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Judging the Judge: The communal backlash against a lynching verdict
A reasoned criminal judgment gave way to an organised campaign of communal abuse, threats and intimidation targeting the judge who delivered it
Cannot intervene if adult marries as per choice and converts: Cal HC
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Bombay HC grants anticipatory bail to 8 anti CAA-NRC protestors
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Allahabad HC grants Faisal Khan bail
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Did Delhi police kill a youth from Rajasthan?
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Allahabad HC protects man booked under UP ‘love jihad’ law
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Hathras case: UP State & DM deny accepting house and job requests of the victim’s family
The victim’s family submitted before the High Court that they were promised compensation, employment and a house by the DM which was being refused
Change of name is a facet of freedom of expression: Allahabad HC
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SC issues contempt notices to Rachita Taneja and Kunal Kamra
Supreme Court has decided to go ahead with legal proceedings against the two, who have been accused of ‘scandalising’ the court with their tweets
Latehar lynching case: Jharkhand HC dismissed plea for convict’s suspension of sentence
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