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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

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

Delhi Police on Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: “Liable to be prosecuted and punished for sexual harassment, molestation and stalking”

Delhi Police asks the court to summon Singh, meanwhile, Singh loses his temper at a female journalist, breaks her mic, and behaves rudely

Supreme Court holds extension of director of ED, SK Mishra, to be “invalid in law”

Invalidating his extensions beyond September 2021, the Bench allowed Mishra to continue his post until July 31 in light of the concerns raised by the Union Government

Manipur violence: SC provides interim protection in sedition case against lawyer who accompanied fact-finding team

The case is now listed for July 14, no coercive steps to be taken against the petitioner in the meanwhile

“Vigilantism is not permissible, needs to be checked”: SC, following up Tehseen Poonawalla case

Half a decade later, SC instructs the MHA to convene a meeting of state department heads, takes no concrete action against the growing number of mob violence

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.

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