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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
Delhi HC holds Govt’s order cancelling Prof. Ashok Swain’s OCI card ‘Bereft of any reason”
Setting aside the impugned order, the Court has given the Union government three weeks to pass a new order
The battle for Indian Federalism: Government of NCT of Delhi vs. Union of India
The Union government digs its heels in, issued a notification giving primacy to the Lieutenant Governor in transfer and postings of civil servants serving the Delhi Government.
Unveiling the Harsh Truth of Child Marriage in India
The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
Allahabad HC: Appalling conditions of the state jails, indifference shown to the plight of prisoners
Hearing a PIL, the bench took serious note of the meagre wage offered to inmates, tremendous overcrowding, murders inside jails, grants one last chance to the state to act firmly
Supreme Court affirms right of forest inhabitants, prevents it from being limited to recognized communities
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The Supreme Court of India broadened the ambit of who can be granted the right to forest rights, cites that certain communities may not have had the documents to come under governmental categories.
SC deems caste-based discrimination in higher education system to be a ‘very sensitive matter’
In the PIL filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, bench urges UGC take action, propose steps to facilitate students from the SC/ST backgrounds into the mainstream
Adv. Vrinda Grover appointed as the member of UN Human Rights Council’s Ukraine Commission of Inquiry
Ambassador Václav Bálek of the Czech Republic, president of the Human Rights Council, appointed Advocate Grover
Supreme Court issues notice in contempt charges against Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand
Narsinghanand had made insulting remarks against the SC and the Indian Constitution, notice has been issued without returnable date
Undermining independence of the judiciary would compromise rule of law: Justice PS Narasimha, SC
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Madras HC: Legal bar on ED’s detention, split verdict, PMLA case against Senthil Balaji
Justice Banu holds the ED to have crossed legal limits; is it time to bring the powerful central agency, an alleged tool of the union, under scrutiny?
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