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Shariat Campaign: Ulema’s Boon to Hindutva
Progressive Muslims reject AIMPLB’s 'Save Shariah' Campaign; Call for gender justice and real reforms
Madras HC issues guidelines for sensitisation of stakeholders in LGBTQIA+ matters
The landmark judgement gave some detailed directions to police, judiciary, legal aid services and central ministries to sensitise employees and personnel in dealing with members of LGBTQIA+ community
Tribal woman killed in Dantewada: Family alleges rape and murder
DRG personnel claim she was a Maoist with a Rs. 2 lakh bounty, and was killed in exchange of fire, while her mother alleges she was forcibly picked up from the house
Bihar: FIR filed against DSP for minor’s rape after four years
Gaya Police said it has acted upon the instructions of the CID
Cleric arrested for allegedly raping minor girl in Delhi mosque, trolls fuel communal fire
Right wing’s dedicated online troll army have begun drawing parallels with Kathua rape case, though the accused was arrested the very next day
Bombay HC issues notice in State’s appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal
The court has called for the records of his case from the trial court, observing that there was a prima facie case to grant leave for the appeal
Allahabad HC grants bail to man charged under anti-conversion law
The court observed that the girl was a major and was in a relationship with the accused and accompanied him to the hotel room on her own will
Dowry death cases: SC observes casual approach of trial courts, issues guidelines
The top court held that even though dowry death is a menace and increasing by the day, some innocent families are unnecessarily roped in
Tarun Tejpal case: Bom HC directs trial court to redact statements revealing survivor’s identity
It was brought to the court’s attention that several identifiers were included in the 572-page judgement which is yet to be uploaded on the court’s website
Rape allegations become false once marriage is admitted: Allahabad HC
The HC granted anticipatory bail after noting that the woman clearly got involved in sexual relationship with the man and admitted to marrying him
Tarun Tejpal case: What should a rape survivor look like?
Judgement aquitting Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault, states complainant “did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour” that a survivor “might plausibly show”
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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
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West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches
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Censorship: Government keen on stripping legal immunity for social media platforms
As reports of the Indian Union government’s moves to scrap the legal immunity guaranteed under Section 79 of the IT Act come in, with Indian Express, on November 5, yesterday reporting these moves, organisations advocating media freedom and accountability have expressed concern and alarm
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61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers
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Kerala High Court’s Observations on Protest in Educational Institutions Unacceptable & Restrictive: NAJAR
The National Alliance for Justice, Accountability & Rights (NAJAR) have urged the Kerala High Court to reconsider its position on the right of all, including students, to peaceful protest