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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
SC refuses to entertain plea challenging Epidemic Act
The top court remarked that every High Court has the power to test the validity of Central Acts
Andhra Pradesh: CBI books 16 people for defamatory content against judges
The Andhra Pradesh HC had directed the CBI to look into a larger conspiracy on social media against the judiciary
J’khand HC grants bail to UAPA accused as no link to Al-Qaeda established
The Maulana has been in custody for more than 14 months and was finally granted bail as investigation could not establish basic facts
Kerala HC: It is duty of press to comment on news to enlighten public
The court quashed defamation case against newspaper as it was done in good faith and in interest of public good even if it was contemptuous in nature
We are trying to discourage Article 32 petitions: Chief Justice of India
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in the matter pertaining to journalist Siddique Kappan’s release
Magistrate reprimanded for issuing arrest warrant despite HC’s anticipatory bail order
The Rajasthan HC held that the Magistrate’s action was in clear violation of the High Court’s orders and directions
Hathras case: Mathura court rejects bail plea of two CFI members and driver
The court observed that the allegations under UAPA, IPC and sedition laws against the accused are grave in nature
Hathras case: Mathura court reserves bail order of three charged for sedition
Their bail plea was earlier rejected by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mathura
Delhi Riots: No ‘incriminating clinching evidence’, court grants bail
The court noted that the evidence on record was not from the day of the riots
Stand up comic Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges for tweets
The Attorney General has approved the plea for contempt against Kamra based on several letters it received
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