28-Oct-2022 Does the State have the right to disrupt Muslim woman’s right to education? While the issue of Karnataka hijab ban matter was referred to the CJI after the SC’s split verdict, has the issue of a denial of education lost?
25-Oct-2022 Forest Conservation Rules, 2022- An overview of changes that snatch rights of Gram Sabhas The forest conservation rules present a new challenge to an already ill implemented Forest Rights Act, 2006; they take away the rights of Gram Sabha to first consent to any diversion of forest land.
18-Oct-2022 Electoral Bonds: A Democracy’s Trojan horse The anonymity of the political party donor coupled with the fact that foreign entities can also be exempted under FEMA and contribute, has rendered the Indian electoral process open to manipulation
14-Oct-2022 Section 43D UAPA: A continuing anomaly of state-sanctioned infringement of rights of the accused While refusing bail to two UAPA accused, the Delhi High Court held that the prosecution is not required to disclose the report to the accused
11-Oct-2022 PMLA Bail Conditions: Relaxation for Women, Sick & Infirm The Delhi HC recently passed an order to ease the stringent bail conditions under the draconian PMLA
28-Sep-2022 Petitions challenging stringent provisions of UAPA to be heard by the SC The most recent challenge to the draconian counter-terror law will be heard, along with other previous challenges on October 18
19-Sep-2022 Freedom & Bail for those jailed for over 10 years: SC In a series of judgements, the latest delivered on September 15, India’s Supreme Court has laid an emphasis on reformative justice
02-Sep-2022 Indian laws pertaining to persons with disabilities Key legislations and court cases that paved the way for greater protection and empowerment
24-Aug-2022 PESA Act: Origins, Workings and Challenges 26 years after its enactment, implementation still inadequate
05-Aug-2022 Law on Arrest and Detention: Know your rights! Arrest must not be used as punitive tool says Supreme Court
30-Jul-2022 Arrest must not be used as punitive tool: SC in Mohd. Zubair case Zubair was granted bail last week in all cases, all FIRs registered by the UP Police were clubbed with the Delhi FIR
22-Jul-2022 Democracy can never be a police state: Supreme Court SC had issued guidelines to curb unnecessary Arrest and Remand; CJI had also lamented hasty arrests, difficulty in obtaining bail, and prolonged incarceration of undertrials
14-Jul-2022 One needn’t be member of a Terrorist Organisation to be prosecuted for a ‘Terrorist Act’: Karnataka High Court Analysing the judgment in case where court denied bail to two members of PFI accused of killing an RSS worker
22-Jun-2022 State-sponsored Doxing: Is it even legal? A closer look at the legal provisions surrounding revealing private information of individuals
23-May-2022 Policing our Plate: What does an enforced Meat Ban mean? Arbitrary ban an assault on cultural diversity, unlawful and unconstitutional
28-Apr-2022 ‘An eye for an eye’- new law of the land for the Muslim minorities in India? Targeted and arbitrary razing of houses of Muslims becoming common after MP’s Ram Navami communal aggression