Preventive Detention Laws in India: A tool for executive tyranny?
Tracing the evolution of preventive detention laws in India as well as the jurisprudence of safeguards against their misuse developed ...
Tag: National Security Act
Allahabad HC Flags Abuse of NSA in UP, Cow Slaughter Cases Figure at Top: Report
The Allahabad High Court has in an array of cases red-flagged the Uttar Pradesh government’s use of the draconian National ...
I have full faith in judiciary, but there should be measures to compensate and penalise authorities who misuse powers: Dr Kafeel Khan
Dr. Kafeel Khan has seen many highs and lows with the Indian legal system. A doctor turned human rights activist, ...
The Dangers of UAPA Were Sown in Earlier Preventive Detention Laws in India
Preventive detention laws and anti-terrorism laws, that deviate from regular principles of criminal law, have a history of misuse. In ...
Will the government compensate Dr Khan for his illegal detention?
Dr Kafeel Khan has had a long journey from being hailed as a hero, who saved infant lives, to being ...
UP Govt releases Dr Kafeel after Allahabad High Court declares detention under NSA “bad in law”
Dr. Kafeel Khan was released from Mathura Jail late evening on Tuesday after the Allahabad High Court quashed his detention ...
Allahabad HC terms Dr Kafeel Khan’s detention under NSA ‘bad’; sets him free
The Allahabad High Court Tuesday quashed the detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act (NSA). A division ...
Allahabad HC calls for original records of Dr Kafeel Khan’s NSA detention
The Allahabad High Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to make available before it the original record of the ...
SC asks Allahabad HC to dispose of plea challenging Dr. Kafeel Khan’s detention in 15 days
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Allahabad High Court to expedite the hearing in a habeas corpus petition filed ...
