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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

Siddique Kappan’s arrest: NHRC calls for Action Taken Report

The NHRC has addressed a letter to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Hathras, calling for reports by early January, 2021

“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

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