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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

Khargone police files FIR against hate-mongers

According to a senior police official, the miscreants suspected to in Katarwar area will soon be identified and caught

Dharm Sansads: SC pulls up Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh for lax approach

Court directs HP to file an affidavit on the preventive steps taken in Una, and directs Uttarakhand to undertake corrective measures in Roorkee; says Chief Secys will be held responsible

Delhi court orders FIR against three cops for shooting suspect in the knee

Courts across India are setting similar examples where errant officers are taken to task

BREAKING: Jignesh Mevani re-arrested after getting bail in Assam

Barpeta Police arrest him in unknown case after he was granted bail by the CJP Kokrajhar; Congress Party holds protests and demonstrations in Assam and Gujarat in support of Mevani

Bajrang Muni Das granted bail within 10 days of being arrested!

District Court grants bail to Hindutva leader who had openly threatened Muslim women with rape

BREAKING: Assam court grants Jignesh Mevani bail

The independent MLA from Gujarat got tremendous support from the Congress party and is likely to be released later today

Order in Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea expected today

Mevani forwarded to judicial custody; order to be pronounced at 10:30 A.M on Monday

Dharam Sansad: Now Army veterans move court seeking probe by SIT into hate speeches

Plea to be heard on May 9 along with the previous PIL filed by Qurban Ali and Anjana Prakash

SC rejects Delhi Police affidavit that claimed no hate speech was made at Delhi Dharam Sansad

Court directs Delhi Police to file a fresh affidavit; matter listed on May 9

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