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Supreme Court asked to intervene as petitions flag “normalisation of hate” in Assam CM’s public speeches
CPIM, Annie Raja, former civil servants and clerics seek FIRs, an independent SIT and binding guidelines on speech by constitutional functionaries, alleging sustained communal targeting and abuse of executive authority
Murder convict spends 18 years in jail, Odisha HC orders new trial
The Bench opined that the convicted appellant was denied a fair trial and proper legal representation
State courts revert to virtual hearings amid Covid-19 surge
The exponential rise in Covid infections and deaths have compelled the courts to re-start online hearings
Citizenship should be adjudicated on basis of merit, after hearing proceedee: Gauhati HC
The court, in a landmark order, upheld the importance of citizenship, and set aside an ex parte order declaring a woman 'foreigner' by Foreigners Tribunal in Dhubri
Jharkhand HC grants bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam
He will now be released from custody as he was already on bail in three other fodder scam cases
State is heading towards a health emergency: Jharkhand HC
The court observed that the unavailability of CT scan machines is a ‘serious concern’
Sitalkuchi firing: Calcutta HC seeks status report from CID
The HC was hearing pleas related to the firing by CISF on a polling day in Cooch Behar district on April 10 killing four people
Gujarat HC directs State to be honest about Covid data
The court has ordered the State to increase testing, not be ‘shy’ of actual positive cases, in order to reduce panic among citizens
‘Only males can apply’ employment condition discriminatory: Kerala HC
Court holds that protective provisions cannot stand in the way of a woman being considered for employment for which she is otherwise eligible
Bombay HC takes suo motu cognisance of Covid surge in prisons
Has directed the State to file an affidavit on the issue and the measures undertaken by them
Karnataka Prisons: HC seeks State’s response to overcrowding, medical facilities
The court is seized with a batch of pleas seeking to decongest prisons and to provide proper medical facilities to prisoners
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