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Malegaon Acquittals: A judgement of some doubt, a trail of uneven justice

All seven accused walk free in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, but the real story is not the acquittal, rather it is how an anti-Muslim terror conspiracy unravelled in plain sight, and still evaded justice

Kheda public flogging: Gujarat HC issues notice to police, Muslim victims seek action

The outrageous and unlawful public flogging selectively of Muslims...

Sterlite Police Firing Case: Police found guilty, was unprovoked and indiscriminate

The panel recommended action against the then-district collector, police officers, and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission as well as increase in compensation

SC Staying acquittal of Prof. Saibaba and 5 others sets a dangerous precedent: PUCL

The civil liberties organisation, has in a statement issued by its general secretary, Dr. V. Suresh, stated that the SC move at a special Saturday hearing on October 15 dilutes procedural safeguards and compromises the right to personal liberty

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court rejects pleas to become party to case

Six more claims rejected on Monday, fate of three to be decided on October 21

Umar Khalid’s Battle against the UAPA Charges to Continue

Delhi HC denies bail to Khalid as “prima facie case” against Khalid established

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts set free with MHA’s approval, despite opposition from CBI and Special Court

Gujarat government affidavit to Supreme Court reveals the Centre approved the release within two weeks

Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC

In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence

Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping his Tinder match, says that sexual intercourse was completely ‘voluntary’

Suspending a 10 year rigorous imprisonment, the Delhi HC based its evaluation on blog posts of the prosecuterix

Jyoti Jagtap denied bail: Elgar Parishad case, Bombay High Court

So far, with the exception of Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao, none of the accused, academics, activists or journalists are on bail

Delhi: Men scale over walls to enter women’s college, sexually harass students

Miranda House students share horrifying accounts on social media; Delhi Police take suo motu cognisance, file FIR

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Malegaon Acquittals: A judgement of some doubt, a trail of uneven justice

All seven accused walk free in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, but the real story is not the acquittal, rather it is how an anti-Muslim terror conspiracy unravelled in plain sight, and still evaded justice

CJP-Led Legal Victory: Bengali-speaking Muslim woman with limited mobility declared Indian

Accused as a foreigner in a 2002 case but served notice only in 2022, Banasha Bibi is vindicated after CJP exposes false investigation and proves lifelong Indian identity

Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

K’taka Anti-Conversion Law: HC judgement sets a precedent against potential weaponisation by third-party vigilantes

Ruling that a complaint cannot be filed by an unrelated third party, the Karnataka High Court has significantly read down section 4 of the state law

Under Suspicion: Bengali Migrant workers face mass detentions, fear, and statelessness in Gurugram crackdown

Detained without explanation, denied dignity, and targeted for their language and faith, the ongoing campaign against Bengali-speaking migrants in Gurugram exposes the dark underbelly of India’s recent undocumented crackdown

‘An Explosive Situation’: Gun licences, evictions, and the manufacturing of a majoritarian crisis in Assam

In a state gripped by communal rhetoric and corporate land grabs, the Assam government’s “explosive” policies are fuelling polarisation, dispossession, and repression, while the poorest bear the cost of a political project masked as governance