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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

MP High Court grants pre-arrest bail to school principal charged under anti-conversion law

The applicant refuted the allegations and said that it was a vexatious case as the complainant was terminated from her job at the school

Delhi violence: Court slams police for arresting complainant in mosque arson case 

The arson took place during the February 2020 violence; court directs  DCP (North Eeast) to file status report on the investigation so far

Delhi court rejects news anchor’s pre arrest bail plea in rape case

The ASJ held that a woman’s past sexual experience is not relevant to consent

Mysore Advocates Society to explain resolution precluding lawyers from appearing for sedition accused

The Petitioner, a lawyer, had submitted to the court that earlier attempts to reach KSBC in this regard, were met with no response

Municipal officials look other way while manual scavengers still engaged for work: Madras HC

The Court opined that heads of corporations and municipalities should be personally held responsible for deaths of manual scavengers

Kerala HC directs Water Authority to compensate families of manual scavengers who died cleaning manhole

The court directed the state to pay compensation of Rs. 10 lakh in addition to the compensation paid by the contractor

Gujarat reported highest number of police custodial deaths: Centre in LS

The statistics show that disciplinary action was taken in only 15 cases, with no prosecution between 2017 and 2021

Bhainsa communal riots triggered by Hindu Vahini: IGP Nagi Reddy

Impartial probe is being conducted, investigation is based on technical evidence, he says.

SC issues notice on plea against cancellation of 3 crore ration cards not linked to Aadhaar

The top court noted that it was a serious matter as it has led to alleged starvation deaths

Delhi HC issues notice on Natasha Narwal’s plea for admission in 3rd year of PhD

Narwal, who has been booked under UAPA for last year’s Delhi violence, has been pursuing her doctorate at JNU since 2018

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