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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’
Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection
Young, junior lawyers are not slaves, renumerate them decently; legal profession should not be an “Old Boys’ Club”: CJI DY Chandrachud
The newly appointed Chief Justice of India (CJI) on...
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to amend RTI Act to bar disclosure of personal information
The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 to invite public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.
89 Members of Assam Foreigners Tribunals move Supreme Court against dismissal from service
These members were appointed on a contractual basis pursuant to a Supreme Court direction passed on May 30, 2019, which called for establishment of additional Foreigners Tribunals.
The Flaws in the prosecution case: Anand Teltumbde’s bail plea
Extensive arguments made by senior counsel Mihir Desai assisted by Devyani Kulkarni before the Diwali vacation and thereafter on the courts re-opening extensively dealt with these flaws.
No coercive action against voluntary religious conversion: MP High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court bars state government to mandate inter-faith couples to declare conversion before district administration
SC directs NIA to execute Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest within 24 hours
During the hearing the court questioned the NIA’s delaying tactics as the ASG attempted to get a next date for hearing
Bhima Koregaon case: Prof Anand Teltumbde granted bail on merits by Bom HC
Among the 16 accused, Teltumbde’s bail is the first bail that has been granted on merits. The same has been stayed for a week, upon NIA’s request to allow time to appeal before apex court.
Understanding evolution of Indian abortion law
How the rights to bodily autonomy & free choice have recently been understood to be integral to the right to abortion
Gyanvapi dispute: Varanasi FTC dismisses plea challenging maintainability of suit filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh
This is a second suit, separate from the one filed by 5 Hindu women. This suit seeks ban on the entry of Muslims into the Gyanvapi complex, among other pleas.
Rules for seizure of electronic devices by Police: A Need of the hour
An amendment to the CrPC to include procedure to be followed while seizing electronic devices has become germane as investigating officers while making arrests tend to seize such devices, without any legal sanction leading to impinging upon constitutional rights of the accused
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The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms
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