Rule of Law

In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High...

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

The Modi government has a poor record of jailing civil rights activists and political dissenters, amounting to silencing of dissent

Supreme Court bench granted the duo, arrested under UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case, bail stating that while the charges against the two accused are serious, that alone cannot be the reason for denying bail

Since its enactment, this weaponised law, under challenge in the Supreme Court, has resulted in a series of incidents of wrongful arrests and confinement even while section 4, that stipulates only someone directly affected is a complainant, is routinely violated

The overriding concerns, voiced by Adivasis and Indigenous peoples from across India is, that under the ruse or guise of the UCC (Uniform Civil Code) the rights of Scheduled Tribes to governance and control over their lands and customs will be deviously snatched away

“Incorporating the Right to Property: Beyond Constitutional and Statutory Bounds, Embracing the Essence of Human Rights as Inalienable Individual Liberties.”

Cancelling the bail granted to 3 accused of honour killing, the SC bench reiterated the factors to be considered while granting bail, says order cannot suffer from the vice of non-application of mind

The tendency to dub complaints under sexual assault as “false” mirrors a patriarchal mind set

Families demand justice and assert that their loved ones were victims of custodial deaths as more victims from marginalised communities die after facing custodial violence.