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Beed to Delhi: Lawyer beaten in Maharashtra, judge threatened in Delhi—what the path for justice means for women practioners in today’s India

From a brutal assault in rural Maharashtra to death threats in a Delhi courtroom, the message is chillingly clear: women who uphold the law are not safe

‘There will be a complete ban…’: Supreme Court rebukes Patanjali in ‘false’ advertisement case

A bench of justices Hima Kohli and A Amanullah issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its managing director, Acharya Balakrishnan remarking that the "entire country was being taken for a ride" through such misleading advertisements. In three weeks they will have to respond to the contempt notice in a petition filed by the Indian medical Association (IMA).

Bail not Jail: SC tells Bombay HC to decide bail applications on priority, cites violations of personal Liberty, violation of Article 21

The Supreme Court has requested the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court to convey its request to all the Judges of the Bombay High Court to exercise the criminal jurisdiction to decide the matter pertaining to bail/anticipatory bail on priority

Bombay HC grants conditional permission to BJP MLA Raja Singh for Feb 25 Mira Road-Bhayander meet, orders videotaping and ‘No Hate Speech’

Pursuant to the conditional Court order, CJP files follow-up complaint with Maharashtra police, urges officials to take necessary action; listed below are the list of offences for which Raja Singh has been charged

Electoral Bonds Scheme ‘Unconstitutional’: How do countries across the world deal with Campaign Finance?

How can the damage caused by the unconstitutional Electoral Bonds Scheme be undone and a level playing field be assured? Will answers become more clear after March 13 when the Election Commission of India (ECI) always opposed to the non-transparent scheme prone to an unhealthy non-transparency and possibility of unethical quid pro quos makes public the List of Donors that have contributed substantively to the coffers of the ruling Party? This explainer explores such schemes world-over.

Manipur: Recovering drug users have right to appeal against acquittal of Lukhosai Zou, former Chairperson of the Moreh Autonomous District Council argue petitioners in...

The matter relates to a crucial appeal against a former Chairperson of the Moreh Autonomous District Council in 2018, in which a senior Manipur IPS officer, Additional SP, Narcotics, Th Brinda,  had claimed to have recovered 4,595 kgs of heroin and 2,80,200 World is Yours (WY) Amphetamine tablets weighing 28 kgs, from different properties

West Bengal: FIR against priest and other who conducted puja at Adina Mosque

Following the trend where Hindutva inclined organisations have been claiming several mosques as formerly being Hindu temples, another incident where a Hindu priest conducted a puja ceremony at a mosque, which comes under the Archaeological Survey of India, in West Bengal’s Malda.

Chandigarh Mayor Poll: Presiding Officer admits putting marks on 8 Ballots; ‘He Must Be Prosecuted’, Says Supreme Court

CJI DY Chandrachud said a Supreme Court bench will examine the ballots on Tuesday (February 20). The bench was hearing the matter today and expressed its concern about the horse-trading that was taking place This is "….interfering with the electoral democracy by a Returning Officer is the gravest possible thing," SC said.

Attack on journalist Nikhil Wagle: Despite evidence, CP, Pune Amitesh Kumar denies attempt to murder charge (S 307)

Evidence of the of targeted brutality, the use of large stone boulders, hockey sticks, iron rods that smashed the back car window and cracked the front, vocal slogans asking “Nikhil Wagle to be brought out, handed to us” from mobsters associated with the ruling BJP, Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP and other extremist organisations. But, the Pune police states to the media (on February 17) that the offence of “attempt to murder” is not made out; This is before any statement of Wagle and others has even been recorded though they have filed a detailed complaint asserting this claim earlier on February 14

Supreme Court unanimously hold Electoral Bond scheme to be unconstitutional, violative of right to information

The five-judge Constitutional bench has struck down the scheme and the amendments made to the RPA Act, IT Act and the Companies Act; observed the right to privacy donors is important, transparency in political funding cannot be achieved by granting absolute exemptions

Section 144 order set aside in Calcutta High Court, no such relief by Punjab and Haryana High Court in farmer’s protest

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the parties to find an amicable solution; visuals from protest show farmers facing water cannons, tear gas and rubber pellets

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Beed to Delhi: Lawyer beaten in Maharashtra, judge threatened in Delhi—what the path for justice means for women practioners in today’s India

From a brutal assault in rural Maharashtra to death threats in a Delhi courtroom, the message is chillingly clear: women who uphold the law are not safe

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