Madras High Court affirms LGBTQIA+ rights amid same-sex marriage rulingsThe Madras High Court affirmed that LGBTQIA+ individuals can form families through alternative means, recognizing "chosen families." This r...
Dibrugarh jail official arrested over seizure of electronic gadgets from 'Waris Punjab De' inmatesThe superintendent of Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was arrested for laxity after the seizure of electronic gadgets from inmates of 'Wari...
Delhi HC reserves order on habeas corpus petitions of Lava MD, Chinese national in Vivo money laundering probeThe Delhi High Court has reserved its order on habeas corpus petitions filed by Lava International's Managing Director, Hariom Rai, and Chi...
Preventive detention laws colonial legacy, must be used only in rarest of rare cases: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India has said that preventive detention laws, a legacy of colonial rule, must be used only in exceptional cases and c...
Tamil Nadu, Telangana record most preventive detentions in 2021, according to NCRBAccording to NCRB, a detenu is any person detained in prison on the orders of the competent authority under the relevant preventive laws su...
Gauhati HC gives 45 days’ time to complete construction of proposed detention centreCentre had sanctioned the first standalone detention camp which will house declared foreigners. The camp will come up in Goalpara district ...
Assam government changes nomenclature of detention centres to Transit campOut of 181, there are 61 detenues who are declared foreign nationals and there are 120 detenues, who have been convicted by the Court and a...
2.98 lakh cases disposed of by the foreigners' tribunals: Assam governmentTo a written question of Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who is also in charge of Home department ...
SC to hear on March 5 plea against detention of Omar Abdullah under PSAThe Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on March 5 a plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and ...
Habeas Corpus petition for Omar in SCSenior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ram...
PSA against 26 people in Jammu & Kashmir revokedThese people were picked up and booked under the PSA after the Centre's decision on August 5 last year to revoke special status of the erst...
Supreme Court clears release of long-detained foreignersA bench led by CJI Gogoi passed the orders on a petition filed by activist Harsh Mander drawing attention to the fundamental right of a det...
Over 81K in jails, but no innocent Muslims harassed: GovtOnly convicts, undertrials and detenues are lodged in jails. The National Crime Records Bureau data shows that 81,306 Muslim inmates were l...
Masarat Alam release: Jammu and Kashmir Home department letter stokes fresh rowThe Home department, however, said a "fresh order can be issued for detention of detenu (Alam) after following the procedure prescribed in ...
Before detaining man under MPDA, his plea should be heard: HCObserving that law had not been followed, the Bombay High Court has set aside an order of a District Magistrate taking a person under preve...
- Sarabjit Singh's hanging delayed till April 30
The sentence of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian detenu, has been delayed till April 30.
- J&K govt release 566 detenues in 3 years
J and K govt has released 566 detenues languishing in different jails during in the past three years.