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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

Teesta Setalvad granted interim bail by Supreme Court

Court grants relief till bail application is heard by Gujarat High Court

Rape accused allegedly rapes survivor again upon being granted bail

Accused was booked under POCSO and the Indian Penal Code, and arrested again

Kashmiri Pandits’ killing: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar will hear a petition filed by NGO

What Case Against Teesta Setalvad Means for Protest in India

It tells civil society and opposition outfits to join hands and raise democratic movements to push back Hindutva forces.

Teesta Setalvad bail: SC makes key observations about FIR, long adjournment

Court also questioned State about “tenor and direction” of the investigation

Statewide protest call over police inaction against rape accused Karnataka seer

Dr Shivamurthy Murugha SharanaruBengaluru: Dalit and student organizations and...

Supreme Court closes contempt case against Prashant Bhushan and Tarun Tejpal

Proceedings had been initiated against Prashant Bhushan for his remarks against past CJIs

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations at Bengaluru Idgah Maidan: Supreme Court orders ‘Status Quo’

The petition challenged Karnataka HC’s verdict permitting the use of Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet for Ganesh Chaturthi

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad HC directs Mathura court to finish hearing Idgah survey plea within four months

Hearings were delayed as the Mathura court was first conducting day-to-day hearings to determine maintainability of suit demanding removal of mosque and return of land to the temple authorities, but the HC had stayed those hearings on August 4

Gujarat Riots: SC disposes of pleas seeking proper probe

Apex court disposed of ten petitions including those filed by CJP and NHRC

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