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Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG
The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) in an Open Letter to the President of India has condemned Odisha police’s wrongful dispossession of Adivasi lands in the state and violent action against protesting tribals
Bihar ADGP raps police force for slow progress in SC/ST cases
In the circular issued, glaring data reveals that in the last one year, a final report had been submitted in only 23 percent of cases, and no arrests have been made in 81 percent of cases
NHRC reminds MP govt to pay full compensation to families of tribal men who died in custody
The incident had taken place in 2019 where five tribal men were assaulted by policemen at Nanpur police station in Alirajpur District
Delhi Court questions improper maintenance of case files in Madina Masjid probe
The court has called for a status report and has also asked the SHO, Karawal Nagar police station and the IO of the case to be present at the next hearing
Delhi violence: Court questions credibility of police witness, grants bail to accused
The court questioned why the police witnesses waited two months before naming the accused, instead of taking immediate action when the incident happened.
Delhi Court rejects plea by Mehmood Pracha against raids at his office
The Magistrate held that the courts cannot interfere in data collection, holding that the objections raised by Pracha were baseless
SC reserves order in Gautam Navlakha’s plea for default bail
The top court is set to decide whether his house arrest period is part of the 90-day remand period
BREAKING: SC refuses to stay the sale of electoral bonds
The top court Bench said that there were sufficient safeguards and that it saw no justification for barring the sale
Madras HC expresses concern over plea alleging BJP Puducherry illegally using Aadhaar data for votes
The court told the Election Commission to not “pass the buck” and file a report in the matter
PIL filed for implementation of Manual Scavengers Act, Allahabad HC seeks State’s reply
The petitioners/law students undertook a detailed study and found that no adequate safety equipment was provided to workers
Condemning govt inaction cannot be branded as an attempt to promote hatred: SC
The court quashed the FIR filed against journalist, Patricia Mukhim, as it deemed that her Facebook post was only a call for action against culprits
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