Professor GN Saibaba's Death Is A Wake-Up Call To Prevent Abuse Of UAPA Against Dissenters

Professor GN Saibaba's Death Is A Wake-Up Call To Prevent Abuse Of UAPA Against Dissenters

A brilliant academic, who took up the cause of human rights, had to suffer ten years of brutal incarceration for trumped-up charges under the notorious anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, simply because his social activism displeased the State. Though he was acquitted not just once but twice, his freedom was short-lived. Read More>>


75 Important Judgments Of Supreme Court: Part III | Celebrating 75 Years Of India's Supreme Court

In the last part of 75 important judgments of the Supreme Court, we look at another set of 25 judgments concerning the rights of free speech and expression. Read More>>


Long-Standing Consensual Adulterous Physical Relationship Doesn't Amount To Rape: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a long-standing consensual adulterous physical relationship wouldn't amount to rape within the meaning of Section 375 IPC. Read More>>


Bombay High Court Overturns Labour Court's Reinstatement Of Typist; Clarifies Regularization Criteria To Contractual Workers In State Instrumentalities

A Single Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice Sandeep V. Marne ruled in favour of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and overturned a Labour Court award that had directed the MSEB to reinstate Suchita Vijay Surve as a permanent employee with 50% back wages. Read More>>


Bombay High Court Cites Procedural Flaws In MNLU Student's Expulsion For Sexual Misconduct, Urges Reformative Approach

A Division Bench of Bombay High Court comprising Justice A.S. Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S. Patil set aside the expulsion of a law student from Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) for sexual misconduct, citing serious procedural violations and recommending a reconsideration of the penalty. Read More>>

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