22-Jul-2025 “Custodial Torture that shocks the Conscience”: Supreme Court orders CBI probe, arrests, and ₹50 Lakh compensation for custodial torture of J&K constable SC slams Kupwara JIC for torturing a serving constable—calling it one of the gravest violations of human dignity under Article 21
21-Jul-2025 Free Speech in the Digital Age: A doctrinal analysis of four recent Supreme Court cases on Article 19(1) (a) In a series of rulings, the Apex Court emphasises that the right to free speech must co-exist with dignity, secularism, and the collective conscience of a diverse society; this legal resource examines this trend where the apex court is increasingly foregrounding Article 21 (right to dignity) as a counterweight to Article 19(1) (a), especially in contexts where speech targets marginalised groups
18-Jul-2025 Confusion over identity clouds ‘pushback case’ of Doyjan Bibi, Gauhati High Court directs state to verify true identity and whereabouts Court questions State after it cites BSF communication claiming Doyjan Bibi, wife of "Abdul Munnaf", was deported—while plea concerns Doyjan Bibi, wife of Abdul Rejjak
17-Jul-2025 A Targeted Campaign: The orchestrated crackdown on Bengali Migrants and the rising pushback from courts, Bengal government, and civil society Detained without orders. Deported without trials. As state crackdowns intensify, India’s Bengali-speaking migrants find themselves stripped of rights, identity, and even citizenship
16-Jul-2025 Gauhati HC closes writ petition in Bakkar Ali case after his detained father, Samsul Ali, was recovered and not rearrested Court notes production before SP (Border) was attempted; says no deportation threat survives at present but grants liberty to petitioner to return if State takes further action
15-Jul-2025 Truth on Trial: Why Karnataka’s Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 threatens free speech, due process, and democracy Framed as a fight against fake news, Karnataka’s Bill grants sweeping powers to silence dissent, satire, and critique
15-Jul-2025 She Set Herself on Fire to Be Heard: Odisha student’s death is a wake-up call From ignored pleas to public self-immolation, the death of a 20-year-old reveals systemic rot
14-Jul-2025 Bulldozing the Poor: Assam’s eviction drives for Adani project leave thousands homeless In the name of development, Assam clears thousands, mostly flood-hit Bengali Muslims, leaving behind shattered homes and no rehabilitation.
11-Jul-2025 Calcutta HC seeks clarity on detention of Bengali migrant workers in Odisha, urges inter-state coordination Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam, directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer
11-Jul-2025 असहमति नोट: ‘सुरक्षा’ की आड़ में लोकतांत्रिक आवाजों को दबाने वाला ‘महाराष्ट्र का विशेष सार्वजनिक सुरक्षा विधेयक’ विस्तारित शासन शक्तियाँ, अस्पष्ट शब्दावली, और आलोचना का अपराधीकरण — जब कानून बहस का रूप धारण कर ले
10-Jul-2025 Dissent Note: The alarming scope of Maharashtra’s Special Public Safety Bill, 2024 Expansive powers, elastic language, and dissent criminalised — legislation masquerading as debate
08-Jul-2025 ECI: Moving from transparency to opacity, the decision to ‘destroy’ CCTV footage after 45 days The ECI’s order to destroy CCTV footage after 45 days is a colourable exercise of power—violating both legal boundaries and constitutional norms
05-Jul-2025 Everyday Atrocity: Mapping the normalisation of violence against Dalits and Adivasis in 2025 An evidence-based half-year chronicle of caste atrocities, tracing the structural, symbolic, and state-enabled violence against Dalit and Adivasi communities
05-Jul-2025 Four years on, India commemorates the death of a priest of the people, Fr Stan Swamy On his fourth death anniversary, Jesuit activist Stan Swamy is remembered in for his integrity, sacrifice, and the institutional injustice he endured
03-Jul-2025 India’s Stealthy Pushback: Thousands of alleged “Bangladeshi immigrants” deported without due process across states Over 2,000 Bengali-speaking migrants have been covertly deported since May 7 under Operation Sindoor, sparking legal and political backlash over profiling and due process violations