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After years of delay, justice at last for Sukumar Baishya as Foreigners’ Tribunal declares him an Indian citizen
Tribunal accepts documentary evidence citing father’s 1956 registration and pre-1971 records; CJP’s legal team helps secure justice after years of uncertainty
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Gradual, unannounced but continuous dismantling of Constitutional mechanisms since 2014:Anuradha Bhasin
The Executive Editor of Kashmir Times delivered the 40th JP Memorial Lecture
Jignesh Mevani among those detained outside Gujarat Assembly
The group had gathered to seek justice for Dalit RTI activist Amrabhai Boricha who had been lynched
Cutting cake with National Flag icing, not unpatriotic: Madras HC
The court was hearing a plea over a complaint filed for cutting a cake with the representation of the Indian National Flag on it
NIA court denies bail to Father Stan Swamy
The tribal rights activist was arrested from his house in Ranchi on October 8 for his alleged role in inciting the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence
CAA is unconstitutional as it distinguishes on the basis of religion: Justice V.G Gowda
Says that amending a law after over 70 years of independence in a country where 50 percent people are unlettered and do not maintain records, is problematic
NHRC refuses to take action against illegal detention of women anti-CAA protesters
SabrangIndia’s editor and co-founder, Teesta Setalvad, had approached the Commission in this matter back in 2019
Delhi HC reserves order in Jamia student Asif Tanha’s bail plea
The district court had rejected his bail plea last year, noting that the agitation against the citizenship laws was meant to cause disaffection
SC issues notice on plea against cancellation of 3 crore ration cards not linked to Aadhaar
The top court noted that it was a serious matter as it has led to alleged starvation deaths
Delhi HC issues notice on Natasha Narwal’s plea for admission in 3rd year of PhD
Narwal, who has been booked under UAPA for last year’s Delhi violence, has been pursuing her doctorate at JNU since 2018
64 percent increase in Sedition cases since 2015
The conviction rate has been abysmally low; since 2015 a total of 279 cases have been registered and only 5 cases have ended in conviction
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