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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
Manipur HC orders safe passage of Myanmar nationals to Imphal
The court observed that sending refugees back to the country where they will face persecution is prima facie violative of right to life
Patna HC asks gov’t how to deal with illegal migrants if not deported
It was brought to the court’s notice that the Bangladesh embassy had not responded to the repatriation request
Take decision about compensating families of suicide victim farmers who borrowed from private money lenders: Karnataka HC
The court had earlier asked the government to take a stand on this issue as benefits were not extended to such families
Delhi HC saves the day, orchestrates secure supply of oxygen to Delhi hospitals
The court expressed its utter dismay that oxygen was not diverted from industries to medical use on an urgent basis and remained persistent to ensure that nobody dies in Delhi due to shortage of oxygen
K’taka HC dismisses petition against “illegal crosses”, calls it motivated
The Court said that they get several petitions of Hindu temples constructed on government land
Residential certificate not proof of citizenship: Cal HC
The court rejected the bail and stated that such a certificate can be obtained by any resident and does not prove one’s citizenship
No action plan to tackle Covid crisis, Patna HC expresses displeasure at State
The HC has directed the Human Rights Commission to conduct surprise visits to Covid centres to keep a tab on the facilities
Rules for offensive social media content laid down: Delhi HC
The petitioner, in this case had alleged that her photographs from Facebook and Instagram were taken and posted on pornographic sites
Take disciplinary action against torturers of HRD Gulab Chonde, says HRDA
HRDA has condemned the blatant violation of Chonde’s human rights and demanded due compensation along with an independent NHRC examination of the incident.
900 more Covid beds being established says Gujarat gov’t to HC
The government affidavit states that they have set up a large network of labs for Covid testing in cities and remote districts
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