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Delhi High Court rejects AISA president Neha Bora’s plea against peace-bond notice, directs police to disclose material

Justice Subramonium Prasad upholds preventive proceedings over Bora’s October 16 protest, but directs the Special Executive Magistrate to follow due process and independently decide whether an interim bond is necessary

Pegasus Scandal: SC finally issues notice to GoI

The Supreme Court will start hearing the arguments after 10 days, and will also deliberate on the appropriate course of action

The wide terms of the IT Rules 2021 have a chilling effect on freedom of speech: Bom HC

The court stayed the operation of Rule 9 of the 2021 IT Rules deeming it to be manifestly unreasonable and going beyond the IT Act

Gauri Lankesh murder: SC to decide on HC’s order cancelling KCOCA charges against the accused

Kavitha Lankesh and the State have moved SC against the HC order dropping organised crime charges against accused Mohan Nayak

ISRO espionage case: Kerala HC grants pre-arrest bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, three others

Image Courtesy:keralakaumudi.comThe Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail...

Bom HC grants bail to terror accused due to violation of right to speedy trial

The court observed that the accused had already spent more than half of the maximum sentence of 10 years in some offences, while keeping the probable life imprisonment prescribed for other offences he was charged for

Cutting beef at home cannot be ground for detention under NSA: Allahabad HC

The Court stated that the incident can be termed as disturbing law and order, and not public order, and could not be said to stand on the same footing as a situation where a number of cattle have been slaughtered outside in public view and the public transport of their flesh

Special Marriage Act: Does the law require notice to be sent to the applicant’s residence?

Such notice was recently issued when a registration for marriage under SMA was caused in Delhi, and the high court has issued contempt notice questioning the actions of the magistrate who issued the notice

Jantar Mantar rally: BJP leader, SC lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay among six arrested

Anti-Muslim hate speech at the Delhi rally that called for communal violence has deep roots anchored by Upadhyay and co.

Time that UAPA is made to Quit India!

A call has been given by over 165 groups from across India, demanding the repeal of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Threat to human rights and bodily integrity highest in police stations: CJI NV Ramana

He highlighted that instance of custodial torture, deaths, inadequate legal representation are still prevalent in our society

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Delhi High Court rejects AISA president Neha Bora’s plea against peace-bond notice, directs police to disclose material

Justice Subramonium Prasad upholds preventive proceedings over Bora’s October 16 protest, but directs the Special Executive Magistrate to follow due process and independently decide whether an interim bond is necessary

7,000 farmers and workers rally in Maharashtra as drought deepens agrarian crisis

With 265 of Maharashtra’s 358 talukas declared drought-affected, protesters in Akole demand immediate crop-loss compensation, insurance payouts and loan waivers

Assam must resist sir, defend voting rights, says Guwahati Citizens’ Forum

At a protest meeting organised by the Forum for Social Harmony, speakers criticise the Election Commission and demand a time-bound completion of the NRC; police prevent demonstrators from marching out of the Press Club

UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries

Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR

People take to the streets to defend the right to vote and protest against SIR

From Delhi to Bengaluru and Mumbai, farmers, workers, students, women’s groups and citizens’ organisations came together on October 23 to demand the scrapping of the SIR of electoral rolls and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

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

SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) sent a memorandum to the President demanding restoration of voting rights for 13.41 crore citizens, electoral reforms and action over alleged police violence against students, women journalists and protesters