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“They were once sent back”: Court refrains from probing State’s claim as Assam seeks to justify continued detention
No evidence produced to support alleged deportation; Court yet to examine verification question, to deliver order on October 24 on legality of continued detention
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Conflict of interest: M’tra cabinet grants Fadnavis sole authority, serving IAS man appointed as SEC
After the Maharashtra Cabinet granted CM Fadnavis sole authority to appoint the new SEC days ago, Dinesh Waghmare, a 1994-batch IAS officer, takes charge as SEC on January 21. Waghmare served as the Principal Secretary of Medical Education and Drugs department with additional charge of Employment Guarantee Scheme in Maharashtra and resigned only after this appointment, a development that raises serious questions of a conflict of interest: the SC in 2021 has held that SECs have to be "independent persons" not occupying a post under the Centre or state governments
Vacancies, Backlogs, and increased governmental involvement: How the RTI Act has lost its glory!
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The recent Supreme Court judgement brings to attention the attempts made by the Centre over the past few years to dilute the powers of the one law that has the power to hold the Government accountable
Supreme Court: Does the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 apply to the Sawara tribe?
SC reiterates suggestions to Union Government to ensure and secure right of survivorship for female tribals
Eradicating Stigma: A Landmark Judgment on Manual Scavenging and Justice for Dalits
A judgment upholding dignity: Attempting, again, to end manual scavenging, and restoring justice for the most marginalised
Why health and sex education for young is crucial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a recent case, — Just Rights for Children Alliance & Anr. v. S. Harish & Ors. Has recommended the establishment and creation of an expert committee for the comprehensive health, sex education, and POCSO awareness among children
Supreme Court blocks execution of Nagar Palika’s order regarding well near Sambhal Mosque, prioritises peace and harmony
In the face of growing tensions, the Court has paused actions related to the contested well near the mosque, underscoring its role in preventing the legal process from inflaming communal passions and disrupting the region’s fragile peace
Inordinate delay in considering Mercy petitions cause agony and psychological stress for the Convict: Supreme Court
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of...
Bombay High Court grants bail to Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale in Bhima Koregaon case
After over six years in custody without charges being framed, the High Court cites prolonged detention and trial delays as grounds for bail, imposing strict conditions on the accused.
Religious structures inside the public institution are invalid, what the constitutional courts say
The principle of religious neutrality plays out in the public sphere. Hence, the construction of religious structures within public institutions has repeatedly come in for judicial scrutiny; the balance between religious freedom and the state's obligation to maintain neutrality and equidistance from all faiths (secularism) has been a recurring theme in India’s legal landscape.
Police Custody: How the BNSS has tilted the balance of power in favour of the state
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) India’s new Criminal Procedure Code should not serve as a machinery for the state's exercise of unbridled power that could often result in custodial torture
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