Legal Issues
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SC ruling on providing grounds for arrest in writing isn’t applicable to UAPA cases, says Delhi HC
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty had argued that by not providing grounds of arrest in writing, the police violated the top court’s judgement
Scroll Staff
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Hijab ban: How courts have weaponised the Essential Religious Practices doctrine
The purpose of the doctrine was to grant agency and autonomy to religion – not to curtail religious life.
Deepa Das Acevedo
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How two websites have transformed the way India is reading about courts – and understanding the law
‘LiveLaw’ and ‘Bar & Bench’ have revolutionised legal reporting by tweeting about proceedings in real time, bringing them to the screens of general readers.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Supreme Court agrees to examine if it can decide on Emergency’s constitutional validity
The court, however, said it was ‘disinclined to open all such aspects’ where a person might have been wronged 45 years ago.
Scroll Staff
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Prashant Bhushan contempt case: Bar Council tells Delhi Bar Council to examine advocate’s tweets
The Delhi Bar Council was asked to examine the tweets and decide if they amounted to professional misconduct and merited his disqualification.
Scroll Staff
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Prashant Bhushan contempt verdict by Supreme Court betrays curious double standards
The same court was a silent spectator to incessant mudslinging a couple of months ago against Justice Madan B Lokur, one of its own retired judges.
Rohan Deshpande
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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A new bill makes surrogacy illegal for single parents, homosexuals and live-in couples
Passed by the Lok Sabha in August, the new bill allows only infertile couples, married for more than five years to opt for altruistic surrogacy.
Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
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Why FaceApp probably isn’t fretting about bad press worldwide
The app’s terms of use make it virtually impossible to sue its Russian parent company.
Mark Giancaspro, The Conversation
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‘You will be secure in jail’: Why Supreme Court’s comments on Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s plea are worrying
The court is expected to refrain from passing comments on the alleged offences of the petitioner lest they influence how lower courts deal with the matter.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Why it won’t be easy for Tamil Nadu governor to free Rajiv Gandhi’s killers even after Cabinet’s nod
The decision will have to satisfy a strict set of conditions laid down by the Supreme Court.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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As India invites bids to create sex offenders registry, concerns about its abuse go unaddressed
Whether a person is added to the sex registry can depend on laws that are archaic and open to be misused to arbitrarily classify suspects.
Jayshree Bajoria
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‘Human life is not valued’: Supreme Court comments on fires in Bawana and Kamala Mills
The bench was hearing a petition on the sealing of commercial premises in the national Capital on the orders of a panel it had appointed.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I