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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Supreme Court takes action amid outrage following Karnataka Judge’s anti-Muslim and gender-insensitive comments in court

Calls for gender and communal sensitivity training intensify as two viral videos spark outrage over judicial conduct, CJI points to the need to establish basic guidelines

Supreme Court halts nationwide demolitions through interim order, emphasising the ethos of the Constitution

Supreme Court criticized glorification, grandstanding of bulldozer action and directs no demolition anywhere across country without permission

Eviction tragedy in Assam: Two killed during eviction drive as police firing sparks allegations of government bias

Assam officials claim self-defence in the face of violent attacks, but community leaders accuse the state of manipulating the incident, harbouring anti-minority bias and violating legal procedures

Jailed Without Trial: Umar Khalid’s 4-Year Ordeal Ignites Solidarity

Accused in the ‘larger conspiracy’ case about the 2020 Delhi riots, Khalid’s bail pleas have been repeatedly rejected.

Delhi Excise Policy Row: Supreme Court grants bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

While Justice Kant upheld the legality of CBI arrest; Justice Bhuyan in a differing view held that the arrest by the CBI was only to frustrate the bail granted to Kejriwal by ED, underscored that ‘CBI must dispel the notion of being a caged parrot’

Supreme Court warns against ‘bulldozing the rule of law,’ affirms that legal process, not allegations, must govern punitive actions

Supreme Court asserts that family homes cannot be demolished for a relative’s alleged crimes, stressing that such actions bypass due process and threaten the foundation of a nation governed by the rule of law

“Bulldozer barbarism”: Demolition drive in Surat after stones thrown at Ganesh pandal

Surat authorities defy Supreme Court's recent warning against 'bulldozer justice' by demolishing alleged illegal encroachments in Sayedpura area where a Ganesh pandal was allegedly attacked, sparking controversy and concerns about due process and targeted actions

Manipur plunges into deeper turmoil amid fresh violence and drone attacks since early September

As ethnic clashes continue to escalate, the state imposes curfews and internet blackouts while both Meitei and Kuki-Zomi groups protest demanding action from the Union Govt

Murder of Gauri Lankesh a hate crime against humanity, condemn release on bail of 8 accused: ALIFA Open letter

In commemorating Gauri Lankesh’s death by bullets on September 5, 2017, over seven years ago, while also strongly condemning the release on bail of the eight accused, a move meant to embolden criminals of the worst kind, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA – NAPM) has reiterated that murder of the slain journalist needs to be recast a hate crime against humanity

Supreme Court seeks Assam government’s response on plan to deport over 200 declared foreigners detained in transit camp

Court demands joint effort from Union Home Ministry and state to address deportation process of 211 declared foreign nationals held in Assam

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