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How Courts Prise Open Small Spaces for Liberty: Union of India v. Saleem Khan
By distinguishing “association” from proscribed membership, the Court reaffirmed that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial overrides Section 43D (5)
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Hathras Case: Journalist Siddique Kappan moves SC seeking bail
Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter on August 26
Delhi Violence: Prosecution opposes Umar Khalid’s bail plea claiming protests were planned in detail
Prosecution says Shaheen Bagh protest was not an independent movement driven by Muslim women, and protests were planned in close proximity to Masjids
Karnataka: Bengaluru Students, Activists Raise Voice for Bilkis Bano
Protesters demand immediate withdrawal of remission of 11 convicts by Gujarat government who were sentenced to life imprisonment for gang-rape during the 2002 communal violence.
Signature campaign demanding justice for Bilkis Bano on Mumbai’s trains
First person account of the experience of concerned citizens and rights activists as they talked to commuters on Mumbai's local trains on August 21, about the Bilkis Bano case, and gathered signatures against the remission of sentence granted to the convicts
Azaan on loudspeakers does not violate fundamental rights of people of other faiths: Karnataka HC
The Court's observations come at a time when there have been repeated instances of right-wing fundamentalists targeting the Muslim call to prayer
Allahabad HC sentences Police Officer to 14 Day Imprisonment for violating ‘Arnesh Kumar Guidelines’
Police Officer held guilty of contempt for guidelines laid out by the Supreme Court pertaining to arrest and detention in the landmark case
Bilkis Bano case: Remission of convicts’ sentences challenged before SC
Advocate Aparna Bhat has sought an urgent listing for tomorrow
Gyanvapi case: Has the mosque committee’s new lawyer backed out?
Hearing to continue today in district court; AIM reiterates mosque is Waqf property
Teesta Setalvad bail: SC issues notice to State of Gujarat
Court to consider on Thursday matter pertaining to interim relief while bail remains pending before Gujarat HC
Bilkis Bano case: NHRC to discuss release of convicts?
The Commission had previously aided the survivor in seeking justice
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