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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
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
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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
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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
SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt; next hearing to decide sentence
This judgment came in the suo moto case against the senior advocate for posting tweets about the court and the Chief Justice of India
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