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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
Sharjeel Usmani charged with Sedition for Elgar Parishad speech
The Elgar Parishad was given permission to be organised after much apprehension, since the last such conclave of December 2017 had led to violent clashes in Pune
Delhi HC upholds dismissal of Judge for workplace sexual harassment
The disciplinary proceedings against him concluded that the allegations of sexual harassment were proven
Delhi court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Delhi Police for Jamia violence
The court held that the police was protected under CrPC for carrying out official duty, even if actions were, arguably, in excess
Only 7 percent women officers in police force: IJR 2019
The report ranks states on various quantitative measurements of budgets, human resources, infrastructure, workload, diversity across police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid
Maharashtra ranks highest in providing legal aid: IJR 2020
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Over 400 High Court judge posts vacant, 56 lakh pending cases: Law Ministry
The Law Ministry, while responding to several questions on pendency of cases and vacancies at courts painted a stark picture of an overburdened and under-staffed judiciary
Bonds levied on UP farmers: Allahabad HC warns DM to be “cautious”
The court warned the Sitapur DM to not act arbitrarily and against natural justice over their notice demanding exorbitant personal bonds from farmers
POCSO Act not to penalise teenagers in romantic relationships: Madras HC
The court however clarified that offences under POCSO are serious but can also be misused by some people
Faizan police brutality case: Delhi HC directs police to file affidavit on working CCTV cameras
During the north east Delhi riots, a video of policemen forcing three injured men to sing the national anthem had gone viral
Delhi riots: Court directs FIR registration for mosque arson
During the 2020 pogrom, Madina Mosque in Shiv Vihar was allegedly burnt and desecrated
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