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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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Supreme Court upholds Anand Teltumbde’s bail, Says will not Interfere
The Special Leave Petition filed by the NIA was dismissed by the CJI led SC Bench
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The court noted that the Gorakhpur district administration abused the law and harassed the petitioner
“Bulldozer Injustice”: Time for courts to actively step in
Demolishing homes of alleged miscreants or gangsters has become the norm in states like UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka seem to be catching up as well. Lack of stringent action by courts has not helped the victims.
“No prima facie case,” says Bom HC granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits
The court additionally held that since he has no criminal antecedents and also has spent more than 2.5 years in prison, the case for bail is made out.
Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 accused of arson, rioting and theft
The court held that the witness were unable to prove the case against the accused beyond doubts while the accused asserted that they were not present at the time of incident
Gyanvapi mosque: Cannot conduct carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, says ASI
The ASI told the Allahabad High Court that carbon dating cannot be conducted on inanimate objects that do not contain fossil.
Assam: Forest guards shoot at woodcutters during patrol; one dead
The injured person is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and a third person is untraceable since the incident
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Young, junior lawyers are not slaves, renumerate them decently; legal profession should not be an “Old Boys’ Club”: CJI DY Chandrachud
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