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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  

Petitions seeking probe against HM “filed for cheap publicity”: Bombay HC

The Court questioned the locus standi of the petitioner and also pointed towards the poorly drafted petition

P&H High Court refuses bail to rape accused despite survivor’s “no objection” to bail

The court refused to consider contradiction in statement and deposition during trial, as grounds for bail, even as complainant raised no objection to the bail

Trial in Dabholkar and Pansare murders to begin; Bombay HC to monitor

The CBI and the state SIT informed the court that they can begin trial but the probe into larger conspiracy will continue

Gauhati HC restores Indian citizenship of a woman declared a foreigner in 2017

The woman was declared Indian in 2013, but a foreigner in 2017 for dissimilarities in information

Publish details of police officers guilty of human rights violations: Kerala HC

The court clarified that non-publication would be allowed when a conclusive finding has not been established about an officer’s guilt

Ensure no double voting: Kerala HC to Election Commission

The Bench observed that prima facie, there were discrepancies in the final voters list published by the EC

SC grants anticipatory bail to Goa restaurant owner accused of rape

A top court Bench held a special sitting on Holi to hear the accused’s plea after the Delhi High Court rejected his petition

Kerala HC stays EC’s  order that halted rice distribution to non-priority ration card holders

Kerala Government had challenged the Election Commission order to halt the proposed distribution of rice to the blue and white card holders in the poll bound state

Bihar Special Armed Police Bill: Empowering a Police State?

The Bill caused unprecedented violence in the Assembly as opposition leaders resisted the Bill, calling it draconian, giving unbridled powers to a special police force

Delhi HC quashes FIR, directs assaulter to do community service

The court took into consideration the complainant’s wish to not pursue the matter

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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