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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
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
Why Indian courts tip toe around issue of marital rape
The courts do not have legislative sanction that criminalises marital rape, and they maintain the stance of ‘the ball is in their court’
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