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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment

Delhi Court denies bail to accused in Suleman murder case

Suleman Yusuf was brutally murdered by an alleged riotous mob during the Delhi Riots last year

SC rejects Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea in UAPA case

The peasant activist was arrested in connection with anti-citizenship protests in 2019

UP: Charges filed against cop for custodial rape, after NHRC follows up

Departmental action has also been instituted against the then Additional Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Balrampur 

Rakhbar Khan case: District court refuses to transfer mob lynching trial

The victim’s mother has said that she has no trust in the current trial as the accused openly told her that case will be decided in their favour

Anti CAA protests: Gauhati HC denies bail to two booked under UAPA

The High Court Bench ruled that burning down of railway stations and vandalism constitutes a “terrorist act”

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Pronouncement of judgment deferred till Feb 17

Akbar had filed a criminal defamation complaint against Ramani when she levelled sexual misconduct charges against him on Twitter

Notice publication under SMA to verify credibility of persons: Centre to Delhi HC

A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the setting aside of some Special Marriage Act provisions as it violates privacy

Key suspect in the Red Fort violence case arrested

Iqbal Singh was arrested by Special cell of Delhi Police, he had a bounty of 50,000 on his head

SC grants protection to Sanjay Singh in hate speech cases

FIRs were registered against the AAP member last year as he accused the UP government of favouring a certain caste over others

Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC

The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband  

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