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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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Covid-19: Why has J&K sent its prisoners to jails in “worse-off states”?
Over a dozen Kashmiri political prisoners, reportedly moved from various jails of union territory (UT), sent to jails in Punjab and Haryana
Release Hany Babu: Professor tests Covid positive, eye infection gets worse
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His family is struggling to secure his release and says, "A callous system is deaf and blind to our pain!"
Gauhati HC: Release all persons detained for more than 2 years in Assam detention camps
The court has directed authorities to forthwith release such detainees while further reducing number of sureties to just one to make it easier to secure release
Provide ration, transport, community kitchens for migrant workers: SC
The Supreme Court has directed Governments of Delhi, UP, Haryana to inform how they will address miseries of stranded migrant labourers
Maharashtra: HPC directs re-release of prisoners amid Covid-19
There are 12,571 interim bail pleas pending before courts, that need to be decided within the next one week
Yet another NRC reverification plea moved before SC
Assam NRC Coordinator moves SC seeking comprehensive and time bound reverification citing “glaring anomalies of a serious nature”
Death due to lack of timely medical aid is a violation of right to life: Patna HC
The court has sought more information about rural Bihar and response from DCs about the bodies floating in Ganga
Breaking: SC dismisses Gautam Navlakha’s bail plea
The top court has upheld the Bombay HC judgment, holding that Default bail period commences only from remand date
EC, courts and Government failed to see risk of polls during Covid-19: Allahabad HC
It remarked that the virus has now reached the villages, and that the State lacks preparation and resources to deal with the same
Delhi HC upholds detainee’s right to legal consultation, guaranteed by the Constitution
The court held that the right to consult a legal counsel is guaranteed by the Constitution and cannot be diluted by the State
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