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When Criminal Law Becomes a Weapon: Justice Bhatia’s Reminder on Power, Process and Fairness

In an age where criminal law is increasingly deployed as an instrument of pressure rather than a pursuit of truth, judicial interventions that return us to first principles assume...

Committee members are not judges, they can change their views: CJI

The comment seemed to be aimed at the criticism that the farm laws committee is comprised of members who have expressed views in favour of the laws

UP Government files plea seeking transfer of love jihad PIL from High Court to Supreme Court

The Allahabad High Court has listed the matter for final hearing after a week

Women’s rights group intervenes in the Allahabad HC challenging “Love Jihad” Ordinance

The intervenors have alleged that the Ordinance disproportionately impacts women and denies them autonomy under the garb of protection  

Republic TV and Times Now reportage prima facie contemptuous: Bombay High Court

In the SSR media trial case, the court issued directions to be followed by the media while reporting but refrained from taking coercive action against the channels

Delhi Police cracks down on MPs, MLA sitting on farmer solidarity protest at Jantar Mantar

Police action comes after Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi visited their party colleagues at the site, and also accused the government of being anti farmer

Plea for CAA protest videos ‘not valid’: Delhi Police to High Court

Devangana Kalita had sought copies of videos of anti-CAA protests and other electronic data available with the police

Sexual harassment complaint against same gender may seem odd but it’s not improbable: Calcutta HC

The court dismissed a petition which stated that complaint under POSH Act cannot be made against person of same sex

Stand-up comic Faruqui Munawar’s custody extended by two weeks

His bail hearing is expected before the high court soon

Allahabad HC directs UP Police to not harass interfaith couple

The High Court took note of the petitioners' submission that they were being harassed after the invocation of the new anti-conversion law in the state

Reopen Anganwadi Centres, ensure proper nutrition to women and children: SC 

The top court held that the government has a constitutional obligation to ensure nutritional support to pregnant, lactating women and children

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