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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

Jammu & Kashmir HC: Being a critic of government no ground to detain a person, detaining authorities apply no mind

Detention order against Sajad Dar, a Kashmir-based journalist, quashed based on vague grounds of detention, violation of Article 22 (5) and lack of subjective satisfaction of curtailing liberty under Article 21; Dar has spent 22 months under detention

RSS organises route marches in TN, SC directs state govt to submit guidelines to regulate marches in future

Tight security was in place as members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) took out route marches and organised public meetings in Tiruchi and neighbouring districts on Sunday, November 19.

Mumbai police’s FIR against individuals at prayer gathering commemorating children killed in Palestine condemned: PUCL

The Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the lodging of a criminal case by the Mumbai police against 13 persons — all members of the minority community — in connection with a prayer gathering to commemorate children killed in Palestine on the occasion of Children’s Day

Madras HC: Review plea against judgment hailing religious harmony dismissed

Holding that there is no error in the judgement, the High Court dismissed the plea filed by Hindu Munnetra Kazhagam (HMK) president K. Gopinath against the judgment of the HC imposing costs of ₹25,000 on him and dismissing his plea objecting to the construction of a mosque in Chennai

Notorious hate speech offender T Raja Singh has another case filed against him

A new case has been registered against T Raja Singh, BJP’s notorious hate speech offender and third time candidate from Hyderabad’s Goshamahal constituency. Citizens for Justice and Peace has recently lodged 2 complaints on account of him violating Model Codes of Conduct this year. The ECI has responded to the complaints on November 18 and has stated that it is taking the appropriate action required.

Jammu & Kashmir HC: Fahad Shah granted bail after spending 21 months in jail

Charges of “abetting terrorism,” “waging war against the country,” and “promoting enmity” under the UAPA quashed; Shah to continue to face trial under Section 18 of the UAPA and charges of receiving funds against the law under the FCRA

Uneven reason in denial of flow of rights: Part III on Marriage Equality Judgement

In the previous two part of this series – detailed explainers on the recent Marriage Equality Verdict of the Supreme Court in the case of Supriyo Chakraborty vs. Union of India [2023 INSC 920], we have discussed the majority and minority opinion on the Right on the issues of fundamental right to marry and the right to form a civil union.

Lack of compliance with orders of the Supreme Court by UP government in Muzaffarnagar slapping case- a worrisome and “shocking” spectacle

From providing counselling to all children involved to getting the child victim admitted to a school, the orders issued by the Supreme Court bench has been ignored by the state government since the past 3 month

What the Supreme Court says on the Right to enter into a Civil Union

This part in the series examines what India’s Supreme Court has said on the Right to enter into a Union and the contradictions on this issue in the verdict.

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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

From Cow Slaughter to “Public Order”: Allahabad High Court’s expanding use of preventive detention

Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse

Telangana: Stop forcible ‘re-location of Chenchu Adivasis from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Adivasis and supporting activists have petitioned the authorities against what they term as the ‘forcible re-location” of Chenchu (PVTG) Adivasis in the Amravad Tiger Reserve and urged a ‘co-existence’ model of conservation

Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.