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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

Stop internet shutdowns to suppress farmers’ protests!

Advocacy groups demand immediate restoration of internet services, start online signature campaign

Usual suspects!

They argue the non-violence must be just play-acting because for a conspiracy to succeed it must be so deep-laid as not to leave a ripple on the surface.

Develop a sense of humour: PUCL to GoI

Finishing off a tongue-in-cheek letter to the government with a smiley face, the people’s organisation asked the government to repeal the UAPA and release the people booked under it.

The anti-CAA and the ongoing farmers’ protests in India: Similar protests, different outcomes

Given that the present government aligns its response on the religious identity of the protestors, there is very little chance for any Muslim led protest to be heard, far less succeed

Public’s faith in judiciary is founded on its own actions, not criticism: Kunal Kamra to SC

The comedian responded to the contempt notice, and has refused to apologise for his tweets

Delhi court denies bail to Devangana Kalita in UAPA case

The Sessions court noted that the allegations against her are prima facie true, and UAPA was rightly invoked

Delhi court rejects Natasha Narwal’s bail plea

 The court noted that intentional blocking of roads, resulting in violence is a terrorist act

Guj HC suspends warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

A Kutch court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with a 2017 defamation case related to an article about the Adani Group

Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai and other scribes charged with sedition for ‘fake news’

The FIR states that the tweets claiming that police shot a protester who died, provoked people to march to Red Fort

Varavara Rao bail: Bom HC questions if keeping him in custody will be detrimental to his health

The Court said it has to strike a balance between law and humanity

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