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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

Where thou representation: 3 women justices in the Supreme Court, 8.86% of the current strength

Questions of caste representation raised- out of 650 judges appointed across various High Courts over the past six years, 75.7% from the General Category, 3.54% SC, 1.54% ST, 11.7% OBC

Article 370: SC Upholds Scrapping Special Status Of Jammu And Kashmir

President’s order to scrapping Article 370 ‘valid’, Elections Should Held In J&K By September 2024

Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments to forest law

The amendment has been criticised by activists and tribal rights leaders to dilute existing provisions for protecting forest land and tribal livelihoods.

Tamil Nadu Governor delivers another googly, refers the ten re-adopted bills to the President, state calls it a “Hit on the Constitution”

Governor Ravi raises the argument that he did not have to send the bill back to the Assembly when he withheld his consent; Supreme Court to hear the matter on December 11

Supreme Court on PMLA: Section 120(B) of the IPC can’t be invoked by ED when criminal conspiracy not linked to schedule offence

In its recent judgment, the Court clarified that the person accused of PMLA offense need not be an accused in the Scheduled offense, and that if the prosecution for the scheduled offense concludes with the acquittal or discharge of all the accused, the scheduled offense ceases to exist

Gauhati HC: “Foreigner’s Tribunals declaring applicants/proceedees to be citizens/foreigners without following law, analysing material placed on record”

The divisive bench directed the Assam government to carry out a departmental review in cases where foreigner tribunals have declared applicants or proceedees to be citizens of India or foreigners without properly analysis

Supreme Court questions Kerala Governor: “Why was the governor sitting on bills for 2 years?”

SC bench keeps the petition of the state against the Governor pending as senior advocate Venugopal decries adversarial conduct by the Governor; granted liberty to amend its plea to seek guidelines to be laid down by the Court for Governor to send bills passed by the State to the President

Gujarat HC on plea banning loudspeakers for Azaan: “Faith and practice going on years together”

The PIL filed in the High Court had urged for banning the use of loudspeakers for Azaan prayers citing noise pollution and public disturbance; Chief Justice Sunita Aggarwal termed it to be a "wholly misconceived PIL”, questions lack of disturbance due to bells and drums in temples

‘Can’t keep the pot boiling over dead bodies’: Supreme Court directs dignified cremation/burial of Manipur violence victims

The Court revealed that as per the report of the committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, some civil society organizations were obstructing families of the deceased from taking the identified bodies for funeral reported LiveLaw and Bar & Bench.

Delhi HC directs Delhi police, MCD to consider feasibility of organising Muslim Mahapanchayat at the Ramlila Ground on December 18

Notably, the Court had refused to grant permission to hold a similar public meeting at the Ramlila Ground on October 29

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