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Judicial Pushback against Cow Vigilantism: Allahabad HC flags arbitrary FIRs, demands accountability from top officials

The Court exposes the way a regulatory law has become a system of targeted persecution of minorities through arbitrary FIRs under the 1955 law while ignoring the Supreme Court’s binding directives to prohibit group violence

Lawyer’s body approaches Guj High Court seeking action over violation of livestreaming rules

Live streaming videos of court proceedings are being allegedly misused by various persons on social media

Gyanvapi case: Matter pertaining to prohibition of entry of Muslim devotees adjourned till July 14

Petitioner had also asked that the Gyanvapi mosque area be handed to them for conducting Hindu prayers

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court against MeitY order to take down over 1,400 accounts

Twitter informs the court that they have been ordered to take down accounts without being told which specific tweets merit such an action

SC grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair

Court instructs Zubair not to post any more tweets or leave Delhi Court’s jurisdiction amidst other pending cases

Free Teesta Setalvad: Ahmedabad court adjourns bail hearing to July 15

State seeks more time to file a response, Setalvad and RB Sreekumar to remain in judicial custody

Teesta Setalvad applies for bail

Courts asks State to respond; hearing scheduled for July 8

Sharjeel Imam claims he was assaulted, called “terrorist” in jail

JNU student and Delhi riots accused has moved court alleging that other jail inmates have been targeting him

Viral video shows UP Police physically abusing eight men in custody

Assault hailed as "return gift" by local right-wing leader; the court had released the men due to lack of evidence of involvement in anti-Nupur Sharma protest violence

Gyanvapi Case: Mosque management committee makes submissions

Case pertaining to maintainability of the suit as per Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC, adjourned to July 12

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