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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
Mehmood Pracha raids: Delhi court asks police how they plan to protect lawyer-client privilege
Mehmood Pracha’s firm Legal Axis represents several persons accused in the Delhi violence cases
Sexual Harassment: Madras HC slams gov’t for not taking action against Special DGP
The court pulled up the Government for not suspending the former DGP and sought a status report by March 16
Free HRD Hidme Markam from arbitrary UAPA charges: Front Line defenders
The international human rights organisation urged authorities to release Markam; say she was arrested for her work challenging police, military and corporate interests.
IAS officers sentenced to 3 months for disobeying court, usurping farmers lands
Telangana HC held that the farmers were not adequately compensated for their acquired lands, and construction was started on their lands despite court orders restraining it
BJP leader challenges Places of Worship Act in SC
The petition states that the law takes away rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs to reclaim their places of worship through Courts , says it legalises illegal acts of invaders
Punjab and Haryana HC refuses to grant protection to live-in couple
The court stated that their live-in relationship deed stated that theirs was not a marital relationship, and hence the same was not morally acceptable in society
SC suggests setting up of medical boards to help pregnant rape survivors
The top court has issued notice on a plea filed by a 14-year-old who had sought termination of her 26-week-old pregnancy
Fake sexual harassment cases becoming a trend: Delhi High Court
The court said that allegations regarding such serious offences cannot be made at the drop of a hat, and it is an abuse of the process of law
Batla House encounter: Delhi court convicts Ariz Khan for Inspector’s murder
The ASJ said that the case against Ariz Khan was proved beyond any reasonable doubt.
Bom HC pulls up trial court for using objectionable words in rape acquittal order
The court observed that the words used by the trial court were slang and foul words which are utterly disrespectful to women.
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