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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

Rihai Manch member Robin Verma granted bail

He was arrested and beaten up after being detained by the Lucknow police

Allahabad HC: Bombay lawyer’s email about situation in UP turned into PIL

The email said that the situation in the State of Uttar Pradesh is antithetical to core constitutional values and warrants interference of this Court.

Allahabad HC: NHRC directed to probe into AMU police excess

The High Court directed that the inquiry be completed within a month

Police failure to protect JNU from terror attack needs to be independently investigated

Image Courtesy: countercurrents.orgThe terror attack on JNU last night...

CJP’s big win: SC hears petition, orders no children be sent to detention camps in Assam

CJP’s application sought directions from the apex court that drew attention to the Constitutional, legal obligations and prayed, specifically that no child excluded from the NRC is either sent to detention camps nor separated from their parents in Assam.

Adv. Mohammed Shoaib’s petition hearing postponed by Allahabad HC

The Rihai Manch President was arrested during the anti-CAA protests on December 19, 2019 and his whereabouts are said to be unknown

Breaking! SC on CJP petition: No children be sent to detention camps in Assam

Image Courtesy: thenation.comThe Supreme Court has directed the Assam...

Mangaluru: Fact-finding report unearths the reality of police brutality at anti-CAA protests

To curb dissent and instill fear, the government had used strong-arm tactics against the protestors, with the police resorting to lathi charge, tear gas lobbing and firing at innocents

How true is the UP Police’s claim of 57 cops being shot at during protests?

A news report states that despite attempts to get names of these cops they were able to find only one such cop with bullet injury.

Gauhati HC order offers a lifeline to those declared foreigner ex parte

Landmark order says if proceedee has filed a written statement and documents, but fails to appear for hearings, his absence alone cannot be justification for ruling against him

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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