of Law

SIT recommends addition of four new, more stringent charges; investigation proceedings gain steam as state elections draw closer

The Court held that one act can also suffice to satisfy preventive detention in some cases, and upheld the detention of the petitioner who was deemed to be a threat to public order

Sabrang India’s sister organisation, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) had assisted the 12-year-old victim’s family file the plea before the Gauhati High Court seeking compensation and calling out Assam Police for using undue and excessive force upon the crowd

The civil court in Delhi rejected the petition while holding that Qutub Minar was a protected monument and its character cannot be changed

UP police calls it ‘mild force’ suspends violent cop "insensitivity" after massive outrage as video goes viral

About 20 Ahmedabad street vendors approached the high court as their vending stalls, apparatus, raw material was all vandalised by the municipal authority

On the final day of the hearing, the petitioners brought before the court all the material that required investigation and which was ignored by the SIT in filing its closure report

With only a few more submissions to make, the petitioners until now have pointed out how the SIT failed on aspects like failure to question authorities, failure to record victims’ statements and also demonstrated how the Gujarat High Court had questioned the investigating methods of the SIT which were contrary to law

The order pertains to members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation that has challenged the Code of Ethics issued earlier this year

The Supreme Court issued notice on a writ petition challenging the FIRs against HW Network's journalists registered by the Tripura police over the reportage about communal violence