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09-Nov-2026

Judgement Primer: 24-hour arrest clock begins when liberty is curtailed, not when arrest is recorded SC also directs Magistrates to examine the actual duration and reasonableness of detention before authorising remand

27-Oct-2026

Article 142 and Mass Amnesties: How the Rule of Law is being Panchayatised Article 142 quashed criminal cases, but left alleged police overreach unexamined, raising troubling questions about ad hoc justice and constitutional accountability

31-Jul-2026

Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN Cannot Prove Citizenship: Calcutta High Court’s Foreigners Order and the burden of belonging The judgment under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 preserves the reverse burden framework of foreigners law, but raises critical questions about whether the standard of proof has become unattainable for ordinary residents

22-Jul-2026

Odisha Likely Set to Free Dara Singh: A look at the three murders behind his life sentences Having already escaped the death penalty, can Dara Singh now be granted a second act of mercy in the form of remission?

17-Jul-2026

The Dalmandi Judgment: Allahabad HC clears way for religious site acquisition Court says the 1991 Places of Worship Act does not prohibit acquisition for public purposes

16-Jul-2026

When a narrow reading of documents decide citizenship: GHC in Aminul Hoque The judgment reflects the exacting evidentiary demands of Foreigners Tribunal proceedings amid evolving constitutional safeguards

15-Jul-2026

‘Fairness & reason ‘: SC rules that due process is a must for citizenship determination Emphasising that citizenship cannot be determined through one-sided proceedings, SC holds meaningful notice, fair opportunity and reasoned adjudication to be indispensable

10-Jul-2026

Gauhati High Court upholds foreigner declaration, rejects mental illness plea Rules prescription alone cannot explain contradictory testimony; reiterates strict burden of proving citizenship

10-Jul-2026

सुरक्षा बलों पर आरोप: अदालतों के फैसलों और कार्रवाई के बीच का अंतर अदालतों ने वर्दीधारी कर्मियों द्वारा किए गए अपराधों के लिए जवाबदेही का एक मजबूत कानूनी ढांचा तैयार किया है, लेकिन इस कानूनी ढांचे और असल में मुकदमा चलाने के बीच का अंतर पहले से कहीं ज्यादा बढ़ गया है।

06-Jul-2026

When uniformed personnel stand accused India’s highest courts have spoken boldly yet acted narrowly India's courts have built a powerful jurisprudence of accountability for crimes by uniformed personnel but the gap between that jurisprudence and actual prosecution has never been wider

30-Jun-2026

A Judge on Trial: How a judicial verdict was communalised After a trial court convicted men for a brutal mob lynching, the judge herself became the target of communal attacks and death threats

16-Jun-2026

Court convicts seven men in 2022 cow-vigilantism lynching case; holds mob lynching proven, awards life imprisonment The judgment examines collective criminal liability, forensic evidence, sentencing in the fatal cow-vigilantism killing of Najir Ahmed

15-Jun-2026

The Supreme Court in 2025: When procedure trumped principle This year’s judgments prioritised technical compliance and institutional deference over substantive justice and rights

27-May-2026

Gauhati HC upholds foreigner declaration, reasserts harsh reverse burden under colonial-era Foreigners Act Court treats documentary gaps and record inconsistencies as fatal, reviving concerns over Assam’s citizenship regime and evidentiary standards under a pre-Constitution law

23-Apr-2026

Anticipating Disorder, Curtailing Liberty: The Allahabad High Court’s expansive turn on preventive detention in cow slaughter cases In two rulings, the Court treats communal sensitivity and anticipated reaction as grounds for detention—blurring the line between criminal law and preventive power

28-Mar-2026

अब्दुल शेख नागरिकता केस: गौहाटी हाईकोर्ट में सुनवाई के दौरान निर्वासन पर रोक, राज्य मेंटेनबिलिटी पर आपत्ति उठाएगा कोर्ट ने आपत्ति स्वीकार करते हुए निर्वासन पर रोक बढ़ाई; देरी का कारण हिरासत, पहुंच की कमी, आर्थिक बाधाएं और कानूनी सहायता का अभाव बताया गया।

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