13-Feb-2025 India Hate Lab Report 2024: Unveiling the rise of hate speech and communal rhetoric From political rallies to religious processions, hate speech surged by 74.4% in 2024 - driven by the BJP, Hindu nationalist groups, and unchecked social media amplification
13-Feb-2025 Section 498A: Misuse or inappropriate application? From 498A to Section 85 of the BNS, the debate over its misuse and necessity continues
12-Feb-2025 Tribal women paraded, assaulted; nationwide outrage follows Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Manipur shocker: tribal women assaulted, disrobed, paraded; minister’s remarks spark outrage
11-Feb-2025 The Anti-Conversion Law of Rajasthan: A threat to individual liberty and religious freedom Rajasthan's Anti-Conversion Bill 2025 curbs freedoms, imposes harsh penalties, and risks abuse and discrimination
11-Feb-2025 Fundamental Rights Upheld: Court rules delay in communicating grounds of arrest violates due process Ensuring Due Process: Court reinforces the right to immediate disclosure of arrest grounds
10-Feb-2025 Supreme Court bans manual scavenging in metro cities Judicial action intensifies, but manual scavenging persists due to weak enforcement and systemic neglect
10-Feb-2025 Forest Conservation Amendment Act, 2023: A challenge to Adivasi land rights and environmental protections The FCAA, 2023 undermines Adivasi land rights, increasing ecological risks, displacement, and weakening protections for Indigenous people
06-Feb-2025 Supreme Court pushes for domestic workers’ rights Ensuring fair wages, social security, and dignity for India’s domestic workforce
06-Feb-2025 OYO and the denial of fundamental rights for couples OYO’s denial of hotel stays to unmarried couples in Meerut violates fundamental rights in India
05-Feb-2025 Broadcasting Bias: CJP’s fight against hatred in Indian news How mainstream media outlets fuelled division in 2024—and the accountability they faced for it
03-Feb-2025 Upholding procedural compliance, Supreme Court reaffirms electronic service of notices under Section 41A CrPC/Section 35 BNSS as invalid Supreme Court upholds due process, bars e-notices under Section 41A CrPC, and strengthens safeguards against arbitrary arrests
31-Jan-2025 Inconsistent enforcement of noise pollution laws? Bombay High Court's recent ruling: ban on early morning ‘azaan’; several other processions that cause noise pollution not under the scanner here
31-Jan-2025 Devotees are our guests: Sikhs, Muslims of Prayagraj serve Kumbh pilgrims with shelter, food, and love In a heartfelt display of unity, prayers and aid were offered for stampede victims, mosques sheltered thousands, and a hero saved a life with CPR
31-Jan-2025 The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand: Advancement in gender justice or violating individual liberties? Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code aims for gender fairness and legal uniformity but raises concerns over liberty, privacy, and religious freedom
29-Jan-2025 CJP calls for action by NCM against hate speeches at Dharam Sansad and Trishul Deekha events, files 2 complaints Both complaints urge immediate action to combat rising communal rhetoric and protect harmony in the country
29-Jan-2025 Looking back at 2024: Constitutional Court rulings that undermine justice and accountability From a reluctance to protect life and liberty of individual citizens, especially political dissenters limiting transparency in electoral funding to dismissing serious allegations of corporate misconduct, key judgments and dismissals from the year raise concerns over the erosion of fundamental rights and the weakening of legal protections