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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment

In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional

“Only accommodation of differences can promote Unity in Diversity”: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Constitution Day

India’s 50th Chief Justice also emphasized that the people of India, in their interaction with one another, must "breathe life into the Constitution" by practising the democratic ideals of equality, liberty, and fraternity

Banda BJP MP RK Singh Patel gets one year in jail for 2009 protest case

Patel then with the Samajwadi Party when the BSP was in power was found guilty of leading a protest that “went beserk”; 18 others got lesser punishment

“It frustrates the whole system”: Supreme Court voices deep anguish against Centre sitting over Collegium recommendations

For the third time in recent weeks, the Supreme Court today minced no words in expressing anguish towards Centre for sitting over proposals reiterated by the Collegium for appointment as judges.

Supreme Court upholds Anand Teltumbde’s bail, Says will not Interfere

The Special Leave Petition filed by the NIA was dismissed by the CJI led SC Bench

Allahabad High Court imposes Rs. 5 lakhs cost for misuse of Goondas Act

The court noted that the Gorakhpur district administration abused the law and harassed the petitioner

“Bulldozer Injustice”: Time for courts to actively step in

Demolishing homes of alleged miscreants or gangsters has become the norm in states like UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka seem to be catching up as well. Lack of stringent action by courts has not helped the victims.

“No prima facie case,” says Bom HC granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits

The court additionally held that since he has no criminal antecedents and also has spent more than 2.5 years in prison, the case for bail is made out.

Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 accused of arson, rioting and theft

The court held that the witness were unable to prove the case against the accused beyond doubts while the accused asserted that they were not present at the time of incident

Gyanvapi mosque: Cannot conduct carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, says ASI

The ASI told the Allahabad High Court that carbon dating cannot be conducted on inanimate objects that do not contain fossil.

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