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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

New FT members to work exclusively on NRC exclusion cases in Assam?

Policy decision taken by government in light of upcoming FT cases of NRC-excluded people

SC directs 2,674 prisoners out on Covid bail to surrender by March 15

The interim bail and parole of prisoners and undertrials has been extended from time to time since March last year due to rising infection

Karnataka HC pulls up Centre for false affidavit on flouting Covid-19 norms

The court held that the affidavit was false, as BJP claimed that there was no public rally during the pandemic

Nodeep Kaur case: NHRC seeks report from Haryana Police over alleged custodial torture

A complaint has also been filed before NHRC over labour rights activist Shiv Kumar’s release, who has been allegedly tortured in custody

SC issues notice in plea seeking removal of D-voter category from electoral rolls

The plea filed by many affected individuals, states that their categorisation is an arbitrary act beyond legislative framework

SC issues notice to NIA on Gautam Navlakha’s plea

He had moved the top court against Bombay HC’s order denying him default bail

Delhi violence: Court drops attempt to murder charge against two accused

It held that 100 suspicions don’t make proof, but sent the case back to the Magisterial court as it found grounds against the two for rioting

Expression of dissent not seditious: SC

The top court dismissed plea seeking action against Farooq Abdullah’s ‘seditious’ views on Article 370, holding that disagreeing with government policies and views cannot be termed as seditious

Madras HC refuses to hear PIL seeking regulation of social media content

The Bench opined that the petitioner could opt to live in the ‘stone age’ as courts cannot impose sanctions on how the online world operates

Karnataka HC asks State to clarify their stand on compensation for farmer suicides

The affidavit submitted by the government provides that only those farmers who obtained loans from banks will be compensated

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Telangana: Stop forcible ‘re-location of Chenchu Adivasis from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

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Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

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