Historic Milestones in India
JANUARY 27, 2014—Karnataka State Human Rights Commission confirms that police violated Witnesses’ rights and recommends monetary compensation
MARCH 2002—Witnesses move their office to Bangalore to accommodate expansion
2002—Mob violence against Jehovah’s Witnesses increases
AUGUST 11, 1986—Supreme Court of India issues landmark decision in Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala, upholding right to free speech in Witness case
MARCH 7, 1978—Witnesses register a legal entity, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of India
JANUARY 26, 1950—India adopts a new constitution as an independent country
DECEMBER 9, 1944—Government lifts ban on publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses
JUNE 14, 1941—Government bans publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses
1926—Witnesses establish an office in Bombay
1905—First group of Jehovah’s Witnesses organizes for worship