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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance
The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.
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Gyanvapi case: District court adjourns hearings in maintainability suit till July 4
Mosque committee asserts ownership of land; fresh suit filed before a fast-track court
Yasin Malik’s NIA trial, conviction, and its impact on the ground in Kashmir
Malik had renounced violence in 1994, and has since seen as a moderate separatist leader
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Mathura ADJ directs lower court to hear plea for appointment of Court Commissioner for survey of mosque
Additional District Judge directed the lower court to dispose of the plea after conducting day-to-day hearings from the next date of hearing i.e July 1
Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb culture is not mere tolerance of differences, but heartful embracement of diversity: Allahabad HC
Court evokes Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb and Mahatma Gandhi to counter mob violence; parties act upon it to maintain peace
Dr. GN Saibaba hospitalised after his health deteriorates due to hunger strike
The former Delhi University who is 90 percent disabled had demanded removal of CCTV cameras from toilet and bathing area
Gyanvapi case: Hearing continues on provisions of Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC
Both sides given copies of videography report, mosque management committee said “Shivling” rumours were being spread to stir up people’s sentiments
Allahabad HC quashes FIR against “The Wire” editor, Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter, Ismat Ara
FIR was filed against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day
Madras HC shoots down Bar Association’s resolution to not offer legal assistance to certain accused
Court granted bail to three accused in a case where they were not allowed get a legal representation because of the resolution passed by the Karaikudi Bar Association
Delhi HC asks Sharjeel Imam to approach Trial Court to seek interim bail in seditious speeches case
Sharjeel Imam to seek bail in view of recent SC order wherein the sedition law has been kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Now plea seeks ban on loudspeaker at Shahi Idgah
After a district court admitted a plea against the Idgah, a batch of related petitions have sprung up with demands ranging from permission to conduct prayers to the latest demanding removal of the loudspeaker
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