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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

ADR refutes allegation of giving false voter affidavit in SC hearing

ADR clarifies no false affidavit was filed in Supreme Court, rebuts ECI counsel’s claims with verified voter data, upholds commitment to factual accuracy and non-partisan reporting, and expresses concern over treatment of elector involved following recent court proceedings

Bangladesh Court declares six deported Bengalis as Indian citizens, orders their repatriation

In a dramatic reversal, a Bangladesh court has ruled that two families — including a pregnant woman from West Bengal’s Birbhum district — who were forcibly deported from Delhi as “illegal Bangladeshis” are in fact Indian citizens, citing their Aadhaar and home addresses

Crimes Uncounted: When Data Becomes the State’s Defence

A delay of two years, unreliable hate-crime statistics, and discarded sedition charges, the NCRB 2023 Report offers us marginal data on crime but plentiful data on social control

Mere Presence Does Not Imply Guilt: Supreme Court defines clear test for liability under unlawful assembly

In a significant ruling on mob liability, the Court acquitted ten men convicted for a 1988 double murder in Bihar, laying down a definitive test to distinguish innocent bystanders from participants in an unlawful assembly

Second Case in a Month: Another minor alleges torture in Gujarat police custody, cop and sanitation worker booked

A viral video showing a sanitation worker pulling out a Muslim minor’s hair as a police constable records and laughs has triggered outrage in Gujarat. This is the second case of alleged custodial torture of a minor in the state within a month, exposing systemic patterns of impunity, cruelty, and disregard for juvenile protection laws

SC acquits two men accused of rape of a minor; terms the case an example of shabby and lacklustre investigation

Acquitting two accused of gang rape due to a poor prosecutorial case and poor collection of evidence, the outcome in Putai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh means a double tragedy, failure of justice and closure to the minor victim and her family

CJP files complaint to Maharashtra DGP, SP Jalgaon over police participation in communal rally amid Suleman Pathan lynching probe

Citizens for Justice and Peace demands disciplinary action against Jamner police officers seen marching with Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan — the same outfit linked to the accused in Suleman Pathan’s lynching, calling it a grave breach of constitutional neutrality and investigative integrity

Violence & Sanatan Dharma: Now suspended lawyer defends shoe attack on CJI Gavai, claims it was a protest against ‘bulldozer’ remark”

71-year-old lawyer who hurled shoe at CJI B.R. Gavai during live SC hearing defends the act as protest against ‘insult to Dharma’ and attributes his angst at the CJI’s recent remark in Mauritius — claims divine guidance, expresses no regret post-release; gets publicity from pro-government media channels

Liberty, Evidence and Cooperation: A legal analysis of Jugraj v. State of Punjab

The judgment in Jugraj is a textbook application of the Sibbia doctrine: Faced with a classic scenario Section 438 was designed to address: an individual facing arrest based on weak, potentially inadmissible evidence; by looking past the State's procedural objections to the substantive merits, the Court exercised its wide discretion to protect the appellant's liberty

A Proposal on Collegium Resolutions: Towards a single comprehensive format

This article calls for a uniform, enduring format for collegium resolutions as this is not merely a procedural plea but a constitutional necessity

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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23