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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

Illegal Arrest of a penniless Adivasi:  MP HC Court penalises govt officials, orders reparation

The Court used the Jurisprudential concept of ‘Constitutional Tort’, and said that since the State has arrogantly deprived an innocent person of his Liberty, the aggrieved person must be compensated for the loss of it’ Husan, an Adivasi has been granted Rs 5,00,000 as compensation for being deprived of his personal liberty.

Violation of SC directives: NRC final list vanishes from website

Though, the NRC state coordinator has brushed off the sudden disappearance of the data as a technical issue, insiders in the NRC office are of the opinion that this is a deliberate ploy by the present NRC authority

How SC has balanced the right to protest v/s public inconvenience: Shaheen Bagh

The SC’s oral remarks on the indefinite protest militates against its own set jurisprudence

K’taka HC raps admin and police, asks govt to rehabilitate laborers touted as “Bangladeshis”

After demolishing their homes, it was found that the laborers actually belonged to Assam and Telangana

SC slaps fine on states for no reply on community kitchen schemes

Based on a PIL, the SC has imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakh on each state for non-compliance

Shaheen Bagh in spotlight in SC, court says protest subject to reasonable restrictions

The court also took cognizance of the death of an infant at the protest

Jamia students allegedly attacked by police, again!

The Delhi police allegedly lathi charged students who were staging an anti-CAA-NRC march to the Parliament.

SC: Amendment to SC/ST Act constitutionally valid

These amendments were enacted to reverse the SC judgment of 2018 which had diluted provisions of the Act

How many Birth Certificates digitized across states: Activist files RTI

Saket Gokhale demands answers from MeitY to gauge extent of document digitization in the run up to the NRIC

Anti-Shaheen Bagh plea to be heard in SC on Monday

SC deferred hearing the plea as Delhi election is scheduled to take place on February 8 and court did not want to influence it.

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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’

How do we contrast temple destructions during kingdoms and now under a semi-democratising society turning into elected autocracy?

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