Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Indian law to prevent unlawful activities
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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is an Indian law aimed at prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. The most recent amendment of the law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 has made it possible for the Union Government to designate individuals as terrorists without following any formal judicial process. UAPA is also known as the "Anti-terror law".
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Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea on January 31The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for January 31 the hearing of the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NewsClick's HR head withdraws from SC plea against arrest under UAPAAmit Chakravarty, the head of NewsClick's HR department, withdrew his petition against his arrest under UAPA from the Supreme Court. Chakravarty was allowed to turn approver in the case against..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Court allows NewsClick HR head Amit Chakravarty to turn approver in UAPA caseA Delhi court has allowed NewsClick's human resources department chief Amit Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Can't take terror issues lightly': Default bail in UAPA case irks Supreme CourtIndiaTimes - Published | |
Centre lists Goldy Brar as terrorist under UAPAThe Centre on Monday listed Canada-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative and gangster Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar, accused in cases relating to extortion and targeted killings in..IndiaTimes - Published | Punjab resident Goldy Brar declared as designated terrorist, presumed as mastermind of killing of Sidhu MoosewalaSatinderjit Singh, known as Goldy Brar, has been declared a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the union home ministry. He is believed to be the mastermind..IndiaTimes - Published |
Legal pages of 2023: The UAPA cases that made headlines (and didn't) this yearThe National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported a 17.9% increase in UAPA cases in 2022, with Jammu and Kashmir having the maximum number of cases. Advocate Prashant Bhushan raised concerns about..IndiaTimes - Published | MHA declares outfit founded by Geelani 'unlawful association'The Centre designates the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), a separatist outfit in Jammu and Kashmir, as an 'unlawful association' under the UAPA. The group is involved in anti-India activities and aims to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Centre designates Tehreek-e-Hurriyat as ‘unlawful association’ under UAPAThe Centre designated Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), a separatist outfit founded by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, as an 'unlawful association' for spreading anti-India propaganda and fueling secessionism in J&K...IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi cops quiz Navlakha in Mumbai for 3 hours in NewsClick caseDelhi Police's special investigation team interrogated activist Gautam Navlakha in Mumbai for over three hours regarding the UAPA case against web portal NewsClick. Navlakha, who is also an accused in..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Anti-India propaganda': Govt declares Masarat Alam Bhat's MLJK 'unlawful association' under UAPAThe association, chaired by Masarat Alam Bhat, has been involved in 'anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda'. "This organization and its members are involved in anti-national and secessionist..IndiaTimes - Published | NewsClick head Amit Chakravarty's move follows extension of probe deadlineAmit Chakravarty, the HR head of NewsClick, has sought pardon in a UAPA case before special judge Hardeep Kaur. The matter has been posted before a metropolitan magistrate to record Chakravarty's..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi court grants police 60 more days to complete NewsClick probeDelhi court grants 60 more days to Delhi police to complete the probe in the case against NewsClick under UAPA. Special Judge extends the judicial custody of founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir..IndiaTimes - Published | Navlakha's actual involvement in any terrorist cannot even be inferred from any letters or statements: HCThe Bombay high court granted bail to Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, stating that there are no terror acts attributed to him. He is chargesheeted under the Unlawful Activities..IndiaTimes - Published |
Bombay HC grants bail to Gautam Navlakha in Elgar Parishad case; stays it for 3 weeksThe Bombay High Court granted bail to Delhi-based activist and journalist Gautam Navlakha in the 2018 Pune Elgar Parishad case, where he was booked for alleged Maoist links and under the anti-terror..IndiaTimes - Published | Newsclick Row: Court allows Delhi Police to interrogate Gautam Navlakha in UAPA caseThe special cell of Delhi Police has been allowed to interrogate Gautam Navlakha in connection with the UAPA case against News Portal NewsClick. Delhi Police has permission to interrogate him at his..IndiaTimes - Published |
Parliament security breach: 5th accused held, case under UAPA registeredThe police said the four were part of a group of six people who planned the incident.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | Targeted killing of Hindu neta not terrorist act: Madras HCMadras high court debates whether target-killing of Hindu religious leaders can be considered a terrorist act as defined under section 15 of the UAPA. The court grants bail to a man arrested under the..IndiaTimes - Published |
After Lekhi denial, MEA clarifies on Hamas queryMEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi clarified that a technical correction will be made to attribute the reply on the designation of Hamas to V Muraleedharan. Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi denied approving..IndiaTimes - Published | 1k cases under UAPA in 2022; 371 in J&K, 167 in ManipurIndiaTimes - Published |
Intimidation, not just pro-Pakistan slogans led to 7 J&K students' arrest: CopsJ&K Police arrests 7 veterinary students from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology in Srinagar for celebrating India's defeat in the ICC World Cup final. The arrest is not..IndiaTimes - Published | 7 Kashmiri students held over revelry after India’s World Cup defeatSeven Kashmiri students from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, have been arrested for celebrating Australia's victory in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
MHA bans nine Meitei extremist organisations that mostly operate in ManipurThe ministry of home affairs (MHA) has banned nine Meitei extremist organizations operating mainly in Manipur. These organizations, including the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA), Revolutionary Peoples'..IndiaTimes - Published | Punjab: NIA confiscates properties of Khalistan terrorist Pannun in Chandigarh, AmritsarThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized properties owned by designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in Chandigarh and Amritsar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...IndiaTimes - Published |
26 years before he was shot, Hardeep Singh Nijjar landed in Canada with fake papersOver the past several years, Nijjar had been actively involved in advocating anti-India actions. In 2020, Nijjar's name was added to the list of terrorists after facing charges under the Unlawful..IndiaTimes - Published | Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjournedThe Supreme Court has adjourned for four weeks the hearing on a bail plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is charged under anti-terror law UAPA for his alleged involvement in the Delhi..IndiaTimes - Published |
Chargesheet against eight, including top LeT/HM terrorists under UAPAIndiaTimes - Published | 'No proof of terror links': Supreme Court gives bail to 2 in Elgar Parishad caseThe Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to civil rights activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, who have been in custody for nearly five years in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The court..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Kerala SIT points to Saifi's terror links, slaps UAPA over train arsonAn officer told TOI that UAPA Section 16 (Punishment for terrorist act) was invoked against Saifi. SIT invoked UAPA after questioning Saifi for nine days and collecting elaborate information on his..IndiaTimes - Published | Court lets off 3 IM operatives in UAPA case, charges 11IndiaTimes - Published |
Navlakha denies links with Maoists, questions invocation of UAPAIndiaTimes - Published | Navlakha was in touch with Pak ISI agent arrested by FBI, NIA tells HCActivist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case, was in touch with Ghulam Nabi Fai, an alleged Pakistani ISI agent held by the FBI in July 2011, the NIA told the Bombay high court in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Govt declares Pakistan-based Rinda ‘individual terrorist’ under UAPAIndiaTimes - Published | Canada-based pro-Khalistan Gill designated ‘terrorist’ under UAPAIndiaTimes - Published |
NIA's plea dismissed by SC, Teltumbde may be freed todayThe Supreme Court on Friday rejected the NIA's plea for cancellation of bail granted to UAPA accused Anand Teltumbde, who allegedly had a nexus with the banned CPI-Maoist organisation, but clarified..IndiaTimes - Published | Tamil Nadu blast: UAPA against 5, cops claim IS link, plot to hit 5 placesCCTV camera footage purportedly shows deceased Jameesha Mubin, whom the NIA had interrogated in 2019, and three of the arrested IS suspects placing two LPG cylinders and three drums filled with..IndiaTimes - Published |
