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Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Bar and Bench cannot watch silently: Women lawyers on Disha Ravi’s arrest
The Delhi HC Women Lawyers forum has sought the apex court’s intervention into the misuse of the colonial era law of sedition that does not find place in many democracies
K’taka: Civil society, trade union leaders seek action against illegal arrest of Disha Ravi
The delegation met with the state’s Home Minister seeking action against Delhi Police for arresting Disha illegally without following procedures
Go to High Court: SC in plea challenging MP anti-conversion law
The court said it would like to have the views of the high court in this matter
Right to dissent is a hallmark of democracy: Justice Deepak Gupta
Justice (retd.) Deepak Gupta, in a panel discussion opined that India cannot progress if dissent is stifled
Disha Ravi sent to three days judicial custody by Delhi Court
The young climate activist’s 5-day police custody ended today, on February 19
Varanasi court issues notice to Kunal Kamra for allegedly insulting the National Flag
The petitioner has moved sessions court against the Magistrate’s order that had dismissed the FIR complaint against Kamra
Kerala court sentences priest to life imprisonment for raping step daughter
“If the guardians of wards behave in this manner, who will guard the wards”, questioned the court
Media cannot report in a sensationalised manner: Delhi HC on Disha Ravi’s plea
The Single-judge Bench has directed editors to exercise control while disseminating information and Disha Ravi to not ‘malign’ the police
Does the new SC judgment offer hope for bail under UAPA?
A comparison of two SC judgements on bail under UAPA: Watali, 2019, and Najeeb, 2021
Erratic arrests by police and the Arnesh Kumar Judgement
A plea recently filed in the apex court sought stricter implementation of the Arnesh Kumar guidelines but the court stated that it lacked concrete facts
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Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
Rule of Law
Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Culture
Brotherhood in Rajasthan: Hindus, Muslims Protect Border Mosques
Amidst mounting concerns over the destruction of decades-old religious sites near the India-Pakistan border, local villagers have chosen choosing peaceful resistance over polarised division. Under the banner of an interfaith peace assembly, citizens have been protesting these actions peacefully, urging the administration to respect the social fabric of an area long defined by mutual respect, shared struggles, and brotherhood
India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
The pithy, non-indulgant factual ‘note’ by the former editor of Telehraph, Kolkatta who is revered for his unique headlines for the newspaper, generated heat and waves over the week-end even as an utterly compromised and non-responsive administration watched on. R. Rajagopal penned this even as he informed the Prem Bhatia Journalism award that he was resigning from the Jury due to his acute disenchantment with the media profession.
Education
Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
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