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Gauhati High Court questions allotment of 3000 Bighas of land to private cement company in Assam
Behind the 3,000-bigha allotment to Mahabal Cement lies a decades-old conflict over customary rights, ecological safeguards, and Sixth Schedule protections
Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is constitutional, says Supreme Court in a 4:1 Judgement; Justice J.B. Pardiwala dissents
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Bulldozer Justice: you can’t just roll in with bulldozers and demolish homes overnight: SC
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The Supreme Court orders Rs 25 Lakh interim compensation for illegal bulldozer demolition, criticizes UP Govt’s high-handed actions in demolition of homes for a road project in year 2019
Supreme Court eases bail conditions for Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan
Kappan no longer required to report to police station weekly; Supreme Court grants relief in stringent bail conditions imposed on Kappan in Hathras conspiracy case after two years
MP: High Court temporarily stops temple construction in police stations, questions legality on government land
Court issues notices to top state officials, emphasising the importance of secularism in public institutions and adherence to Supreme Court guidelines prohibiting the construction of religious structures in public spaces
Under trial Prisoners: MHA directs States/UTs to implement section 479 of BNSS
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the States and UTs to implement section 479 of the BNSS, this section enables the Court to release under trial prisoners who have undergone detention for one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment but not include under trials held for offences in which the punishment has been specified of death or life imprisonment
Bombay HC: Rapping customs department for dubbing F N Souza and Akbar Padamsee’s nudes ‘obscene’, orders release of artworks
The Bombay High Court directed customs to release seized artworks of F N Souza and Akbar Padamsee, every nude painting can’t be styled obscene. In 2022, three nude artworks of Padamsee and four of Souza were purchased by auction houses Roseberys in London, and Lyon & Turnbull in Scotland
IPS officer, Rajkumar Pandian must be suspended, MLA Jignesh Mevani to Amit Shah
In an open letter, accompanied by a street protest relates to the INC MLA from Vadgan, Mevani’s recent meeting with Pandian on October 15 when the ADGP allegedly insulted him. Mevani has stated that he went to meet Pandian to raise the land-related issues of Dalits in Kutch.
Bahraich Violence: Allahabad High Court grants 15 days to affected persons to respond on demolition notices
Though the order did not explicitly stay the 3-days hasty demolition notices served on 23 people, including the Bahraich violence main accused Abdul Hameed, the bench granted 15 days to affected persons to file their reply against the proposed demolition
By striking down the IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023 as unconstitutional, Bombay HC curbs Union Govt control over online content
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On September 26, 2024, a pivotal decision of the Bombay High Court declared that the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression could not be curtailed by the government as arbiter of “true and accurate information”
Bahraich, UP: Two accused seriously injured in encounter by UP police, authorities allege that they were attempting to escape to Nepal
While the injuries were limited to the legs, which stands in contrast to more fatal outcomes in past encounters by UP Police, opposition parties call for justice and accountability, accuse the government of staging "fake encounters" to deflect attention from its failures
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