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Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire
Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch
Gauhati HC seeks report on detained Abdul Sheikh’s weekly police appearances in compliance with bail conditions
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Court notes that State never moved to recall bail order before re-detention; directs SP (Border) Chirang to confirm weekly police reporting before re-detention
Gauhati HC orders state to explain how a man deemed to be “handed over to BSF” is found unconscious in a village in Assam
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June 20 hearing reveals dramatic twist in Bakkar Ali case- Gauhati HC questions how Samsul Ali reappeared after official claims of BSF handover; directs petitioner to file affidavit, orders State to follow due process if deportation is attempted
The contested interpretation of the Immigrant Expulsion from Assam Act, 1950
The IEAA, 1950, the Foreigners Act, 1946 and orders thereto have to be read harmoniously with Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: the former is a mere means of identification to be followed by adjudication by Foreigner’s Tribunals; hence the Supreme Court had emphasised following due process on the issue of deportation
Razed to the ground, taken to Court: The legal and social fallout of India’s demolition drives
Waves of demolitions in Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana and beyond have left hundreds homeless, while High Courts and the Supreme Court weigh procedural lapses, land rights, and the limits of executive force in cases of demolitions
SC intervenes for personal liberty after HC adjourns a bail application 27 times!
SC grants bail to a man whose bail plea was adjourned 27 times in the Allahabad HC
Gauhati HC directs verification of police records to see if detained men were following bail conditions before re-arrest
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State asked to file affidavit and report on police station attendance before next hearing; matter listed on June 20
Gauhati HC allows family visit after state confirms Doyjan Bibi’s detention in Kokrajhar centre
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After weeks of silence, State verbally confirms she is at Kokrajhar Holding Centre; Court allows vakalatnama signing and lists matter for further hearing on June 25
“Illegal detention cannot be allowed even for a minute”: Gauhati HC orders release of Goalpara man picked up despite complying with bail conditions
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After three hearings, Court finds continued detention of Hasinur “expressly illegal”, a result of State overreach; bench affirms liberty of man held despite pending writ and full bail compliance
Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court
An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression
Trimmed at the edges, dangerous at the core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill still raises alarms, to be reintroduced during Monsoon session
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Amendments exclude individuals and clarify definitions, yet fears of political misuse and targeting of opposition groups remain unaddressed
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