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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
The laws against child marriage exist but are not enough
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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
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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
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Delhi Police on Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: “Liable to be prosecuted and punished for sexual harassment, molestation and stalking”
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Supreme Court holds extension of director of ED, SK Mishra, to be “invalid in law”
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Manipur violence: SC provides interim protection in sedition case against lawyer who accompanied fact-finding team
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“Vigilantism is not permissible, needs to be checked”: SC, following up Tehseen Poonawalla case
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