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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

Assam: Forest guards shoot at woodcutters during patrol; one dead

The injured person is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and a third person is untraceable since the incident

Lower court judges hesitant to give bail: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

NEW DELHI: India’s 50th Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud stated that...

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to amend RTI Act to bar disclosure of personal information

The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 to invite public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.

89 Members of Assam Foreigners Tribunals move Supreme Court against dismissal from service

These members were appointed on a contractual basis pursuant to a Supreme Court direction passed on May 30, 2019, which called for establishment of additional Foreigners Tribunals.

The Flaws in the prosecution case: Anand Teltumbde’s bail plea

Extensive arguments made by senior counsel Mihir Desai assisted by Devyani Kulkarni before the Diwali vacation and thereafter on the courts re-opening extensively dealt with these flaws.

No coercive action against voluntary religious conversion: MP High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court bars state government to mandate inter-faith couples to declare conversion before district administration

SC directs NIA to execute Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest within 24 hours

During the hearing the court questioned the NIA’s delaying tactics as the ASG attempted to get a next date for hearing

Bhima Koregaon case: Prof Anand Teltumbde granted bail on merits by Bom HC

Among the 16 accused, Teltumbde’s bail is the first bail that has been granted on merits. The same has been stayed for a week, upon NIA’s request to allow time to appeal before apex court.

Understanding evolution of Indian abortion law

How the rights to bodily autonomy & free choice have recently been understood to be integral to the right to abortion

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