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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
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Prashant Bhushan contempt case: The judgment behind the Re. 1 penalty
A closer look at the rationale behind the now famous judgment and the possibility of placing greater onus for lawyers' conduct on the Bar Council
Kafeel Khan’s speech does not disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence: Allahabad HC
The court granted his release from detention under NSA while observing that his speech did not incite violence and the detention order came as a response to his bail order
Tablighi Jamaat: Bom HC judge disagrees with colleague’s remark on “indirect warning to Muslims”
Justice Sewlikar has said he does not conform to Justice Nalawade’s views that taking action against Tablighi Jamaat attendees was a warning for Indian Muslims in light of anti-CAA protests
Grateful and humbled by the solidarity and support: Prashant Bhushan
Senior advocate and human rights defender issues statement after Re 1 fine in Twitter related contempt of court case
BREAKING: SC fines Prashant Bhushan Re 1 in tweet related contempt case
The senior advocate and human rights defender had refused to retract or apologise for his tweets against SC and CJI
Rona Wilson worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself
The state must either prove its grave charges against him conclusively or set him free along with all other political prisoners.
Delhi HC stays broadcast of Suresh Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ show
Notice also issued to the Centre, UPSC, Sudarshan News channel and its Editor-in-Chief Chavhanke
How courts rescued the Tablighi Jamaat from further hatred
Courts are increasingly finding that police acted without application of mind and the Tablighi members were made into scapegoats
Establish independent review of Delhi Police’s role North East Delhi riots: Amnesty
Human rights violations were committed by Delhi Police, alleges Amnesty International India’s investigative report
The ruling is surprising and disappointing: Brinda Karat on Hate Speech Case Dismissal
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate dismissed the application on the technicality, that prior Govt sanction is needed for prosecution of the respondents, who MPs
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