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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

J’khand: Chaibasa tribals allegedly assaulted by security forces during Naxal search op

Gram Sabha Anjedbeda has appealed to the local MLA, MP as well as the National Human Rights Commission as well as the Deputy Commissioner of West Singbhum, Chaibasa

Lakhimpur Kheri witness alleges he was attacked with swords, no witness protection despite scheme in place since 2018

Farmer Prabhjot Singh, the third witness in the case to be attacked, said the assault took place in Tikunia, Teni’s village

Protesting for release of GN Saibaba, Delhi students ‘assaulted’ by ABVP, cops

 India’s premier human rights network, National Alliance of People’s...

State has no business to know if a person has changed religion: Deepak Gupta former SC Judge

This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the sensitive subject of India’s anti-conversion laws.

Bilkis Bano review petition to be listed before Bench for consideration through circulation, says SC

Bilkis Bano has sought a review of the Supreme Court judgment which had paved the way for the Gujarat government to consider and release 11 convicts serving life sentence in her case

Remove scurrilous remarks against minority religions, SC tells Ashwini Upadhay: petition against ‘mass coversions’

A bench of Justices MR Shah and Ravinndra Bhat also stated that they would consider all interventions, those filed by Kerala Rationalist Association, some Christian organisations including activist John Dayal and former planning commission member Dr Syeda Hameed

CJP’s PIL seeking directions for established law & procedure on religious processions: A Factsheet

While an MHA 2019 advisory, Indian criminal law and Arms Act as well as judgements & Judicial Commission Reports required implementation of strict norms and restrictions these were often breached, states the PIL

M.P. police: author of book on Collective Violence & Criminal Justice’ arrested from Pune

Following a diktat from MP’s home minister Narottam Mishra, the writer was arrested from a hospital

Saket Gokhale re-arrested, Mamata Banerjee slams Gujarat police & Election Commission

Late night on Thursday, December 8, Trinamool national spokesperson, Saket Gokhale was re-arrested and reportedly taken to an undisclosed destination after he had secured bail from a metropolitan court

Prof GN Saibaba Case: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra Govt’s appeal against HC’s discharge order on Jan 17

On January 17, the Supreme Court of India will hear the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the acquittal granted by the Bombay High Court discharging former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and others in an alleged Maoist links case, reported LiveLaw.

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