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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

Identify and disconnect industrial wastewater connections polluting Sabarmati river: Gujarat HC

Following a detailed report by the JTF alleging negligence and inefficiency in STPs, Gujarat High court issues multiple orders for the Ahmedabad administration

Fire safety PIL: Guj admin blames staff shortages, logistical issues for lacunae

Affidavit before Guj High Court cites lack of competent vendors and Diwali related fire safety duties as reasons for delay in implementing fire safety norms

Cordelia Cruise drugs case: Bombay HC grants bail to Aryan Khan

Court also grants bail to Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha; operative part of order to be pronounced tomorrow

SC upholds bail of Kerala students charged under UAPA

Thwaha Fasal and Allan Shuhaib were charged under UAPA for allegedly having Maoist links in November 2019

Panisagar mosque safe and secure: Tripura Police

Police warn against sharing fake news or posting provocative messages on social media

Rajasthan ADG bans temple construction on police station premises 

PUCL lauds the move, but calls for stricter implementation to ensure preservation of secular nature of public authorities 

Zakia Jafri case: Established standards of investigation not applied in the Gujarat 2002 carnage, argue petitioners

The court will now hear the SLP filed by Zakia Jafri and CJP on November 10

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?

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