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The telegram NEET case and the expansion of platform-level censorship in India
The Court's judgment marks a significant shift in Indian digital rights jurisprudence by accepting that the very design and architecture of a platform may justify extraordinary restrictions affecting millions of lawful users
Marked for deportation, denied due process: Ajabha Khatun, among the 63 facing detention in Assam, seeks Supreme Court’s intervention
Stripped of her rights, detained without proof—Ajabha Khatun’s battle exposes the deep flaws in Assam’s citizenship determination process and the urgent need for judicial intervention.
5 Years of Delhi Riots: Some Punished, Some Rewarded!
The story of five years of Delhi riots in short is -- one of the accused, Umar Khalid, has not got bail yet, while another accused (although Delhi Police does not consider him so) Kapil Mishra has become Delhi’s Law and Justice Minister.
SC’s denial of bail to journalist Rupesh Singh once again showcases how the Court looks at bail under UAPA, with varying consistency
Journalist’s bail denied amid growing concerns over UAPA misuse and press freedom crackdown
Censorship vs. free speech: The Allahbadia controversy
Ranveer Allahbadia's India's Got Latent controversy recently ignited massive outrage, highlighting selective censorship, digital policing, and the fragile state of free speech in India today
The Advocates Amendment Bill, 2025: A blatant attack on lawyers’ autonomy and democracy
The bill proposes government-nominated members be appointed to Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils. This is an unconstitutional violation of the autonomy of the legal profession and a direct threat to judicial independence.
When marriage is tyranny: Justice Shakdher’s judgment reads down the marital rape exception as a constitutional imperative
In contrast to the verdict delivered by Justice Hari Shankar, his brother judge hearing the matter, Justice Shakhder’s judgement in the May 2022 case hearing the constitutional challenge to the exception to marital rape provision under Section 375, strikes it down as anti-constitutional. The matter will now go before the Supreme Court where the constitutional challenge lies pending for two years
How Justice C Harishankar, in upholding the exception to marital rape, delivered a reasoning fir for the dark ages
One judge of a division bench of the Delhi High Court, Justice C. Hari Shankar, hearing a petition on the crucial issue of marital rape, in 2022, upheld the exception of this form under section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a reasoning that is also facing constitutional challenge in the Supreme Court for the past two years
Strengthening the rights of victims: Legal milestones and the path ahead
In Mahabir & Ors. v. State of Haryana, the Supreme Court reinforced principles for striking a balance between victims’ rights and fair trials in India’s legal system by upholding due process, victim participation, and prosecutorial accountability
Bombay High Court Grants Bail to 20-year-old Student in Patricide Case: A balancing act between justice and reformation
Key guidelines were recently issued by the Bombay High Court through a bail order, in a case concerning a young accused
Petitions against Uttarakhand UCC draw attention to Constitutional issues regarding personal autonomy and minority rights
Religious freedom, privacy, and tribal exclusion are among the issues raised by petitions contesting the Uttarakhand UCC, bringing to light constitutional questions about striking a balance between individual laws and a uniform legal framework.
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By the morning of Monday, June 15, 2026, Indira Lankesh (Indiramma as we all knew her), mother of Kavitha and Gauri Lankesh, wife and partner of Parvathi Lankesh and grandmother to her beloved Esha, left peacefully in her sleep. She was 83 years old. Today, on the afternoon of Saturday June 20, about 1/1.30 p.m. her beautiful and loyal daughter, Kavitha Lankesh wrote this tribute to her on Meta/Facebook.
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Three decades after the PoA Act, justice remains elusive
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The Supreme Court in 2025: Deference, technicality and the retreat from rights
From citizenship and reservation to encounter accountability, privacy, environmental protection and minority rights, the Court's most contentious judgments of 2025 reveal an increasing preference for institutional deference and procedural compliance over substantive constitutional justice