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Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster
Reclaiming the Freedom of Speech And Expression in an Orwellian Dystopia
Senior counsel in the Supreme Court, the author offers a rare overview of the state of affairs in India with every arm of the state being weaponised against independent opinion and dissent
The principles of democracy can’t be scarified at altar of majoritarianism: Justice Govind Mathur
Justice Mathur’s keynote address at the 11th Rajasthan state convention of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties in Bhilwara on April 1 and 2.
Citizens for Justice and Peace intervenes as Assam beggar receives FT notice
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CJP assists FT notice recipients Halima Bibi and disabled husband in citizenship battle
Defiant of the SC, Suresh Chavhanke, Raja Singh & Hindutva outfits escalate hate to dangerous levels
More incidents reported from Maharashtra, Jammu, UP, MP, and Delhi over the past seven days even after the April 28 Order of the Supreme Court
Tughlakabad Demolition: Dark day for the National Capital as hundreds rendered homeless
Residents forced to gather their belongings moments before bulldozers ran over their homes, a sight of misery and devastation, no rehabilitation provided even after court’s order.
Has the recent Supreme Court order further diluted Eco-sensitive zones?
The union government came up to the apex court seeking modification in its June 2022 order that a strict 1 km buffer zone be kept around National parks and Sanctuaries
‘The Kerala Story’ producer agrees to remove teaser claiming conversion of 32,000 women
In a hearing before the Kerala High Court when Justice Nagaresh questioned how can claim of conversion of 32,000 be made, the counsel humbly agreed to remove the teaser
Assam legal aid plea hearing deferred beyond vacation
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The plea filed in 2021, that has details of an independent survey of 10 districts revealing an absence of any measures, sought legal aid for those excluded form NRC in accordance with a press communication of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
Supreme Court punishes judge for denying bail, sends him to judicial academy
Since 2022, the Supreme Court has made strenuous efforts to streamline bail procedures and judicial attitudes adopted by lower courts; from the responses of various states, it is clear that freedom and liberty of individuals enjoys low priority
Leonardo Da Vinci of Institutions in India: Bar Council of India as Census Registrar
A Representative of Current Parents, Representative of Future Generations, Historian and finally, a common men’s mouthpiece – A Satire
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Rule of Law
Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster
India
“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
Gender and Sexuality
When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
The women India continues to ignore
It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.
Politics
The State Wants the Delete Button: India’s new architecture of digital censorship
Nearly 1.95 lakh blocking directions in five months raise urgent questions about transparency, due process and the constitutional limits of government control over online speech
India
Punjab SIR draft roll published; 20 lakh electors marked ASDD, claims open till September 12
Nearly 1.94 crore (19.4 million) enumeration forms digitised during SIR; over 20 lakh electors categorised as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD), Voters whose names are missing from the draft can file claims for inclusion till September 12, even as complaints on social media during the enumeration phase highlighted difficulties faced by electors
Communalism
When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
India
Maharashtra SIR: 2.08 crore (20.8 million) voter forms “uncollected” hence may not be listed in August 24 draft electoral roll
More than 1 in 5 voter enumeration forms have remained “uncollected” on the final day of Maharashtra’s SIR exercise, with urban districts accounting for a large share of those bureaucratically “excluded”-- nearly 95 lakh forms were uncollected in Thane, Mumbai and Pune, though voters left out of the draft will get a month to seek inclusion or correction