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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
Judicial acquittal vs. Citizen’s Fact-finding: A critical look
Examining procedural lapses, judicial interpretations, and investigative pre-conceptions in the Nanded blasts case
Bombay High Court directs filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against the 5 cops held responsible for death of accused in Badlapur Sexual...
Encounters in custody are shockingly common in India and can be said to be a result of the slow and dysfunctional judicial system of India. Often cases are seen to get delayed, evidence is destroyed or lost, witnesses turn hostile, and the defendants buy their freedom. But the response of the police by taking the law into their own hands is even more threatening for the judicial system in India. Encounters usually end with dead criminals and not at all scathed police, raising multiple questions as to the necessity of use of such force by the police.
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.
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