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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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NEET 2024 Row: Supreme Court cancels grace marks, orders re-test for affected students
Second chance or setback? NEET re-test for some, counselling on track
Gujarat HC slams Rajkot officials for deadly gaming zone fire
Court questions lapses in safety measures, negligence by Municipal Corporation
Prabir Purkayastha Case: Mandate of providing grounds of arrest to PMLA/UAPA accused, some safeguards
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Through some recent judgements of Senthil Balaji, Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha, the Supreme Court has cemented the crucial right of an accused to be provided with grounds of arrest in writing, a constitutional right under Article 22, the failure to do so, vitiates the arrest itself
Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh High Courts deliver two contradictory judgments on interfaith marriage without conversion under Special Marriage Act (SMA)
While Allahabad HC bench of Justice Jyotsna Sharma said interfaith couples not intending to convert their religion can marry under SMA, a similar plea for police protection was rejected by Madhya Pradesh HC citing Muslim personal law
Rights-based approach to abortion: The need for legislative reforms
Inconsistent court rulings leave women facing a confusing and unfair legal battle for safe abortion in India.
Bihar: RJD’s petition booth capturing and rigging at Munger dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court has directed RJD to take the matter up with the Patna High Court after RJD’s Anita Kumari filed her petition claiming that Bihar’s Munger has witnessed bogus voting, booth capturing, and prevention of backward castes from voting.
Delhi High Court grants statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in alleged incendiary speech case
The bench also critiqued trial court’s conduct and said that nothing could have disentitled the accused from seeking relief under Section 436-A of CrPC
Interpreting the precedent in Vernon in favour of the State, Umar Khalid’s bail plea rejected by Karkardooma Sessions Court
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Examining Jurisprudential Shifts: The Evolution of Bail Provisions Under PMLA – Part II”
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