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The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway
The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?
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Whatsapp group Admin not vicariously liable for posts by members: Kerala HC
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Court hails how this will ensure that media, press and the society will address such people in a more dignified and respectable manner
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Khan had alerted police that his life was in danger, and was allegedly killed on Friday night
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