Apurva Vishwanath
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FIR over comments on PM Modi: Is crude language a crime in India? (opens the original)
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On Wednesday (July 29), Noida Police registered a Zero FIR against a female Noida resident over remarks made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The FIR invokes Sections 352, 353(1) and 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — covering insult, public mischief and defamation. The case has triggered a public debate, veering into moralistic notions about profanity, especially against public leaders. Is crude language a crime in India? The provision mos
Raju Ramachandran’s 14 lawyers: The Bar we had, the Bench we need (opens the original)
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There is a particular kind of disillusionment that comes from watching a trusted institution slowly turn away from the people it exists to protect. As thousands of students stand in Jantar Mantar demanding accountability for a broken examination system, they are met with tear gas and batons. When a plea about police excesses reached the Delhi High Court, the police were given a comfortable four weeks to ponder and respond while the Supreme Court, famously, had no time to waste on it. A month ago
Supreme Court sets aside Assam foreigner tags for 27 people (opens the original)
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The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a batch of 27 judgments of the Gauhati High Court that had upheld Foreigners Tribunal orders declaring the appellants to be foreigners, ruling that citizenship determinations must be carried out through a fair, lawful and reasonable process. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta remanded all 27 cases to the concerned Foreigners Tribunals for fresh adjudication, noting that the question of citizenship carries significant constitutional weight. Ear
‘Satluj’ row: Government panel raises UAPA spectre, ‘misuse’ by Pakistan (opens the original)
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IN ITS order recommending the film “Satluj” remain blocked from public access, the government panel has raised the spectre of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by observing that “Khalistan-related propaganda, foreign-based separatist mobilisation, and hostile information operations are continuing concerns, with multiple pro-Khalistan organisations listed as terrorist organisations under the UAPA framework.” The film, directed by Honey Trehan, and starring Diljit Dosanjh is based on human
Behind ‘Satluj’ takedown, India’s parallel regimes to regulate theatrical and OTT releases (opens the original)
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After being stuck for nearly three years over certification issues, the movie Satluj, based on the life of rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, premiered on ZEE5 on July 3. Just two days later, however, it was taken off the platform. While the film remains available internationally on ZEE5 global, it is unavailable in India “until further notice”. Government sources have cited “security concerns“ over the film. An Inter-Departmental Committee, constituted by the government under the Information
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