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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  

Centre’s paid vaccination policy for 18 to 44 years, prima facie arbitrary and irrational: SC

Given how the second wave has impacted the younger age group, the top court has asked pertinent questions on paid vaccine and mandatory registration

Bombay HC issues notice in State’s appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal

The court has called for the records of his case from the trial court, observing that there was a prima facie case to grant leave for the appeal

Kerala HC orders the release of people detained for protesting new rules in Lakshadweep

The court held that a person’s liberty is its most important concern, and that no individual will be deprived of it

UP: Family alleges Bulandshahr man was pushed off roof by police

The man’s daughter claims that she was on the terrace and saw the police hit her father with pistol butts, holding him by his legs and throwing him off the roof

SC mulls laying guidelines for application of Sedition law on journalists

The court was dealing with a petition filed by two news channels who were charged under sedition and observed that the terms used in the FIR amounted to muzzling of the media

Orissa HC seeks proof of payment of compensation to families of manual scavenging victims

The court had, in April, directed that compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each be paid to families of 4 persons deceased in manual scavenging activities

Allahabad HC grants bail to man charged under anti-conversion law

The court observed that the girl was a major and was in a relationship with the accused and accompanied him to the hotel room on her own will

Covid-19: Gauhati HC extends interim orders till June 15

Order impacts anticipatory bail, interim bails, sureties and all interim orders passed by the court and its subordinate courts and tribunals

Andhra Pradesh HC orders re-release of prisoners on Covid bail amid second wave

The court has directed this release for 90 days except those who have been charged with serious offences like rape

Can’t say you’re the Centre and you know what’s right: SC questions Centre’s vaccine strategy

The court pulled up the Centre with several questions about its policy on dual pricing, stressing that there should be one uniform price across India

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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  

3,404 SIR Forms Found at Kharghar Xerox Shop: CJP, VFD and BCS demands answers from Maharashtra SEC

The discovery of original voter Enumeration Forms outside official custody, followed by the suspension of five BLOs, raises serious questions over the security and integrity of Maharashtra’s electoral-roll revision process; citizens groups demand a comprehensive inquiry

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