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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance
The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.
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Gujarat court remands Teesta Setalvad to judicial custody
She will now be taken to the Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad, where she will be lodged for 14 days or till she gets bail
Nupur Sharma single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country: SC
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Kashmiri Pandit killings: Jammu and Kashmir HC initiates case based on letter petition
Petition had been moved by Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti showcasing vulnerability of the minority Hindus community in the Valley
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras HC modifies order in petition seeking premature release of convicts
Court rejects petition by Nalini and Ravichandran, deletes portion of previous order dated June 17
Suo motu clarify Zakia Jafri case judgment’s intention to not prosecute Teesta Setalvad: Citizens to CJI
Eminent citizens, including top lawyers in India, have written to Supreme Court Chief Justice NV Ramana about the Zakia Jafri SLP judgment’s consequences
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Jharkhand and Gujarat governments deploy large number of security personnel for peaceful yatras
Teesta questioned for around four hours: Javed Anand
Setalvad's activist-husband was allowed to meet her and give her some books and other essentials
Farrukhabad: Dalit man allegedly beaten to death by UP cops
The family accused the police of targeting and killing the man for his caste identity
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Delhi police arrested the journalist based on a complaint against a 2018 tweet
Teesta doing okay so far in police custody: Javed Anand
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