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Bordering on illegality? 18 alleged Bangladeshis “pushed back” without due process, Legal challenge filed in High Court

CM Sarma announces fresh deportations and vows to expand the eviction campaign; PIL in Gauhati High Court allege constitutional violations, unlawful detentions, and a pattern of arbitrary expulsions targeting Muslims and marginalised groups

Manipur HC directs state government to allow internet in areas with no ethnic violence on a trial basis

The directions came after the state government had extended the internet ban to November 8 in view of the apprehensions of misuse of social media by anti-social elements

Right to Marry is not a fundamental right – India’s Supreme Court in the Marriage Equality Case

In what has been perceived as a widely disappointing judgement, this judgement has evoked mixed responses; this analysis, a first in a series examines the contradictions inherent in this verdict and how this judgement of five judges in fact lays down disturbing precedents contradicting earlier verdicts of the court

Withdraw FIRs filed against protestors for participating in pro-Palestine protests: PUCL

Demanding immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid amidst "Israeli...

Supreme Court gives two journalists interim protection from Gujarat police arrest over article against Adani Group (Hindenburg issue)

The Supreme Court on Friday,  November 3 granted journalists Ravi Nair and Anand Mangnale interim protection from being arrested by the Gujarat police over an article they wrote about the Adani-Hindenburg row reported LiveLaw  after their counsel pointed out that the legal parameters of the “notice” were not revealed

SC directs UP government to immediately sanction prosecution of teacher accused of instructing students to beat Muslim child

The accused teacher has been booked under Sec. 295A of IPC and Sec. 77 of JJ Act; order states bench might consider appointing expert agency for counselling as victim’s father files affidavit stating that victim is “severely traumatised”

Jurisprudential development of a right of a voter to know the criminal antecedents of an electoral candidate

In this legal resource, CJP delves deep into the requirement of the disclosure of a candidate’s criminal antecedents, filing of false affidavits, disqualification and the issues yet to be addressed

Regimes of impunity

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors

Manual Scavenging: Eradicate the practice, ensure effective rehabilitation, scholarship, compensation, uphold dignity and liberty says SC

Supreme Court bench issues detailed directions to the Union and state government to implement the provisions of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, conduct necessary surveys, co-ordinate with Commissions

Manipur High Court: Right to cast vote an integral part of Article 19(1)(a), affirms voters right to know criminal antecedents

As legal status of the right to vote remains ambiguous, a judicial pronouncement of a constitutional court declaring the same as a fundamental right is the need of the hour

“Can have communal overtones’: Delhi High Court turns down permission for “Muslim Mahapanchayat” on Oct 29

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant permission to an organization to hold a public meeting (All India Muslim Mahapanchayat) at the Ramlila Ground on October 29.

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As 30 crore workers, farmers join July 9 strike against govt.’s policies, will there be media coverage of the shut down?

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Funds Withheld, Futures on Hold: Dalit, OBC, Minority students face scholarship crisis amidst delays and cuts

A sudden funding freeze leaves dozens of marginalised students in limbo, exposing deepening cracks in the government’s commitment to educational justice

Bordering on illegality? 18 alleged Bangladeshis “pushed back” without due process, Legal challenge filed in High Court

CM Sarma announces fresh deportations and vows to expand the eviction campaign; PIL in Gauhati High Court allege constitutional violations, unlawful detentions, and a pattern of arbitrary expulsions targeting Muslims and marginalised groups

The Erased Record: A constitutional challenge to the election commission’s 45-day data destruction mandate

The unilateral directive by the ECI to destroy CCTV footage after 45 days transgresses both boundaries, conformity with existing laws and adherence to the Constitution. It is a quintessential "colourable exercise of power"—an action that, while ostensibly within the ECI's administrative domain, is in substance an encroachment upon the legislative field and an affront to constitutional principles

Caste Atrocity in 2025: Normalisation, neglect and the crisis of accountability

In 2025, between January and June alone, CJP recorded 113 incidents of caste atrocities on Dalit individuals across different states in India worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh (34 cases), Madhya Pradesh (15), and Tamil Nadu (8) while 962 reported land conflicts affect tribal populaces; of these 116 conflicts are in the Conservatory and Forestry sector, with 459,735 people currently affected.

“Even a Murderer Wouldn’t Do This”: Ajith Kumar’s custodial death and Tamil Nadu’s shameful culture of impunity

A 29-year-old temple guard was tortured to death in custody over a flimsy theft allegation with his body bearing 44 injuries, his last hours recorded on video. As Tamil Nadu reels, data shows a damning pattern: custodial deaths rise, convictions remain zero

Justice Deferred: J&K High Court stays repatriation of 63-year-old woman deported after Pahalgam attack, following MHA appeal

Despite a scathing ruling that termed her deportation unconstitutional and inhumane, the Ministry of Home Affairs has secured a stay on a High Court order directing the return of Rakshanda Rashid, a long-time resident and LTV holder, raising urgent concerns about due process, state overreach, and judicial inconsistency