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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

Delhi Police arrest Jamia Millia Islamia student leader Asif Iqbal Tanha 

The Persian Department student was arrested by the Crime Branch, on Saturday. Meanwhile, Gulfisha, Safoora and others remain in jail as they are charged under UAPA

Policing in the times of corona has many tones, depending on who you are

Delhi MP gets away with a ‘scolding’ for spreading rumours, tweeting fake video, but eminent intellectuals, activists, journalists must face the brunt of the law

UN raises concerns over exploitative provisions of UAPA

Sites labelling of people as terrorists, reversal of burden of proof, and prolonged pre-trial detention as inconsistent with international Human Rights and legal standards

Maharashtra gov’t to release 3,500 prisoners from Thane district

The government has announced that it will be releasing 17,000 inmates to decongest prisons in the state

U’khand HC: Children with no internet access cannot be forced to pay tuition fee

Unaided private schools in the state were charging fees and conducting online classes for KG level as well

Gujarat HC gives directions on affordable COVID19 treatment and for starving, helpless migrants

Guj HC goes big, takes cognizance of starving migrants, asks state to regulate fee structure of pvt hospitals

K’taka HC asks state to immediately take decision on payment of fares of migrants

In the precise words of the court, “no one should be deprived of an opportunity to go back to his own State only for the reason that he has no capacity to pay for the transport”  

Delhi HC again adjourns petition about police accountability for ‘indiscriminate’ arrests: Justice delayed?

​​​​​​​Brinda Karat’s petition urging transparency in arrests and detentions pushed to June 16

Tablighi Jamaat members still under the scanner

Pleas in courts, passport seizures, regime continues to keep a close watch

Ahmedabad violence: Court pulls up cops for charging accused under Sec 307

The magistrate also demanded to know why there was a delay of five days in presenting the accused before a court

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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis

Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

Somnath to Ayodhya: Plunder to ‘Chanda Chori’

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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

From Outrage to Acquittal: The Raja Singh hate speech case comes to a close

Mass protests, preventive detention, political fallout and four years of criminal proceedings culminated in the acquittal of Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh