Rights

With farmer’s protests at a national level continuing, the impasse in Maharashtra does not bode well from the Eknath Shinde-Fadnavis government

A total of 18 success stories in 2023 alone, with all being declared Indian by Assam’s Foreigners Tribunal through the year. But what does it take, for a paralegal and legal team to achieve this? CJP’s Team Assam, as this detailed document reveals shows grit and dedication in collating and submitting authentic documents, presenting cogent Written Statements and finally vital Witnesses, in person!

A bench of justices Hima Kohli and A Amanullah issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its managing director, Acharya Balakrishnan remarking that the "entire country was being taken for a ride" through such misleading advertisements. In three weeks they will have to respond to the contempt notice in a petition filed by the Indian medical Association (IMA).

As ‘the social media giant states that they are complying with the orders of government, what are the legal consequences it would face if it does not?

Into a week of rigorous protests, outrage broke out among protesting farmers, as one hapless protester lost his life when a teargas shell was indiscriminately flung on all protesters; right to freedom of expression and information was curtailed with the MEITY “ban” on 177 social media accounts under directions of the MHA

After farmer unions, leaders, journalists and supporters, tribal leader Hansraj Meena and Tribal Army X account withheld by the government

In a detailed representation to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, the Editor’s Guild of India (EGI) has pointed out how the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protect Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) –possibly inadvertently--violate privacy principles enunciated by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice BN Srikrishna Commission report as also threaten the very existence of journalistic activities in India

SKM (non-political) and KMM to resume with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on February 21, appeal to state and union to allow them peaceful passage, SKM to hold black flag protest outside BJP MPs houses, farmers from Haryana to join the protest and demand MSP for bajra and oilseeds

‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on stand-by for 2 days as unions decide over proposal tabled, leaders say will resume from February 21 if other issues are not resolved too; SKM to continue holding mass protests outside homes of BJP ministers in Punjab to build pressure

First published on: June 10, 2022(In March 1994, as...