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Akola 2023 targeted violence: Police officers must shed communal colours when they put on their uniforms says Supreme Court

The Hindu, New Indian Express and Indian Express all reported that the top court on Thursday, September 11, directed action against police who ignored a teenage Muslim assault victim and eyewitness to murder during the 2023 Akola communal riots; the SC ordered a probe by SIT comprising Muslim and Hindu officers

Nearly 9,000 people participate in signature campaign to demand justice for Bilkis Bano

Feminist groups had sent 8,320 signatures to the Supreme Court Chief Justice on Tuesday; now with 630 new signatures, the tally is now close to 9,000 and growing

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Supreme Court issues notice to UP government on Ashish Mishra’s bail plea

Matter to be heard on September 26; high court had previously dubbed the killings as "cruel and inhuman"

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts’ whereabouts unknown even as SC prepares to hear petitions challenging remission of sentences

Meanwhile, lawyer of convicts claims Centre enabled grant of remission of sentences to 11 convicts

Babri Mosque demolition case: CBI files objections in acquittal matter

Says petitioners don’t have right to appeal as they were not victims

Elgar Case: Special NIA Court Denies Bail to Activist Gautam Navlakha

Navlakha pleas says he has been in jail since April 14, 2020, and there was no need to keep him in custody as the probe into the case has been completed.

Signatures collected in support of justice for Bilkis Bano to be sent to the Chief Justice of India

Citizens’ signatures were collected to demand cancellation of remission of sentence granted by Gujarat Government to 11 people convicted in the Bilkis Bano case

Teesta Setalvad freed!

Released from Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail on Saturday night

Essential ingredients of investigation, including custodial interrogation, have been completed: SC on granting Teesta Setalvad interim bail

Order sheds light on key observations of the court and the reasoning behind the order

Centre opposes Twitter’s plea to set aside blocking orders under Section 69A of the IT Act

Says Twitter is habitually non-compliant and does not have the authority to decide whether a content threatens national security

Scheduled Caste Reservation: Supreme Court asks Centre to explain its stand on converted Dalits within three weeks

Court pulls up Centre for not filing a response during the long gap of 18 years

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