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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

09-Jul-2025

Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill: A Threat To Civil Liberties? outlookindia.com

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

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