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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  

Kerala HC recalls orders quashing sexual offence cases in cases where parties settled dispute

The Court said that it had not noticed the Supreme Court’s precedents that serious offences such as rape cannot be quashed even if parties settle dispute

Increase Covid testing, cremation facilities: Uttarakhand HC issues directions

The court heard the matter on Covid management early on April 28 instead of May 10 due to the worsening situation

Shun selfishness and greed: Delhi HC on hoarding of medicines, oxygen cylinders

The High Court has been regularly hearing matters on Covid management in Delhi, making some strict observations

FIR against Param Bir Singh for caste-based harassment

32 others booked as well on complaint of Akola cop who claimed he was harassed when he refused to be a part of Singh’s corrupt practices

I am not fully ‘woke’: Madras HC judge to start psychology sessions to understand same sex relationships

Justice Venkatesh said, “I honestly feel that such a session with a professional will help me understand same-sex relationships better and will pave way for my evolution”

SC recognises how intersection of gender, caste and disability makes one a soft target

While hearing a case realted to the rape of a visually impaired woman from a Scheduled Caste, the court also laid down guidelines on how to deal with complainants with disabilities in their interaction with the judicial system

HC intervenes, Centre increases Maharashtra’s Remdesivir allocation for 10 days

The Bench has noted that some Covid-care centres and hospitals are not distributing Remdesivir equitably

Shift Siddique Kappan to Delhi for medical treatment: SC to UP Gov’t

Kappan’s wife had alleged that he was being ill treated in the Mathura hospital and was chained to his bed like an animal

No prisoner to be denied vaccination for not registering on COWIN portal: Odisha HC

The court has directed the State to make alternate arrangements to ensure that prisoners are vaccinated against Covid-19

Father Stan Swamy moves Bombay HC for bail

 The Special NIA court had rejected his bail application in March on merits

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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