“Don’t Go Beyond Your Clients’ Case”: Calcutta HC to Hear Migrant Workers’ Detention Pleas on July 16

Calcutta High Court to hear habeas corpus petitions alleging illegal detention of Bengal workers in Odisha and Delhi. Court reminds lawyer to focus only on his client’s case.

[Defamatory Remarks] ‘Defamed RSS is a Calculated & Well-Planned Move’: Lyricist Javed Akhtar Acquitted as Complainant Withdraws Case

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has been acquitted in a defamation case after the complainant, Advocate Santosh Dubey, withdrew the allegations regarding Akhtar’s comments about the RSS. The Mumbai court closed the matter on November 8, highlighting the complexities of free speech versus accountability in India’s socio-political discourse.