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“Anti-conversion laws being weaponised”: CJP urges SC to curb misuse of anti-conversion statutes by states

Citizens for Justice and Peace urges interim relief to curb weaponisation of anti-conversion laws, challenges 2024 UP amendment enabling third-party complaints and harsher penalties

A Licence to Violate: Chhattisgarh HC’s ruling on marital rape exposes a legal travesty’

By extending the marital rape exception to unnatural sexual offences, dismissing a dying woman’s testimony, and ignoring Supreme Court precedents, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a judgment that strips married women of their right to bodily autonomy

The Debate around Section 498A: Misuse or inappropriate application?

As Section 498A transitions into Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the debate over its misuse and necessity continues - can reforms strike the right balance?

Supreme Court disposes of PIL on cow vigilantism, declines micro-monitoring of state compliance

Despite acknowledging concerns over rising mob lynching incidents, the Court ruled that enforcing compliance with its guidelines should be pursued through High Courts and other legal avenues

Delhi high court strikes down illegal arrest: Reaffirms the right to immediate disclosure of grounds of arrest

The Delhi High Court ruled that the arrest of Marfing Tamang was illegal due to delayed disclosure of grounds, violating Section 50 CrPC and Article 22(1)

Are Indian anti-conversion laws targeting minorities or protecting the vulnerable?

Despite its claims to curb forced conversions, Rajasthan's Anti-Conversion Bill, 2025, imposes severe penalties, limits personal freedom, and jeopardises religious freedom, raising concerns regarding abuse, discrimination, and constitutional overreach.

India’s struggle to end manual scavenging continues

On January 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark ruling banning manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six major metropolitan cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The Court's decision was prompted by continued state inaction despite multiple previous directives and legislation prohibiting the practice.

DU 2025 crackdown: Students detained, allegedly tortured

Delhi university students detained over wall murals on Bastar killings, allegedly beaten in custody

Delhi Police on Trial: Three court orders reveal collusion, cover-ups, and custodial torture by police officers during 2020 Delhi riots

Court rulings reveal selective investigation shielding BJP’s Kapil Mishra, wrongful prosecution of six men based on flimsy evidence, and custodial violence against Muslim detainees—forcing an FIR against a former SHO

Supreme Court: Calls for legal protections for domestic workers

Ensuring fair wages, social security, and dignity for India’s domestic workforce

Supreme Court seeks forensic report on audio recordings alleging Manipur CM’s role in ethnic violence

SC to review forensic report on leaked audio tapes purportedly featuring Manipur CM admitting to arming Meitei group; orders sealed submission of CFSL report before next hearing on March 24

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“Anti-conversion laws being weaponised”: CJP urges SC to curb misuse of anti-conversion statutes by states

Citizens for Justice and Peace urges interim relief to curb weaponisation of anti-conversion laws, challenges 2024 UP amendment enabling third-party complaints and harsher penalties

Waqf Amendment Act 2025: SC grants some time to Centre on condition no non-Muslims appointed to Board, Council & no change in any Waqf status

After the Union government insisted it would bring to the Court’s notice grave violations of the previous law, the Court recorded the Centre’s assurance of any appointment to the Waqf Board or Council, implying a bar on any non-Muslim appointments to the Waqf Boards/Council and stayed any Waqf property de-notifications, including waqf by user, under the 2025 amendment; next hearing on May 5

Why Indian Democracy Feels No Shame About the Bastar Killings

Here, state action is like a reflex. No debate is needed. No processing is needed. The Indian republic is hardwired, programmed to automatically respond the way it is doing in Bastar. Nothing can come in its way.

‘We Didn’t Know the Law’: NMC apologises after illegally demolishing Jehrunissa Khan’s home in Nagpur

Nagpur Municipal Corporation razed a home of an accused in communal violence hours after the Bombay High Court was approached — violating binding Supreme Court directions, exposing the dangers of bureaucratic impunity, bulldozer justice, and the state’s failure to protect the right to shelter

“Urdu Is Not Alien”: Supreme Court reclaims the language’s place in the Indian Constitutional fabric

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, debunks politicised language divides, and restores dignity to a shared linguistic heritage

‘No arrest of Kunal Kamra’ Bombay High Court grants interim protection in ‘Gaddar’ remark case

Comedian argues that the FIR is a misuse of state power to silence dissent; Court notes arrest not warranted under BNSS summons, reserves order on plea to quash FIR.