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Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, questions ‘concocted’ State narrative in Noida workers’ protest case

Court questions arrest chronology, missing video evidence and alleged procedural violations in Noida workers’ protest case  

Report of PP need not be served upon accused when seeking extension of detention: Bom HC

The court also stated that the substance was more important than the form, and reiterated the apex court’s observations that even if prosecutor does not submit report, there should be material to show that he has indeed scrutinized the material on record

SC draws distinction between disturbance of law & order, and disturbance of public order

he court quashed detention order, and held that Preventive Detention Order can only be passed if the activities adversely affect or are likely to adversely affect the maintenance of public order

Inform prisoners about rights, parole provisions: Rajasthan HC

Prison Watch: Court reminds Prison Superintendent of the duty to inform all eligible prisoners of their right to be considered for being released on parole as soon as their cause becomes ripe

Kaimur Police firing: 15 Adivasi-activists get bail for lack of evidence

During a sit in protest for forests and lands, the Bihar Police open fired, lathi charged and even arrested some of them in 2020 and 2021

Detention order of accused already in custody must justify preventive detention: MP High Court

The High Court set aside detention order deeming that the same was passed by non-application of mind as the detention of the person already in custody did not apprehend his possible release, and did not state he must be detained in order to prevent him from indulging in prejudicial activities

NIA court failed to take humanitarian approach: Bom HC grants temporary bail to Surendra Gadling

The court held that the judgement in the NIA Vs. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali case can be applied for regular bail, and Gadling’s circumstances needed a humanitarian approach, considering his mother had passed away. Even at this point NIA opposed the bail stating that the rituals can be carried out by other family members.

Gyan Vapi mosque and Kashi Vishwanath temple exchange land

Mosque authority's general secretary SM Yasin rubbishes rumours of handing over more land

ISRO espionage case: Kerala HC grants protection from arrest to R.B Sreekumar

Sreekumar was the deputy director with Intelligence Bureau when the spy case surfaced, and was later deputed to assist the Kerala police in the matter

Bhima Koregaon: Surendra Gadling gets interim bail to perform mother’s death anniversary rituals

In September last year, Special NIA Court had rejected his emergency bail application to perform the final rites of his mother

Only one woman judge in Supreme Court, 77 across all High Courts!

Law and Justice Minister, Kiren Rijiju, unable to provide information about female judges at the district level

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Adieu Comrade Thankappan – Javed Anand, Roma, Teesta Setalvad

Three associates of D Thankappan, Javed Anand, Roma and Teesta Setalvad pay their tributes to this man of action and intellect who was a leading light in India’s trade union movement. D Thankappan, ailing for some years, passed away early this morning, September 2, at his home in Airoli, New Bombay. He was 87.

Maharashtra’s schools are struggling to survive as students protest, infrastructure crumbles and Marathi-medium institutions disappear

From Adivasi students on hunger strike to Class 10 students demanding teachers, government schools without electricity and internet, and hundreds of schools facing the loss of grant-in-aid, Maharashtra’s education crisis is increasingly visible on the streets

The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Six-year-old detained during Patna teacher aspirants’ protest, parents allege police assault

Patna Police say the child was ‘rescued’ from a potentially dangerous crowd, while his parents allege that the family was taken to a police station, where they were assaulted and kept for nearly seven hours