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Bombay High Court rejects State’s adjournment plea in Sangram Patil case; hearing to proceed on February 4
Court refuses to delay hearing, noting continued travel restriction due to Look Out Circular and absence of State’s reply
Manipur Violence: Supreme Court warns union and state government to take action, or they will
Supreme Court takes suo-moto cognizance after video of two Kuki women being paraded naked surfaces, terms it to be "deeply disturbing", “gross constitutional failure” and "simply unacceptable"
Bombay HC: 2 weeks stay on order restraining offering of Namaz at an 800-year-old Jumma Masjid
Scheduling the hearing to be held after two weeks, the Bench also directed the Jalgaon district collector to hand over the mosque keys to Jumma Masjid Trust Committee
Sexual harassment, stalking and molestation accused Brij Bhushan granted two day interim bail by Delhi Court
Even as SPP points that Singh should be denied bail as he could influence the witnesses, Court grants him interim bail, regular bail hearing to be held on Thursday
J&K High Court: Preventive detention cannot be based on a stale incident
The Court made the observation while quashing a preventive detention order passed last year in connection to a case registered two years earlier, deems it to be a case of non-application of mind by the detaining authority
The laws against child marriage exist but are not enough
This legal exploration looks at the evolution of the laws on child marriage in India.
On UCC, personal law reform & the politics of competitive communalism
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption need to bne initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the state’s backing, hardly has any reform taken place or allowed to prevail
Delhi HC rejects plea of State to condone a delay of 28 years days in filing appeal against the acquittal order in anti-Sikh riots...
The bench held that if the complainant was aggrieved by acquittal, there was nothing which prevented them from filing the appeal then
Hathras conspiracy case: two more accused granted bail by the Allahabad High Court
CFI leader KA Rauf Sherif and Mohd. Danish granted bail, HC noted that the court below had failed to appreciate the material available on record
Death behind bars: Justice through the Indian Courts as cases spiral
High Court orders Jharkhand government to pay damages of Rs 5 lakhs the in custodial death of Umesh Singh; Singh was implicated in a case related to protests against the heavy blasting in mines, which had caused damage to his house and other dwellings in the locality, reported The Telegraph
Muslims and the Myths Surrounding Polygamy in India
Latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data challenges stereotypes to reveal a declining trend in polygamy across religious communities in India, debunking prejudiced narratives oft spewed against religious minorities
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