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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

Implement SC Order, take preventive action against Sakal Hindu Samaj Event of Feb 5, 27 : petition to CP Mumbai

27 human rights organisations have today addressed a letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner (CP) and the Director General of Police (DGP) Maharashtra demanding minute implementation of SC order of February 3

SC: Notice issued to 5 states in challenge to ‘love jihad’ laws

Notice was issued on CJP’s earlier petition challenging anti-conversion laws of UP and Uttarakhand, MP & HP in January 2021

Hate speech: SC asks for video of Sakal Hindu Samaj proposed meet in Mumbai on Feb 5

Sakal Hindu Samaj had earlier held a rally on January 29 in Mumbai where calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims were made.

Married woman has the autonomy to choose termination of pregnancy, not medical board: Bombay HC

A recent court case, ABC vs. State of Maharashtra, held that it was the woman and not the medical board who could make this decision under Section 3(2B) of MTP Act.

Directions issued by the SC to prevent Delay in Release of Prisoners

The SC Bench suggested that the court should consider amending bail conditions that are causing delay in release

Siddique Kappan to finally walk out of Jail!

Imprisoned for over two years now, he had gotten bail in charges filed under both UAPA and PMLA

Gujarat policemen who flogged stone pelting accused found guilty in disciplinary inquiry

The inquiry instituted by the IG found that 5 policemen are found to be prima facie guilty for flogging the accused publicly

Protests on attack on JNU students: Mumbai police withdraws case against 36 protesters

Earlier this month, January 2023, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate allowed an application filed on behalf of the state government seeking to withdraw the plea and disposed of the case.

Allahabad HC grants bail to Javed Mohammad, alleged “Mastermind” of Prayagraj violence

Javed Mohammad (alias Javed Pump), leader of Welfare Party of India, was deemed as the “mastermind” behind the violence in Prayagraj and his house was demolished by the administration

K’taka HC says downtrodden still unable to do business like “upper caste”

The Court refused to quash a complaint against a man who threatened, harassed and used catiest slurs to intimidate the victim.

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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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