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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
Citizens for Democracy urges SC to reconsider decision on Prashant Bhushan
Statement expressing solidarity with senior advocate says tweets made by him were an expression of anguish felt by citizens who are at the receiving end of the brutal state power
Prashant Bhushan is an undeclared conscience keeper of the highest court: Odisha intellectuals
Yet another statement in support of Prashant Bhushan in connection with the contempt of court charges against him
Prashant Bhushan 2009 contempt case: Rajeev Dhavan pleads for reference to larger bench
The bench framed some questions to be considered during the course of the hearing and will decide whether to refer the case to a larger bench at the next hearing
A silenced Bar cannot lead to a strong court: Lawyers write to SC
Over 1300 lawyers write to SC against Prashant Bhushan’s conviction for contempt
Karnataka CM invokes UAPA against Bengaluru rioters
State Govt may ban PFI, SDPI; Cabinet meeting on August 20, around 52 FIRs filed, 264 arrested, prohibitory orders extended till Aug 18
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Kidnapping, rape, torture, murder; just another long weekend in Uttar Pradesh
Lawlessness engulfs UP as child raped, tortured, killed; Dalit teen raped, tortured; and Dalit pradhan shot dead, all since Friday!
Parliament has remained a ghost town since March 2020: Justice AP Shah
The former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court addressed the inaugural session of an online Janta Parliament
Delhi Police complicit in February 2020 violence: Polis Project
Report slams police for manufacturing evidence and abusing power to selectively target and frame human rights defenders
SC: Prashant Bhushan held guilty for contempt of court [full judgement]
The Court will hear Bhushan on his sentence at the next hearing on August 20
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