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OCTOBER 19, 2024

The Supreme Court of India upheld Thursday Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from outside India who entered the Indian state of Assam before March 25, 1971. The post India top court allows granting citizenship to foreign migrants entering Assam appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 10, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned India on Friday for its alarming censorship of news media amid escalating military tensions with Pakistan. The wave of crackdowns on press freedom comes after the massacre of 26 civilians in India-administered Kashmir on April 22.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. Union of India & Ors. The ongoing legal battle highlights a critical intersection between law and social justice in India.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to preserve video recordings of the voting process as a case challenging the increase in the number of voters per polling station is pending before the court.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Indian human rights organizations urged the government of India to end the prolonged imprisonment of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir were stripped of state autonomy and placed under the control of the federal government of India in 2019. The court denied a similar application in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In their joint letter, HRW detailed the deteriorating human rights situation in India and pointed out the EU’s reluctance to publicly condemn these actions. The human rights situation in India has raised concerns due to an escalating crackdown on rights activists and civil society organizations.

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JULY 1, 2021

& Twitter Communication India Pvt. The NCPR is India’s apex statutory body for the protection of child rights. The NCPR is India’s apex statutory body for the protection of child rights. has a 99 percent majority holding in Twitter India. has a 99 percent majority holding in Twitter India.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

India’s Supreme Court strongly criticized the Allahabad High Court on Monday for failing to grant bail in a case involving alleged forced religious conversion. The post India Supreme Court criticizes state High Court over unreasonable bail denial appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday released draft rules in furtherance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, sparking significant debate regarding the rules’ implications on data privacy rights.

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MAY 10, 2025

.” The dispute arose after ANI sued Wikimedia in 2024, alleging defamation over a Wikipedia entry describing the agency as a mere “propaganda tool” for the Central Government of India. ” The post India Supreme Court reverses takedown order against Wikimedia on free speech grounds appeared first on JURIST - News.

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APRIL 9, 2025

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday exercised its discretionary powers to implement ten pending bills in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, marking a significant intervention in a prolonged constitutional deadlock between the state government and state Governor R.N.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India in a press release Sunday that 43 individuals allegedly involvement in attacks at the Indian High Commission in London and at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco have been identified. NIA issued a year-end press release that detailed the major achievements made by the agency in the year 2023.

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MARCH 9, 2025

A Delhi, India court on Friday dismissed a challenge from local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra to a summonsin a case involving allegations that he made inflammatory communal statements during the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

As of date, in the absence of a separate statute, Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code , as well as the rules framed by several high courts under that section, govern mediation in India. In addition, the bill provides for the establishment of the Mediation Council of India as an umbrella body, as well as the registration of mediators.

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MAY 8, 2021

A two-judge division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday denied relief in a petition by the Election Commission of India seeking to restrict media coverage of open courts. While considering the request in the given case, Chief Election Commissioner of India v M.R.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

At the time of the plot, prosecutors claim Yadav was working within India’s top foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing. The charges allege that Vikash Yadav orchestrated a plan to murder dual US-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent figure in the Sikh separatist movement.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

India Staff Correspondent Sambhav Sharma says that the Pegasus spyware scandal throws additional doubt on the independence of the Indian judiciary at the highest levels. While it is important to assess the privacy angle to the story, I believe it is equally pertinent to evaluate the role of the judiciary in India in the scandal.

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MARCH 9, 2024

India deported Friday the first batch of Myanmar nationals who are alleged to have entered India illegally. The deported nationals are reported to have entered India in the aftermath of the Myanmar military coup in 2021, which has caused an increase in violence in that country.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reaffirmed on Sunday his call for a “secular civil code,” underscoring the strong support his administration demonstrated for the introduction of the code since the commencement of his term.

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JULY 19, 2022

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday published a call for India to end its controversial sedition law. The sedition law is a statute from the colonial era when India was controlled by the United Kingdom. HRW also claims the law violates article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights , which India ratified in 1979.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

The Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a petition seeking to declare the caste system unconstitutional on Tuesday. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. India’s caste system is one of the world’s oldest forms of social stratification. .

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APRIL 11, 2025

On Tuesday , a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (SCI) delivered its judgement in State of Tamil Nadu v. Ravi could alter the balance of power between state governments and Governors, potentially setting a crucial precedent for navigating federal tensions in Indias constitutional framework. Ravi ( R.N.

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APRIL 2, 2022

India and Australia Saturday signed an economic pact, entitled “The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement” (IndAus ECTA), that will eliminate tariffs on over 85 percent of Australian good exports to India. India has also agreed to lower tariffs on Australian wine. billion each year.”

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JANUARY 12, 2023

The US and India Thursday announced a new Trade Policy Forum (TPF) working group on resilient trade, which will aim to develop and strengthen a sustainable trade relationship between the two countries. Moreover, India underlined its interest in restoration of its beneficiary status under US Generalized System of Preferences.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

The Bombay High Court on Friday stayed two provisions of India’s Information Technology Rules (“the Rules” or “Rules”) intended to regulate publishers of digital content such as social media intermediaries, OTT (Over-the-top) platforms, and online news and current affairs websites.

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JULY 17, 2021

The court also referred to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 which when brought into force will effectively protect the data and privacy of a person and the Supreme Court of India’s judgment of Justice K.S.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Here Apoorv Vats, a second-year student at NALSAR University of Law, files from Hyderabad on the inauguration of livestreaming from the Supreme Court of India. . In Swapnil Tripathy v.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly summoned Farooq Abdullah on Thursday on allegations of misappropriation of funds from the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). This move aimed to integrate the region more closely with the rest of India, bringing uniformity in the application of laws.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The post Major India hospital accused of organ trafficking appeared first on JURIST - News. The letter urges the submission of a report detailing the actions taken within one week. Similar allegations surfaced against Apollo Hospitals in Delhi in 2016, involving accusations of illegal organ trade.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Five journalists who were on the list of alleged surveillance targets by Indian government agencies using Israeli hacking software Pegasus on Monday filed writ petitions with the Supreme Court of India stating that the agencies violated their fundamental rights, guaranteed under the Constitution of India , through unauthorized use of surveillance.

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MAY 4, 2024

The state of Manipur in India deported 38 individuals back to Myanmar on Thursday in a bid to address the influx of refugees fleeing the political turmoil in Myanmar. The post India deports Myanmar nationals amidst escalating border tensions appeared first on JURIST - News. Manipur’s Chief Minister N.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah declared on Thursday the discontinuation of the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime (FMR), which allowed for people from India and Myanmar to move freely between the two countries. The post India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Following Pakistan’s victory over India on Sunday in a league game of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup , police in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan arrested several Muslim citizens for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win. On Sunday, arch-rivals India and Pakistan played their first match of the 2021 world cup.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Rathinam Vs. Union of India , which inter alia decriminalized attempted suicide in India. In its decision, the court drew not only from its own constitutional jurisprudence but also from international conventions, notably the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

A consortium of 25 civil society organisations Wednesday published a letter sent to Facebook on January 3 2021, against the delayed release of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) report and lack of action towards addressing grave concerns about the company’s human rights record in India.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. A nationwide manhunt was initiated in India on 18 March against Amrit Pal Singh, chief of the organization ‘ Waris Punjab De ’ (Heirs of Punjab). This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School.

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