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Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Court orders 12 UP cops to be booked for murder of farmer: Cow Vigilantism
The order of the chief judicial magistrate directing registering of a case followed directions by the Allahabad High Court for early decision in the case
Gujarat HC: Mere filing of FIRs insufficient grounds for arrest under the Preventive Detention Act
While quashing the detention, the court observed that the FIR should have a connection with the violation of public order
Gujarat: ‘Cow Dung Protects From Atomic Radiation’, Says Local Court While Sentencing Youth to Life
“Widespread slaughter of the divine animal has caused several problems that exist on earth...resulting in increase in irascibility...,” says a loose translation of the judgement.
SC urges the AP HC to formulate a division bench to hear petition against Govt. Order prohibiting public meeting
The Government Order had previously been stayed by the AP HC as it prima facie violated fundamental rights
Do journalistic sources need protection?
There have been contrasting views from the constitutional courts on this crucial aspect that affects journalism in general and investigative reporting in particular
Lawyers’ Group files criminal complaint against UP CM over brute state action against CAA protesters
Strongman chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Adityanath, the aggressive man in saffron robes faces a criminal complaint filed by the Guernica 37 Chambers at the Office of the Swiss Federal Prosecutor as he made his way to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum. His visit ends today.
Hate Watch: Notice served to BJP MLA Raja Singh for hate speech at Ajmer Dargah: Hyderabad
A failure to comply with the notice could result in the MLA's arrest as per Section 41 A (3) and (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
Independent Views, Gender Orientation must not affect candidacy for judgeship: SC
Making public the union government's objections to recent recommendations by the Supreme Court (SC) Collegium, the latter has reiterated its earlier choices and recommended the elevation of 17 advocates and three judicial officers as judges of the high courts of Karnataka, Allahabad and Madras.
WFI leadership accused of sexual harassment by Indian women wrestlers, absence of redressal mechanisms the focus
The culture of harassment and impunity within WFI is underlined as Indian women wrestlers demonstrate outside Jantar Mantar
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India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
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Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
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Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
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