The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against an SSC aspirant detained at the August 2025 Ramlila Maidan protest, holding that mere presence among protesters does not establish disobedience or common intention under the BNS.
Delhi Police has de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, shifting protests and demonstrations to three other grounds in the capital. New Delhi: Delhi Police has issued a standing order de-notifying Jantar Mantar as a venue for protests and demonstrations and designating Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi as the […]
The Supreme Court’s written order from its special Sunday sitting sets out six ad-interim directions on Metro and rail services, free movement, barricades, internet, illegal detention, the Section 163 notice board near the Court, and the professional duties of lawyers and journalists. New Delhi: Taking note of the Solicitor General’s assurances, the Supreme Court on […]
An intervention application filed on Sunday says dissent is part of democracy but that the manner of protest must stay within the law; the Supreme Court has not yet heard it. New Delhi: Seeking to be heard in the contempt proceedings arising from the protests in Delhi, a lawyers’ body, Lawyers’ Voice, has filed an […]
Over 500 alumni of the National Law School of India University have put their names to a statement that calls the police action during the October 10 protest unlawful and asks for an impartial inquiry; it carries no response from the police. New Delhi: Asking for an impartial inquiry into instances of excessive use of […]
“Police officers don’t have an individual right to maintain law and order over and above the State,” Justice Joymalya Bagchi told counsel for police officers at the Supreme Court’s special Sunday hearing on the Delhi protests, where the Bench also directed that Metro, rail and internet services run normally. The allegations against the authorities are […]
