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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
“Temple restoration” suits on the rise; what about the Places of Worship Act?
The law was passed in the aftermath of the Babri dispute in 1991, to protect all other places of worship. But these suits akin to the Ayodhya land dispute are being entertained despite a law in place
J&K judge alleges interference
In an astonishing revelation in his order, the Sessions Judge stated that he was asked not to grant bail to an accused
Forget the ‘jihad’ bogey, UP cops seem to be after ‘love’ too
So much so that it is now questioning couples who belong to the same faith! Of course the couple here is Muslim
Delhi HC stays CIC order directing Air Force to disclose PM’s travel details
The IAF had appealed against the CIC order directing the disclosure of Special Flight Returns-II and other details of the PM’s foreign trips
Jharkhand: NCW takes cognisance of gangrape where survivor’s husband was held hostage
The police have refuted reports that 17 men were involved in the incident and have arrested one person in the case
Bom HC raises concern over systemic insensitivity towards farmers’ problems
The court observed that farmers cannot afford to indulge in litigation in case they are duped
Manual Scavengers Act: Karnataka HC issues directions over implementation
The court noted that manual scavenging is most inhuman and that it infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21
Unreasonable delay in forwarding detainee’s representation: Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention order
The court observed that while extra ordinary haste was shown in taking action against the petitioner, there was unjustified delay in processing the representation of the detenue
Police can’t use non-functional CCTV camera as defense: Bombay HC
The Court noted that the CCTV system controls atrocities against persons who are brought to the Police Stations
Witness Protection Scheme: Allahabad HC seeks State’s response over implementation
The High Court was hearing a PIL for effective implementation of this 2018 Scheme
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