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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’
Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection
Bombay HC grants anticipatory bail to 8 anti CAA-NRC protestors
The court noted that there was no evidence to prove their guilt
Allahabad HC grants Faisal Khan bail
Court bars peace activist from using social media till end of trial
Covid Hospital Fire: SC issues guidelines to avoid further fatal accidents
The top court has also issued directions to contain the spread of the pandemic, and suggested a cap on the fees charged by private hospitals to make treatment more affordable
Did Delhi police kill a youth from Rajasthan?
Residents of a village allege that a young man was killed when Delhi Police opened fire
Allahabad HC protects man booked under UP ‘love jihad’ law
The court has upheld the Right to Privacy and choice of two adults, noting that the allegations prime facie is based on mere suspicions
Hathras case: UP State & DM deny accepting house and job requests of the victim’s family
The victim’s family submitted before the High Court that they were promised compensation, employment and a house by the DM which was being refused
Change of name is a facet of freedom of expression: Allahabad HC
The petition was filed before the High Court as CBSE refused to change the petitioner’s name on his certificates
SC issues contempt notices to Rachita Taneja and Kunal Kamra
Supreme Court has decided to go ahead with legal proceedings against the two, who have been accused of ‘scandalising’ the court with their tweets
Latehar lynching case: Jharkhand HC dismissed plea for convict’s suspension of sentence
Awadhesh Sao had been convicted in the lynching of a cattle trader and an 11-year-old boy
Every workplace must declare zero tolerance for Gender insensitivity: Delhi HC
The court observed that internal committees need not demand high standard of proof in complaints of sexual harassment
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