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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

Lawyers send straws and sippers for Father Swamy to Taloja Jail

The group of 42 lawyers wrote to the Superintendent of Taloja Jail to look after other inmates as per Prison Manual as well

Delhi Riots: Jamia student granted parole to sit for exam

The court noted that some leniency must be showed by allowing Asif Iqbal Tanha to pursue higher education

SC takes suo moto cognisance of Rajkot Covid Hospital fire

A fire broke out in the ICU ward of Rajkot’s Uday Shivananda Hospital, killing five and injuring six on November 27, 2020

Sheena Choudhary case: Delhi HC slams Rajasthan Police for ‘completely unjustified’ behaviour

Rajasthan cops have a lot to answer for how they treated a 26-year-old educated woman, forcibly taking her into ‘custody’ because she did not want to get married according to her parents will

J&K HC refuses to stay probe against  Deepika Singh Rajawat’s tweet

The Kashmiri Lawyer had tweeted about Navratri highlighting the increasing instances of rape in India

Pandemic or mass disaster cannot override Article 21 protection: Allahabad HC  

The HC has come down heavily on the lower court’s decision to not recognise the accused’s rights to default bail on grounds of Covid lockdown

Taloja Jail may soon get a deluge of ‘sippers’, but will they reach Fr Stan Swamy?

The NIA has reportedly told courts it does not have a straw and sipper to give 83-year-old Parkinson's inflicted Stan Swamy, social media users have started ordering online to send to jail authorities

Continued use of unconstitutional section 66A of IT Act in UP

The HC noted that the UP police have been disregarding the Shreya Singhal Judgment and lodging FIRs under an already struck down provision

Punjab Haryana HC issues notice to Haryana govt over alleged illegal detention of farmer leaders

The habeas corpus petition has been filed by an advocacy group stating that the farmer leaders’ houses were raided at “unearthly” hours

We need to respect humanity: Bombay HC to ED on Anand Grover

Court asks ED not to insist on appearance of the senior advocate till December 14

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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley

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