Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Rights
https://thewire.in/rights/cockroach-democracy-unarmed-and-dangerous
Where does all this leave us? Unlike the Anna Hazare movement which had weeks of frenzied, non-stop 24×7 coverage on hundreds of hysterical, corporate owned TV channels, the Cockroach Janata Party has only itself and the internet to bank on. Unlike the Anna movement which had been penetrated and taken over by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, with the Modi-led BJP massing at the gates, fully prepared to capitalise electorally on the TV-generated frenzy, the Cockroaches have no organised opposition parties waiting in the wings, poised to take things further. The spontaneous rage we are witnessing will dissipate unless some real political work begins. Unless adults and opposition parties stop their jockeying and petty squabbling and show some solidarity. The government knows that this is unlikely. It remains unmoved because it feels that all it needs to do is wait. States have the power to wait. People don’t.
23/07/2026
These protests signify a profound shift in how the youth have shattered a manufactured climate of fear and collectively reclaimed their democratic voice. https://thewire.in/education/seven-reasons-why-students-protest-in-delhi-jantar-mantar-parliament-is-different-has-rattled-the-modi-regime
1. It has gone far beyond Dharmendra Pradhan – it is about Modi now
2. Outgrown CJP and Wangchuk – taken over by self-mobilised youth
3. Defying the standard “demonisation” playbook of Modi regime
4. Revolt against failed democratic safety valves: courts, media, and parliament
5. Political accountability can no longer be stalled
6. A government that looks stunned and exposed
7. Collective shattering of the industry of fear
20/07/2026
SC Upholds TISS Scholar’s Suspension but Reduces Term to Time Already Served By Law Trend May 2, 2025 https://lawtrend.in/sc-upholds-tiss-scholars-suspension-but-reduces-term-to-time-already-served/
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan observed that although the disciplinary action taken by TISS was legally valid and supported by documentary evidence,
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan observed that although the disciplinary action taken by TISS was legally valid and supported by documentary evidence, the interest of justice would be served by allowing the scholar to resume his academic pursuits.
Ramadas, who was pursuing a PhD in Development Studies, was suspended by an empowered committee of TISS on April 17, 2024, for a period of two years and barred from entering any of the institute’s campuses. The disciplinary action stemmed from his alleged involvement in a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the screening of a documentary film on the Ayodhya dispute, which the institute claimed violated its honour code and rules.
Senior advocate S Muralidhar, appearing for Ramadas, challenged the disciplinary action, but the Bombay High Court dismissed his plea on March 12, 2024.
Comments: The bench was Justice Dipankar Dutta (ex CJ Bombay high court) and Justice Manmohan (ex CJ Delhi high court).
They ordered that the suspension will not continue any longer and that Ramadas be allowed to continue to with his phd. They neither passed order upholding it nor setting it aside. They said they are not getting into it but are taking a broader approach since he has already suffered loss of one academic year and should not be deprived of his education any further.
Basically, the powers that be do not want judgement on Students right to protest. I am thinking of Rohit Vemula and his velivada protest. He also was a "scholar". We recently celebrated the life of Sanjay Sanghvi, who started his political life fifty years ago with the Xavierian Union agitation and Indira Jaisingh fought tooth and nail to establish the right to protest, against the College Management, refusing admission the next year . Unfortunately, she was robbed of a proper judgement, on the issue of right to protest, as the powers that be forced a midnight "settlement: agreement".
A day after a district magistrate (DM) imposed a blanket ban on protests and public gatherings in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a court on Tuesday (February 11) set aside the “imperialistic” order saying that peaceful protest was “integral part of healthy democracy”. https://thewire.in/law/protests-part-of-healthy-democracy-kishtwar-court-stays-dm-order-banning-public-gatherings
In its order, the court of principal sessions judge in Kishtwar said that the section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, can’t be invoked on “flimsy grounds in the absence of substantial material on record”.
“A blanket ban (on protests) in the whole district (of Kishtwar) impeaches upon the basic fundamental freedom of the citizens and smacks (of) imperialistic attitude and could not stand the test of reason,” the court said, while staying the order.
by Jehangir Ali
12/02/2025
Retired Indian Police Services officer S.R. Darapuri is among six activists who were arrested on October 11 for protesting at a Commissioner’s officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district with the demand that Dalit families in the state get an acre of land each, Indian Express has reported.
https://thewire.in/government/uttar-pradesh-gorakhpur-darapuri-arrested
“I came yesterday to attend the public meeting organised by the Gorakhpur Ambedkar Jan Morcha regarding issues of Dalit communities and civil rights and the meeting was concluded peacefully. This morning Gorakhpur police came to take me to the police station,” Darapuri wrote on Facebook on October 11.
13/10/2023
Sanjay Rana asked Gulab Devi multiple questions on promises she had made before the elections. After 30 hours in jail, he got bail from a sub-divisional magistrate on March 14.
According to The Quint, an FIR was filed against Rana under Indian Penal Code Sections 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation).
14/03/2023
Jawaharlal Nehru University has put in place new rules that appear to be an attempt to thwart campus protests. Students can be fined up to Rs 20,000 for holding dharnas, and have their admission cancelled or be fined up to Rs 30,000 if they hold gheraos or are accused of violence.
2/03/2023
Right to protest- A Fundamental Right and Types of Protest https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/right-to-protest/
In this article, we have highlighted the Right to Protest and the restrictions of the right to Protest.
Posted bypriyankadasgupta Published On May 24th, 202
Democracy.. Right to Protest Agitate. .. Prime Time Ravish Kumar.. https://youtu.be/jeyLQLvFSfs?t=659
