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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

Allahabad High Court imposes Rs. 5 lakhs cost for misuse of Goondas Act

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

Lower court judges hesitant to give bail: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

NEW DELHI: India’s 50th Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud stated that...

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to amend RTI Act to bar disclosure of personal information

The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 to invite public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.

89 Members of Assam Foreigners Tribunals move Supreme Court against dismissal from service

These members were appointed on a contractual basis pursuant to a Supreme Court direction passed on May 30, 2019, which called for establishment of additional Foreigners Tribunals.

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