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Silence in the Statistics: What NCRB data won’t tell you about dissent
When fewer crimes are recorded, it may signal not peace, but the success of a system designed to silence without a trace
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Will a “Uniform Civil Code” abolish the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and coparcenary rights over ancestral property for Hindu males?
While several aspects of personal laws across the board for all women –Hindu, Muslim and Christian—do require gender just revisions—the current hype around the “Uniform Civil Code: has been silent on whether the privileged and partisan financial privilege of the HUF will be done away with as also the coparcenary rights over ancestral property for Hindu males
Bail not Jail for Bajrang Dal man, Bittu who posted a provocative video on day of Nuh clash
GURGAON: The Bajrang Dal member Raj Kumar alias Bittu...
97-year old left in legal limbo as lawyer abandons case, CJP comes to the rescue
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With hope nearly drained, Basu Bewa felt paralysed by despair and fear as her lawyer remained unresponsive. However, relief came when the CJP intervened to assist her.
Lives lost in Nuh violence, a failure on the part of the Haryana police and government?
A recent investigative report of India Today reveals that the Haryana CID had warned government on high probability of violence at Nuh beforehand, yet local police were not informed
CJP petitions NCM and DGP, Haryana as anti-minority violence spreads takes grip in the state
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Complaint highlights violations of provisions of IPC and Arms Act, provides videos showing members of Bajrang Dal taking out rallies, raising offensive and genocidal slogans while police stands nearby
Arrests: a prudent exception in cases with lesser sentence
On Monday, July 31, the Supreme Court, in the case of Md. Asfak Alam v. State of Jharkhand Criminal Appeal No. 2207 of 2023 and Another, issued a directive to circulate circulars, notifications, and instructions aimed at ensuring strict adherence by police authorities and criminal courts to the arrest guidelines established in the 2014 Arnesh Kumar case.
Assam Citizenship Crisis: Family forced to prove deceased member’s citizenship
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Deceased individual receives suspected foreigner notice; unattended court hearing poses potential legal complications for family
Supreme Court: Authorities must ensure that no violence or hate speeches takes place during VHP rally in Delhi-NCR
In a special hearing, SC bench orders recording of proposed VHP rallies, entrust the state government to ensure that no untoward incident takes place; reminds them of the SC orders passed by Justice KM Joseph in the past regarding filing of suo-moto cases of hate speeches, states authorities still bound by it
Unshackling Education: High Court Unravels Madrasa Order in Jammu and Kashmir
In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High...
SC on Manipur violence: “What stood in the way of police registering the FIR immediately on May 4?”
Bench demands details of the FIRs filed in the state, expressed surprise that the State does not have the facts in its possession; petitioners demand formulation of SIT, vehemently against CBI investigation of cases
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