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The PUCL welcomes the judgment of Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Sameer Jain of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur bench, in the Jaipur bomb blast cases. On May 13, 2008, nine synchronous blasts occurred in the state capital in a span of 15 minutes. The judgment delivered today, 29th March, 2023, dealt with 28 cases including four death sentences earlier ordered by a trial court that convicted these men. The High Court acquitted all accused and rejected the death penalty and other punishments given by the special court (bomb blast) to the four: Saifur Rehman, Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Salman and Mohammed Sarwar. The court also rejected the prosecution

Vivan Sundaram, a prominent artist in India and the founding Trustee of SAHMAT passed away on March 28, 2023

A K Gopalan memorial lecture delivered by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
The 36th AK Gopalan memorial lecture organised by Janasamskriti was delivered by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, writer, journalist, and publisher on the 22nd March 2023 at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.

Directed by:- Bedabrata Pain
Produced by:- Bedabrata Pain
Written by:- Bedabrata Pain, Shonali Bose
Starring:- Manoj Bajpayee, Vega Tamotia, Sauraseni Maitra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Alexx ONell
Music by:- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography:- Eric Zimmerman
Edited by:- Aldo Velasco
Distributed by:- Bohra Bros
Release date:- 12 October 2012
Running time:- 105 minutes
Country:- India
Language:- Hindi, Bengali, English

Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been a key component of public order policing in independent India and a favoured part of the toolkit for local law enforcement. The wide discretionary powers under Section 144 to interdict civil liberties of persons across districts without prior notice or any right to be heard, all in the interests of public order, make it a truly astounding power to wield.