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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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Bombay HC advises lawyers and litigants to download Aarogya setu App
The circular has effectively allowed the surveillance app to make inroads into judiciary
SC does not interfere with Bombay HC interim order allowing burials of Covid-19 victims in city
The Court refused to entertain the matter and asked the HC to decide the case within 2 weeks
SC asks Centre to ‘consider’ universalizing PDS, says it’s a policy issue
The Court made its stand clear that this being a policy issue, the government should deal with it
‘Untraceable’ detention camp inmate from Assam found, released with CJP’s help
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Zubeida Khatoon had lost all hope after being forced to spend more than five years in captivity
Interim relief to Prashant Bhushan in Gujarat FIR for hurting religious sentiments
Without going into the merits of the case, the Supreme Court has directed that no coercive action be taken against Bhushan until next hearing
Delhi HC directs action against police under SC/ST Act, for not registering FIR of Dalit man
The court observed that the man ran from pillar to post for justice and the police did not do its duty
Jaipur police allegedly assaults 26-year-old Jammu resident, calls him ‘terrorist’
“They called me a terrorist and beat me till the baton broke,” says 26-year-old Jammu resident after he was allegedly assaulted by the Jaipur police
“To my utter shock, the police seized my phone citing inquiry into the Delhi violence”: Kawalpreet Kaur
“Speak Against Delhi Police’s Witch Hunt of Students & Activists During Pandemic and Lockdown”, Civil rights activists ask citizens to join #DelhiPoliceJawabDo campaign today
Delhi HC directs govt to set up helpline for pregnant women
Delhi government assured timely assistance of ASHA workers, in cooperation with the central government.
Raj HC directs against mention of person’s caste in judicial matters
The notification states that the practice of mentioning caste in court documents is against the spirit of constitution
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