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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home

Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property

Police need sensitisation on couple’s autonomous life choices: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court Calls for Sensitization of Maharashtra Police Force towards Couples in Conflict with Family

26 thousand cases disposed of by the SC, 5.23 lakh by the HC in this year: Ministry of Law and Justice

The data showed an increasing trend in the number of cases being disposed of by the Supreme Court and the High Court in the last three years.

Nearly 272 crores spent by the govt. on litigation over the last five financial years: Lok Sabha

As provided by the Ministry of Law and Justice, 6,36,605 cases involving the government remain pending across various courts

Temple festivals used to display strength, perpetuate violence, better to have them closed: Madras HC

Hearing a petition seeking police protection for festival celebration, the Court remarked that the Police must dedicate their vital time and resources trying to settle disagreements between the groups

Delhi HC set aside trial court’s order for filing of FIR against VHP leader for allegedly delivering hate speech in 2019

Bench deems no incriminating evidence against Lok Kumar found, states petitioner, activist Harsh Mander, did not make any accusations against him in the police complaint

From “liable to be prosecuted” to “neither opposing nor supporting bail”: The curious case of Delhi Police

Delhi court grants bail to Brij Bhushan Singh and Vinod Tomar even as counsel for petitioners decry that “the accused was very influential”

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

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