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Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster
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
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
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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
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Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
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India
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