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Intrusive and Unconstitutional: CJP’s dissent note on Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Law
Through this detailed critique and legal analysis of the hastily enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026), CJP shows how it is both a serious intrusion on personal liberty, autonomous choice and religious freedoms but also gives a weapon to state agencies like the police to, along with other actors, become vigilantes into personal lives and behaviour
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Willing to end struggle but no faith in GoI: SKM
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Sudha Bharadwaj bail: SC dismisses NIA plea against Bombay HC order
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The trade unionist will now walk free after terms of bail are finalized on December 8
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