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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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Delhi HC adjourns all riot related cases till March 20
Court also issues notice in cases of hate speech allegations against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, and others.
No law to back your actions: SC to UP govt. defending ‘name and shame’ posters
The SC has not put a stay on the Allahabad HC order, but has referred the matter to a larger constitution bench
India Justice Report 2019: Where India stands on police, prisons, judiciary and legal aid
The report shows that while Maharashtra performed well on all parameters, UP and Bihar performed the worst
Protest against indiscriminate arrest of hundreds of Muslims in violence affected NE Delhi
Students and faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...
“Everyone has been Silenced”: a comprehensive report on UP violence and its aftermath
The report by Citizens Against Hate (CAH), gives detailed account of alleged episodes of police excess, destruction of property and targeted violence in UP
Delhi violence: Allegations of indiscriminate arrests of Muslim men
Over 100 allegedly arrested or detained from Mustafabad, including Muslim man guarding Hindu temple
Chennai court deems Rajnikanth speech against Periyar defamatory, at best
The Chennai district court said the speech did not amount to promoting enmity or intentional insult to disturb peace
Police accuse couple of ‘IS links’, arrest them for ‘instigating anti-CAA protests’
Duo hailing from Kashmir was allegedly in touch with IS members from Khorasan module
Politically unaffiliated organisations supporting public causes can get foreign funding: SC
Landmark judgment on FCRA shot in the arm for many NGOs facing funding hurdles
UP govt caused “unwarranted interference in privacy”, says HC
Allahabad HC directed Lucknow administration to remove the banners and filed compliance report by March 16.
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