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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  

Despite increase in oxygen supply, the problem appears to continue: Bombay HC

The Nagpur Bench has directed the State to use oxygen from different steel plants to attend to the Covid-19 emergency

Consider supplying oxygen to Delhi from nearby plants: Delhi HC to Centre

Two more hospitals came before the court seeking oxygen supply, and the court has directed that they should approach nodal officers

Move undertrials to less crowded prisons: Bom HC to State

The court made this direction while hearing a suo moto case which was taken up after media reports stating that Covid had spread among prisoners as well as prison staff across the state

Application for production of Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in handcuffs ‘bereft of reasons’: Delhi Court

The court questioned the Delhi Police for filing an application calling them ‘high risk prisoners’ and handcuffing both their hands at the back

Gauhati HC seeks State’s response on vaccinating prisoners

A letter sent to the court by an NGO alleging that inmates were not receiving jabs against Covid, was registered as a suo motu PIL

Harish Salve recuses as Amicus Curiae in SC’s suo motu Covid-19 crisis matter

The SC seemed visibly upset with the criticism it received after registering the suo motu matter; matter adjourned to April 27

Centre’s policy to not vaccinate elders at home unreasonable and arbitrary: Bombay HC

The central government has been told to revisit its policy against door-to-door vaccination policy for elders

Cal HC pulls up EC for poor handling of elections during Covid crisis

The court that mere issuance of circulars is not the onerous responsibility of the commission

HCs know local issues better; SC suo moto move draws flak from legal fraternity, SCBA

The apex court’s move to withdraw Covid related cases before high courts led to the SCBA filing an application to oppose it

As it stands, we all know this country is being run by God: Delhi HC

The court has held that any authority responsible for obstruction of oxygen supply will be criminally liable

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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