The Supreme Court’s stance is commendable
A Telugu column welcoming the Supreme Court’s order on the sedition law and asking for the same approach to the UAPA.
Justice & Constitutional Rights
Theme
Justice & Constitutional Rights
Legal profession, public rights, constitutional values and accountability.
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Milestones
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People’s movements
Tribal rights and environmental justice
Worked for the protection of Podu lands and the Forest Rights Act, 2006, and joined campaigns against uranium mining in the Amrabad region.
Amrabad, Nallamala
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2016
Enrolled as an advocate
Entered the legal profession and established himself as an advocate in Hyderabad, pursuing public-interest issues through legal channels.
Hyderabad
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17 October 2019
High Court rulings on his October 2019 arrest
On 17 October 2019 a High Court division bench observed that his arrest had not followed the procedure the law requires. On 29 October the same bench dismissed the habeas corpus petitions, holding that such petitions could not examine the legality of an arrest, and left the families free to seek other remedies.
Hyderabad
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During his public life
Arrests, cases and imprisonment
Faced arrests and legal cases, including nine cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act filed while he raised people’s issues, and approximately one year of imprisonment.
Publications
Non-tribal rights are part of domination
A Telugu column on the 1/70 Act and the land protections of Scheduled Areas, written as state general secretary of the Telangana Praja Front.
Justice & Constitutional Rights
Initiatives
Tribal land rights and the Forest Rights Act
Work for the protection of Podu lands and the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
News & Media
Taking up the land problem of tribal cultivators at Lakshmidevipalli
He raised the land claims of tribal cultivators with officials in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, described as a key step towards resolving them.
With Justice M.N. Nagamohan Das after a seminar in Hyderabad
With the retired judge of the Karnataka High Court.
Who is a traitor? A round table on the sedition law
A round-table discussion on the sedition law, held the same month as his Sakshi column on it.
A government doing real-estate business while trampling farmers’ rights
Legal commentary on land acquisition and the rights of farmers.
Changes to the drugs law: up to 20 years in jail (NDPS Act)
An explainer on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Launch of Justice Chandra Kumar’s book “How to Cross Examine”
At the Somajiguda Press Club, Hyderabad: a book of guidance for young advocates.