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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
Delhi Violence: Court drops arson charges against 10
The court observed that the Police had wrongly clubbed an incident which took place on February 24, 2020 with an incident which occurred the next day
Gunbattle in Delhi Court, 3 dead, many injured
Gangster Jitender Gogi, and two members of a rival gang who came to kill him “dressed as lawyers” shot dead; police say gangsters killed “in immediate counterfire”
Jantar Mantar hate speech case: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Preet Singh
The district court had denied him bail in August after ruling that he was actively involved in incendiary speeches against the minority community
Assam Police Firing: Death toll rises, victim blaming rampant
Fearful of the growing support for the hapless victims of the indiscriminate police firing in Assam, the conversation is being changed to vilify the protesters, as if to suggest they had it coming
Police firing in Assam: Illegal and unforgivable
The law rarely holds the police accountable for Human right violations, but excessive use of power leaves the door open for prosecution. However, the judicial will to hold the police accountable is scarce and police brutality continues
Widows of three manual scavengers get compensation and rehabilitation from Bombay HC
In a year where the government refused to accept any deaths due to manual scavenging, the court stepped in to recognise their rights
Over 1.28 lakh cases of crime against children in 2020, yet there is eerie silence on issue
Horrific details of the Dalit child’s rape and murder in Delhi crematorium by priest emerge, news of another child raped in Rajasthan reported
SC paves the way for women to take National Defence Academy exam in November 2021
The top court refused to entertain the centre’s notification to allow women candidates to take the entrance exam for entry into NDA only in May 2022
Bhima Koregaon: NIA Court rejects medical bail to Shoma Sen
She was arrested in June 2018, and has been in jail since then, with no relief
SC reserves order on Kavitha Lankesh’s plea opposing dropping KCOCA charges against accused
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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
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