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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation

Gauri Lankesh Case: Charges to be framed against 17 accused on Oct 30

Last week SC had restored KCOCA charges against Mohan Nayak; others in custody include mastermind Amol Kale and shooter Parshuram Waghmare

Tripura HC takes suo motu cognisance of growing number HIV positive prisoners

The court has directed the central and state governments to conduct HIV tests on all prisoners, and provide treatment to whoever needs it

Only ‘objectionable’ letters of Bhima Koregaon accused are being withheld by prison authorities: NIA to Bombay HC

Families of accused persons Anand Teltumbde and Vernon Gonsalves have alleged that the prison authorities are withholding letters sent to and received from the jailed activities

NIA court discharges four accused of accepting terror funds from Pakistan in UAPA case

The court held that the prosecution’s case was based on presumptions that certain words used in conversation were code words, however these presumptions did not lead from facts

K’taka court acquits tribal father-son charged under UAPA and conspiracy to wage war

The court observed that none of the villagers called as witnesses supported the case of the prosecution, and the articles were not incriminating to prove the charges against the two accused

Delhi court denies bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

But the court said that his speech did not instigate rioters during the Delhi Violence of 2020, and also that the evidence against him in the riots matter, is ‘scanty and sketchy’

Karnataka HC glossed over core and tangible facts: SC in Kavitha Lankesh SLP

A brief analysis of the SC judgment that set aside the HC order that had previously dropped organised crime charges under KCOCA against an accused in the Gauri Lankesh assassination

Agra: Sanitation worker dies in police custody

Senior Superintendent of Police (Agra) Muniraj G said Arun Valmiki, who had been accused of stealing Rs 25 lakhs, suddenly fell ill on Tuesday night in police custody and was declared dead after he was taken to a hospital

Gauri Lankesh case: SC restores organised crime charges against Mohan Nayak

CJP had helped Gauri’s sister and filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh move SC against the Karnataka HC order that had previously dropped the charges

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Police offers only excuses, sealed cover reports for SC

The Supreme Court expressed its discontent that statements of only four witnesses were recorded and questioned, and why all accused were not kept in police custody

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