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Judging the Judge: The communal backlash against a lynching verdict
A reasoned criminal judgment gave way to an organised campaign of communal abuse, threats and intimidation targeting the judge who delivered it
Notice publication under SMA to verify credibility of persons: Centre to Delhi HC
A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the setting aside of some Special Marriage Act provisions as it violates privacy
Key suspect in the Red Fort violence case arrested
Iqbal Singh was arrested by Special cell of Delhi Police, he had a bounty of 50,000 on his head
SC grants protection to Sanjay Singh in hate speech cases
FIRs were registered against the AAP member last year as he accused the UP government of favouring a certain caste over others
Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC
The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband
SC dismisses plea challenging sec 124A of IPC for lack of cause of action
The Court said that there was no case presented where persons are rotting in jail and thus dismissed the petition
Delhi Riots: Bail denied as accused carrying palta in aggressive posture
The court held that the accused was part of an unlawful assembly and material against him does not make a case for bail
Take strict action against Safai Karamcharis taking law in their own hands: Delhi HC
The court was hearing a petition filed by a Municipal Corporation alleging that some safai karamcharis were impeding the daily functioning and obstructing ingress and egress to headquarters
Priya Ramani defamation case verdict expected tomorrow
Verdict in the criminal defamation case filed by former minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani expected on February 10
Allahabad HC acquits a man jailed for 20 years on rape charges
The court noted the ‘sorry state of affairs’ and mentioned that even after 14 years of incarceration, the State did not think of reversing his life sentence
Activist Rehana Fathima can use social media without hurting religious feelings: SC
SC partially stayed Kerala HC’s order banning her from social media, for uploading a cooking video and using the term ‘Gomatha’ as synonym for meat
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