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Judicial Pushback against Cow Vigilantism: Allahabad HC flags arbitrary FIRs, demands accountability from top officials

The Court exposes the way a regulatory law has become a system of targeted persecution of minorities through arbitrary FIRs under the 1955 law while ignoring the Supreme Court’s binding directives to prohibit group violence

Anti-CAA-NRC protests in UP: Horrors of a police-state

APCR details an account of the victims of the police aggression against peaceful anti-CAA protesters in 2019

Ghaziabad: Police beat up Muslim women protesters, claim ‘scuffle’, but viral video shows otherwise

A first information report, has also been filed by the police against the protesters over the incident

Hijab ban case: Hijab in line with freedom of expression, submits petitioner

The counsel once again pleaded with the court to vacate the interim order and allow wearing of headscarf

How can a College Committee make decision on ‘public order’: Petitioners at Hijab Ban hearing

The Karnataka High Court, at the last hearing refused permission for any kind of religious dress in educational institutions

Thanjavur minor suicide: SC allows CBI probe to continue, issues notice

In appeal is the Madras HC order which cast aspersions on the state police carrying out the investigation for ruling out ‘religious conversion’ angle

BJP’s Mirzapur candidate says he does not want “impure votes”

MLA Ratnakar Mishra filed his nomination on Monday and declared that he does not want the votes of those who “do not believe in Ram, Mother India"

SC issues notice in Guj gov’t plea against HC stay on ‘anti-conversion law’

The HC had imposed stay on certain sections of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021

Supreme Court takes UP gov’t to task over notices issued to anti-CAA protesters

“Follow due process under the law.. we are giving opportunity till February 18,” SC sets deadline for UP Gov't to explain its actions, else SC will quash notices

K’taka HC disallows wearing of any religious dress in class; denies interim relief to petitioners

The SC denies urgent hearing in appeal against the order saying it will take up matter at “appropriate time”

SC directs reinstatement of Gwalior judge compelled to resign after alleged sexual harassment by HC judge

The MP High Court had refused on many occasions to consider her plea and to reinstate her despite SC orders to amicably resolve the matter

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