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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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How the Delhi HC gave a fitting reply to criminalisation of dissent and protest
Teesta Setalvad analyses the orders passed by the court while granting bail to Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha
Ratify the convention against custodial torture: SC Adv Nitya Ramakrishnan
On the one-year anniversary of the brutal incident of torture and custodial death in Tamil Nadu, the senior advocate calls for public campaign and speaks about a need to operationalise the right to denounce custodial violence
Remember the teenager named Junaid Khan?
His lynching had sparked the #notinmyname campaign, however, four years later communal lynchings no longer seem to shock the public. A scary sign of the times
Will Twitter fly away from India soon?
Three major legal actions have been initiated in various forms against Twitter India already
Natasha, Devangana, Asif to be released from Tihar, two days after securing bail
In clear contempt of the HC order and the law, the Delhi Police sought time till June 21, before releasing them, citing verification issues
Creative understanding of the UAPA grants freedom from jail for activists: Delhi HC
Judgments of the Delhi High Court in Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha's cases, come as a whiff of fresh air which hopefully the Supreme Court will allow us to breathe.
Hope springs as three student activists get bail in Delhi Violence case despite UAPA charges
Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Tanha Iqbal had been accused in the case involving the larger conspiracy behind the Feb 2020 violence and had been in jail for around a year
Genesis of Rights against handcuffs in India
Recently, Delhi High Court refused the request made by Delhi police to produce two accused persons in the Delhi Violence conspiracy case, in handcuffs before the trial court. The court found the request to be meritless. The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the right against being handcuffed barring exceptional circumstances and under the court’s authority, but are these directives being followed?
Madras HC issues guidelines for sensitisation of stakeholders in LGBTQIA+ matters
The landmark judgement gave some detailed directions to police, judiciary, legal aid services and central ministries to sensitise employees and personnel in dealing with members of LGBTQIA+ community
Delhi court rejects application to handcuff Umar Khalid & Khalid Saifi
The court observed that the applications were filed without application of mind and were devoid of merits
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