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Judicial Pushback against Cow Vigilantism: Allahabad HC flags arbitrary FIRs, demands accountability from top officials
The Court exposes the way a regulatory law has become a system of targeted persecution of minorities through arbitrary FIRs under the 1955 law while ignoring the Supreme Court’s binding directives to prohibit group violence
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9 years since the passing of the NALSA judgment, has the cycle of discrimination and ostracism finally been broken for the transgender community?
On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, CJP examines the Indian state's failures and successes in advancing the welfare of the transgender community
2008 Jaipur blasts: Rajasthan HC acquits all four who were given death penalty
The High Court found significant faults in the police investigation and has urged prosecution of the errant officers who investigated the case
Police to closely monitor Ram Navami processions in Hyderabad and Mumbai
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CJP wrote to the local police in both cities and sought preventive action against these rallies organised by right wing groups, whoever the police assured strict vigilance
Jamia violence case: Delhi High Court overturns trial court order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha, Safoora Zargar and others
The Court, inter alia, observed that protests had turned violent and the accused continued to be part of the protests that had turned violent
Why did Delhi Police deny permission for Ram Navami procession in Jahangirpuri?
Ram Navami is going to be celebrated on March 30, however Delhi police wants to avoid a law and order situation in Jahangirpuri, given its ugly past
Lok Sabha Restores Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal’s Membership just ahead of Supreme Court hearing
Though his conviction had been suspended by the court two months and four days ago, this action comes now only when the parliamentarian’s challenge to the Lok Sabha Secretariat is to be heard by the Supreme Court
Triple Jeopardy! CJP wins legal battle for a Muslim daily wager who, after twice having proven his citizenship, received a third FT notice
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The CJP assists another Assam resident who had received, for the third time, an FT notice for being a suspected foreigner and wins! The constitutional battle against arbitrary legal malpractice for the marginalised continues
Sealed cover business: Is the Apex court ready to nip this in the bud?
Keeping in view the opinions expressed by present CJI Chandrachud over the past year, it appears that the SC is revising its previous practice, allowing for the sealed cover procedure only exceptional cases. Will this in any way change sealed cover jurisprudence?
‘Be ready with files’, SC warns as it issues notice to GoI, Gujarat govts on Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission of convicts
During the hearing, the bench observed that it would not be overwhelmed by emotions in the case and would only go into all aspects of the facts and law in the case
Illegal mining: Only 6% cases ended up as FIRs in 2022
The data provided for 16 states in the Rajya Sabha indicated that while incidents of illegal mining were substantial, the rate of registration of FIRs was abysmally low
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