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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
7,020 individuals and 63 organisations demand justice for Araria rape survivor
Sign petition to Patna HC Chief Justice asking for release of the survivor and two women’s rights activists who were jailed by a lower court judge for ‘contempt of court’
Tablighi Jamaat: HCs come to the rescue of foreign nationals, grant bail, ask govts to avoid criminal trial
The foreign nationals who came to attend the congregation in Delhi and are now in prisons from violating visa norms, are being safeguarded by the courts of law
SC refuses to entertain Yatin Oza’s plea to stay contempt proceedings by Guj HC
The plea was withdrawn after the CJI asked Oza to approach the high court with his grievance
Is the SC directed industry-worker negotiation plausible?
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Do all Lives Matter in India?
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Plea in SC demanding transfer of funds from PM CARES to NDRF
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Bombay HC seeks data on pending bail applications from district courts
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Police fail to file chargesheet, Amulya Leona gets bail
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