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When Speech Becomes an Act of Terrorism
Terms like “freedom of speech,” “freedom of expression,” “Article 19” or even a simple “free” do not even find a mention in the Supreme Court’s January 5 judgement in...
History must be accepted as a whole; temple restoration plea in Qutub Minar complex rejected
The civil court in Delhi rejected the petition while holding that Qutub Minar was a protected monument and its character cannot be changed
Kanpur Dehat cop brutally thrashes man holding his child
UP police calls it ‘mild force’ suspends violent cop "insensitivity" after massive outrage as video goes viral
Guj HC raps AMC for prohibiting sale of non-veg food on streets
About 20 Ahmedabad street vendors approached the high court as their vending stalls, apparatus, raw material was all vandalised by the municipal authority
Zakia Jafri SLP: Petitioners conclude arguments
On the final day of the hearing, the petitioners brought before the court all the material that required investigation and which was ignored by the SIT in filing its closure report
With such evidence, SIT cannot be given certificate of good character: Petitioners in Zakia Jafri SLP
CJP Team -
With only a few more submissions to make, the petitioners until now have pointed out how the SIT failed on aspects like failure to question authorities, failure to record victims’ statements and also demonstrated how the Gujarat High Court had questioned the investigating methods of the SIT which were contrary to law
Madras HC restrains action against digital news platforms under IT Rules 2021
The order pertains to members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation that has challenged the Code of Ethics issued earlier this year
SC stays further proceedings in FIRs against journalists Samridhi Sakunia, Swarna Jha, Arti Ghargi
The Supreme Court issued notice on a writ petition challenging the FIRs against HW Network's journalists registered by the Tripura police over the reportage about communal violence
Segregated burial grounds, a violation of the Constitution: Madras High Court
The court observed that allowing a separate burial ground based on caste promotes segregation, that is the opposite of the idea of Equality envisaged by the Constitution
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Kashyap family’s plea for separate FIR against MoS denied
Court says relevant FIR regarding the case already filed by local police officials
There was evidence for Magistrate to issue process: Zakia Jafri SLP
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The petitioners made counter-submissions to the effect that the SIT did not make any submissions in response to what the petitioners had said before the court, and invoked parts of the complaint that were not urged before the court at all
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