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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
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
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.
Retired civil servants file petition against Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, Supreme Court gives Centre 6 weeks’ time to respond
The plea argues that the amended act is unconstitutional and runs contrary to the existing principles for environmental law in India.
Contrary to what many might think, the FIR is a public document
After a whole day of raids across the country...
Eradicate manual scavenging completely says SC increasing compensation to families of workers who die at work to Rs 30 lakh
‘Each of us owes to this large segment of the population, who have remained unseen, unheard and muted,’ the court said.
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