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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

Social acceptance of live-in couples is increasing: Punjab & Haryana HC grants protection

This progressive order comes days after different judges of the same HC have been deeming live-in relationships as morally unacceptable

Transfer Hany Babu to Breach Candy hospital by tomorrow: Bombay High Court

Court speaks to Hany Babu on phone, asks about treatment, says his family be permitted to communicate with him, doctors

Bombay HC sets up video call with Father Stan Swamy on May 21

It has also directed JJ Hospital’s Dean to constitute a committee of experts to examine the 84-year old’s health

Ineligible for Covid bail, undertrial moves SC against Uttarakhand HPC’s rule

“Cannot equate undertrials with convicts”, states his plea

Bombay High Court to hear plea for release of Hany Babu for urgent medical care

Advocate Yug Chaudhry informed Court that diagnosis for Mucormycosis is required as the Prof has an unknown eye infection

Chhattisgarh: Villagers allege police fired, killed peaceful protesters at Sukma security camp

Protests continue outside the camp, while police claim three Maoists were killed during the exchange of fire

J&K: HPC directs provision of legal aid to inmates eligible for temporary bail, parole

The HPC has decided to release convicts who were released last year, for a period of 90 days

UP govt challenges HC order granting bail on apprehension of contracting Covid-19

The Allahabad High Court had granted bail to an accused in a cheating case while observing that it was important to protect an accused from suffering consequences of being infected in prison

Live-in relationship is morally and socially unacceptable: Punjab & Haryana HC

Different judges of the high court in the recent past have passed such regressive orders, that not only go against orders passed by the court in the past, but also contravene precedents laid out by the apex court

UP: Ram Sanehi Ghat mosque demolished despite HC ruling to protected it till May 31

Security is still deployed, “to prevent anyone coming within a mile of where the mosque stood”, reports the Guardian

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