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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
Should Arya Samaj unions come under the Special Marriages Act?
The religious community argues before Supreme Court that the decision to impose SMA laws, infringes upon freedom or religion
Bombay HC slams Prison Superintendent for selectively denying emergency parole to prisoners
Prison Superintendent jailed for 7 days for denying parole to eligible prisoners
Ramgarh Lynching case: SC sees “no reason” to entertain the Petition filed against the bail of the accused men
The Apex court directs the High Court of Jharkhand to take up pending appeals within 6 months of the order.
Adani group defamation case: Guj HC turns down Newsclick’s plea against interim injunction
The Rs 100 crore defamation case involves two articles about former Justice Arun Mishra’s alleged “gift” to the conglomerate
Jharkhand HC awards compensation for illegal detention, but not custodial death
An inquiry had revealed torture, but could not prove death was due to custodial torture
Still no move on marital rape by the Centre
Despite two High Courts ruled against the phenomenon of marital rape, the Centre sits on the fence
Gujarat HC slams senior cops for conducting a “sham inquiry” in custodial torture case
Four people were detained and tortured in police custody only because cops believe they were criminals as they hailed from a certain community, but inquiry by senior cops gave errant cops a clean chit
SC-appointed Committee recommends cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra
SC directs the State of UP to respond to the reports issued by SIT by April 4, 2022
Hijab case verdict based on erroneous interpretation of Holy Quran: SKJU
Islamic Organisation appeals against Karnataka HC judgment, pleading that not doing ‘farz’ is ‘Haram’ in Islamic Jurisprudence
Kashmiri students charged with Sedition for cheering for Pakistan cricketers get bail
They were arrested on October 27, for allegedly cheering for Pakistani team after it beat India at T20 Cricket World Cup
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