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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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The couple were in a relationship before marriage and had even signed an affidavit that the marriage was without coercion
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Kundli murder accused remanded to week-long custody
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