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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt
In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate
Did the RSS defy Madras HC order in carrying out rallies?
RSS was miffed with HC order which had granted permission for the rallies with certain restrictions, yet it carried out rallies in 3 districts
State Failure to protect lives during 1992-1993 communal violence, compensation for kin of missing persons, dormant cases to be revived: SC
One of the root causes of their suffering was the failure of the State Government to maintain law and order says the November 4 order of the Supreme Court
AIDWA Writes to Parliamentary Panel, Seeks More Time for Views on Personal Law Reforms
The women’s organisation term as “unacceptable” the committee's decision to ask for memoranda concerning entire gamut of personal law within a short period of 21 days.
Revealing the password of your device to the police amounts to self-incrimination?
A CBI court has recently held that an accused cannot be forced to reveal his password as it would amount to impinging on his constitutional right against self-incrimination
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court takes SIT on record, sets next date after 2 weeks
“Sham” Trials Conducted In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, submits the petitioner before the SC
Two Men stripped on camera, paraded & whipped for allegedly selling beef
In a flagrant violation of the law in Chhattisgarh, the two “accused” have been arrested and police said over 33 kg of beef was recovered from them, police said.
Prophet remark row: SC transfers all FIRs against Naveen Kumar Jindal to Delhi Police
"All FIRs to be transferred to Delhi Police IFSO Unit. No precipitative action or further FIRs against the accused for eight weeks so he can pursue his appropriate remedy before the Delhi High Court," the bench said.
Considering mere possession of banned literature as an offence runs counter to rights under Article 19: Delhi Court
While dealing with case involving online Spreading of ISIS ideology, the Court cleared charges of one out of nine accused as there was no prima facie charge against him
Prosecution Cannot Force an Accused to Divulge Password of Electronic Device: CBI Court
According to the court, the Supreme Court’s judgment in...
Raids on Wire editors & seizure of electronic devices did not follow law & procedure: PUCL
Editor of the Wire, Siddharth Vardarajan told Sabrangindia that though they had opposed the seizure of these devices without providing any hash value (i.e. numeric value that uniquely identifies data lodged in any device at a particular point of time) the police did not yield
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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt
In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate