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Bombay High Court orders ₹5 lakh compensation for man illegally arrested, slams police-developer collusion
Court finds arrest arbitrary and mala fide, flags manipulation of police records and orders action against officers; judicial officers who authorised remand to face administrative scrutiny
CJP’s Legal Aid petition: Gauhati HC gives State of Assam and UoI one final chance to file affidavits
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CJP’s plea for robust infrastructure to deal with impending deluge of applicants at Foreign Tribunals
Free legal aid does not mean poor legal aid: Justice UU Lalit
The SC judge and the Executive Chairman of NLSA stresses on need to induct talented and committed persons
Masterminds behind ‘S**li Deals’ and ‘B**li Bai’ apps granted bail
Delhi court cites humanitarian grounds such as first-time offence and young age
In rare circumstances woman can acquire caste of husband: K’taka HC
Court was examining a case where a woman married to an ST man was removed from her position in the gram panchayat as the seat was reserved for an ST candidate
Dr. Umar Khalid: A human rights defender, failed by the judiciary
Grounds for denying bail flimsy, constant deferment borders on harassment and institutional violence
No criminality if Hate Speech made with smile: Delhi HC judge
Justice CD Singh made the remark while exonerating BJP leaders who made hateful and inflammatory speeches ahead of the 2020 Delhi riots
Indian judiciary on granting bail: Different strokes for different folks?
How hate offenders are often let off with a mild rap on the wrist, while dissenters continue to languish behind bars as virtual political prisoners
Delhi Police bust hotel’s claim of “order” to not accept IDs from J&K
A Delhi hotel’s employee claimed that “special cell” and “Delhi Police had instructed” that J&K identity document holders should not be given rooms
Kashmiri Pandit organisation files curative petition in SC
Roots in Kashmir seeks probe into the killings of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989-90
UP: Jaunpur police allegedly flog Dalit women
Visual show women bearing reddened welts on their bodies but police say medical reports does not show any trauma
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