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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

SC urges Centre, states to complete registration of unorganised-sector workers 

While the court did not issue directions for direct cash transfers, it has sought details from states on the schemes that facilitate the same, and on how they are being implemented

Delhi HC directs DCGI inquiry into alleged drugs hoarding by Gautam Gambhir

The court has asked the authority to submit what action can be taken in such cases of hoarding

Meerut Mass Carnage: 34 years later, will there be justice?

Image Courtesy:muslimmirror.comA division Bench of the Allahabad High Court...

Cow vigilantes assault Muslim man, cops file case against victim too!

Mohammed Shakir has been accused by UP Police of 'mischief by killing an animal', violent ‘Gau rakshak’ has still not been arrested

Unnao: Faisal Hussain died after head injury, had 12 contusions on body

CCTV shows the boy struggling to stand when dragged, had died after thrashing allegedly by cops at police station

Forward list of female inmates with children to HPC for consideration of release: Gauhati HC to State

The court had earlier asked for information about female inmates lodged in jails across Assam with children

Unnao: Teenaged Muslim vendor dies after police beating for violating Corona curfew

According to the Unnao police, two police constables have been suspended, charged with murder, a home guard, has been dismissed from service

Barabanki mosque demolition: Cops booked 8 committee members for fraud

Police say those named in the FIR had “fraudulently got a structure in the tehsil premises registered as a Waqf property”

A George Floyd moment in India, I can’t breathe: Delhi HC on oxygen shortage

The HC took notice of the fact that liquid medical oxygen was in short supply, resulting in people scrambling for oxygen cylinders and concentrators

Covid-19: SC stays Allahabad HC order as certain directions were incapable of being executed

SG Tushar Mehta appearing for the state argued that High Court should refrain from passing directions in policy matters, especially when they can have trans-state and even trans-national ramifications

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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