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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
Covid-19: Allahabad HC asks police to spread awareness rather than arresting people
The court noted that the offence was of overcrowding and asked the police to reconsider the case
Delhi HC reserves order on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against trial court order denying default bail
He has been under arrest since January and the lower court extended time for filing chargesheet beyond the 90 days stipulated time.
Ahmedabad Jagannath Temple head priest upset with Guj HC decision against holding the yatra
He accused that the temple committee hadn’t received any official news of the stay order else it would have approached the court
MTP Act: Women’s rights campaigners advocate for a rights based abortion law
A coalition of civil rights and feminist organizations has prepared a comprehensive list of recommendations for the consideration of legislators so that the pregnancy termination law recognizes women’s rights
Falling asleep after ‘being ravished’, very unbecoming of an Indian woman: K’taka HC
This was a part of the rationale given while granting pre arrest bail to a rape accused
Judges on way to court attacked by unknown persons in UP’s Auraiya
The investigation of the matter is underway under the supervision of forensic teams and the police
SC judge visiting Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad says Guj HC order is in public interest
The Guj HC yatra took place in a symbolic manner in the temple premises after the HC quashed pleas for a procession
Is the UP administration using harsher sections of the law against Muslims, dissenters and activists?
UP slapped NSA charges on two accused in Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder, and also booked four teenagers under sedition for allegedly burning the tricolour for a TikTok video
Delhi Police agrees to release Safoora on humanitarian grounds; HC grants bail
At the last hearing, Delhi police had refused to make an exception for her pregnancy and presented strong grounds for keeping her in custody
Puri Rath Yatra: SC imposes curfew, strict conditions for conduct of festivities
The apex court allows only those who test negative for Covid-19 to take part in Rath Yatra. Meanwhile, Gujarat HC has taken a contrasting stand
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