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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

Jitendra Tyagi’s Dharam Sansad hate speech intended to wage war: Uttarakhand High Court

The Court said that the freedom of speech is not an absolute right and is subject to limitations contained in Article 19(2) of the Constitution

SC to hear plea challenging Ashish Mishra’s bail tomorrow

Ever since he was enlarged on bail, his supporters have grown bolder and even brutally attacked an eye-witness in the Lakhimpur-Kheri massacre

BREAKING: Wearing of Hijab not essential religious practice: Karnataka HC

The court’s judgement therefore did not enable lifting of the virtual ban on hijabs in Karnataka’s public education institutions

Freedom for Ishrat Jahan as Court grants her bail!

An advocate, activist and a political activist, Ishrat Jahan was granted bail after 25 long months

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad High Court orders fresh hearings

Petitioner had demanded that the Shahi Idgah mosque be removed and the land be handed to Hindus to build a temple

UP: Multiple FIRs lodged against SP workers

FIRs against SP workers suddenly emerged in different parts of the state as soon as counting day ended

Punjab and Haryana HC expands scope of Sec 377 IPC and “sexual intent”

The Court held that penetration was not a necessary ingredient for invoking the offence and the sexual intent was an imperative aspect

Assam Court orders FIR against CM Sarma for inflammatory remarks on eviction drive

Congress MP Abdul Khaleque had filed complaint against the Assam CM accusing for hate mongering and making inflammatory remarks

SC grants bail to A.G. Perarivalan convicted for aiding Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination

His application was considered since he had spent more than 32 years in prison with a history of good conduct

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea for enhanced VVPAT verification

In 2019, the Supreme Court court had directed ECI to ensure mandatory verification of VVPAT slips at 5 booths per assembly segment in a Parliamentary constituency

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