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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

Gyanvapi dispute: Varanasi FTC dismisses plea challenging maintainability of suit filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh

This is a second suit, separate from the one filed by 5 Hindu women. This suit seeks ban on the entry of Muslims into the Gyanvapi complex, among other pleas.

Rules for seizure of electronic devices by Police: A Need of the hour

An amendment to the CrPC to include procedure to be followed while seizing electronic devices has become germane as investigating officers while making arrests tend to seize such devices, without any legal sanction leading to impinging upon constitutional rights of the accused

What CJI Chandrachud’s two-year tenure looks like

Hijab ban case, challenges to UAPA, CAA, anti-conversation laws could all be adjudicated during his tenure

Delhi violence: Will not take such mishaps leniently: says Court as Delhi police brings “irrelevant witness”

Incorrect date of incident in charges, non-framing of charges in some complaints were the issues that cropped up during the trial court hearing

Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest: Stringent Conditions Apply

The activist while being granted his request for house arrest, has been imposed with restrictions like no use of mobile phones, no contact with outside world and surveillance of his partner’s phone as well as the premises, whenever need be

Elgar Case: 4 Days After SC Order, Navlakha Yet to be Placed Under House Arrest

Formalities of release of the human rights activist, jailed in Mumbai’s Taloja prison, are “still under process,” said his lawyer.

Centre seeks time to respond for ‘detailed consultations’: Plea challenging Places of Worship Act in SC

The CJI-led bench has granted time until December 12 to the Centre to file its response which has been pending since March 2021, in the many petitions filed challenging the Act

Rampant Hate Speech demands debate around definitions: India

Re-defining crimes of hate speech need to factor in the de-humanising and violent impact of its systemic use

‘Scapegoat’, Bail granted to  Muslim woman accused of being Pakistani: Karnataka HC 

In judicial custody for 16 months with fundamental freedoms snatched away, Khatija Mehrin’s is one more example of malafide police action

Six Members in the Supreme Court Collegium until May 13, 2023

The arrangement has been made to make space for Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who will be the successor to Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud if seniority is followed.

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