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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

State can’t get free pass every time spectre of “national security” is raised: SC in Pegasus case

SC orders formations of three-member technical committee comprising Computer Science, Engineering and Digital Forensic experts. They will probe allegations of illegal surveillance under a former SC judge

Zakia Jafri case: Petitioner asks for an investigation

SC was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed by Zakia Jafri demanding an investigation into the role of key members in the Gujarat administration who virtually permitted the 2002 carnage to take place unabated

Pegasus scandal: Judgment to be pronounced tomorrow

Is the SC considering setting up an expert committee to probe the scandal?

J&K: Police book students who allegedly celebrated Pakistan cricket win under UAPA

In Rajasthan, a teacher identified as Nafeesa Attari, who reportedly expressed her “joy” over Pakistan's win has been expelled by Neerja Modi School

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC directs UP gov’t to provide protection to witnesses

The court also seemed perplexed at only “23” eyewitnesses available, when there were several people protesting at the spot of the incident

Gauri Lankesh Case: Charges to be framed against 17 accused on Oct 30

Last week SC had restored KCOCA charges against Mohan Nayak; others in custody include mastermind Amol Kale and shooter Parshuram Waghmare

Tripura HC takes suo motu cognisance of growing number HIV positive prisoners

The court has directed the central and state governments to conduct HIV tests on all prisoners, and provide treatment to whoever needs it

Only ‘objectionable’ letters of Bhima Koregaon accused are being withheld by prison authorities: NIA to Bombay HC

Families of accused persons Anand Teltumbde and Vernon Gonsalves have alleged that the prison authorities are withholding letters sent to and received from the jailed activities

NIA court discharges four accused of accepting terror funds from Pakistan in UAPA case

The court held that the prosecution’s case was based on presumptions that certain words used in conversation were code words, however these presumptions did not lead from facts

K’taka court acquits tribal father-son charged under UAPA and conspiracy to wage war

The court observed that none of the villagers called as witnesses supported the case of the prosecution, and the articles were not incriminating to prove the charges against the two accused

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