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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
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Delhi violence: What is happening in case involving the conspiracy FIR under UAPA?
Delays in hearings have occurred after the Delhi Police raised a maintainability issue of the bail plea filed by accused lawyer-activist Ishrat Jahan
Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention due to MHA’s delay in deciding detenue’s representation
The accused was detained in September 2020 for an allegedly provocative Facebook post and has been in detention ever since
Bombay HC extends Varavara Rao’s time to surrender to custody until Sept 25
The NIA has opposed Rao’s plea seeking extension of his medical bail
Bhima Koregaon: Rona Wilson gets interim bail to attend father’s funeral ritual
The NIA opposed his bail plea on grounds that the prayer could be done by Wilson’s brother and other family members
Pehlu Khan lynching case: Rajasthan HC issues bailable warrants against 6 accused
Pehlu Khan’s family has challenged the Alwar court’s 2019 order acquitting the 6 accused persons
Umar Khalid files fresh bail plea, opposes State’s “dilatory tactics”
This comes in the backdrop of the prosecution raising the issue of maintainability of bail plea filed by co-accused Ishrat Jahan in the Delhi violence case
Delhi Violence: Courts call Delhi Police’s investigation ‘callous, inefficient, indolent and lackadaisical’
An analysis of over 10 orders shows shoddy investigations by the Delhi Police which implicated and jailed people with impunity
Another rape and murder in India’s capital city!
Since September 4, citizens have voiced their rage against the brutal murder and sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman in Delhi
Human rights of Women in mental health institutions violated: SC
The court was hearing a petition concerned with treatment of persons in mental health institutions and has issued a slew of directions to states
Visva Bharti college row: Calcutta HC orders no protests within 50 metres of campus
University students have been protesting the decision to expel three students on disciplinary grounds
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