The Supreme Court will take up a plea on November 24 challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The case raises serious concerns over misuse of preventive detention laws and suppression of democratic dissent.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that detention under social pressure cannot justify the act, declaring the police action against an interfaith couple unlawful and stating that such detention without legal authority only increases the illegality of the act.
TVK chief Vijay and AIADMK leader Palaniswami condemned the DMK government for the late-night arrest of protesting sanitation workers in Chennai. Court questioned police action, calling it “illegal detention.”
Calcutta High Court questions Odisha on the illegal detention of Bengali-speaking workers and directs West Bengal to appoint a nodal officer for their release. A status report has been sought by Monday.
The Court questioned her presence at the station and her demand for an independent probe, remarking: “You are just saying all this because you are a lawyer.” NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the State of Haryana based on a petition filed by a woman lawyer. She has accused Gurugram […]
The Supreme Court questioned the Delhi government’s move to hold convict Sukhdev Yadav beyond his 20-year sentence in the Nitish Katara murder case. The bench warned, “Each day’s detention will be illegal.”
Madras: Today, 27th March, Prasanna Sankaranarayanan, co-founder of Rippling, has approached the Madras High Court alleging that the Tamil Nadu police have been harassing him due to false complaints filed by his estranged wife, Dhivya Sashidhar. He claimed that his wife has been using legal complaints as a means to take away their son and move him out of India amidst their ongoing divorce case.
Punjab: A Habeas Corpus petition has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the alleged illegal detention of farmers’ leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. The petition, submitted by Gurmukh Singh, claims that Dallewal was taken into custody unlawfully by the Punjab Police.
