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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish
State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC
The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.
Delhi riots: HC cancels Faisal Farooq’s bail granted by Trial Court
The court observed that there was relevant material that pointed to him being present at the riot site.
Furnishing hard copy of Chargesheet to accused mandatory: Delhi court
The court was hearing a matter related to the Delhi violence of February 2020
Gujarat HC upset with state’s poor track record on protecting forest rights
The court expressed its anguish as to why there has been no progress since its direction 7 years ago
AG KK Venugopal to SC: HC order nothing but drama
The court was hearing a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh HC’s “rakhi for bail” order
Religious conversion for marriage, disconcerting: Allahabad HC
The court referred to the Special Marriage Act as a solution to people professing different faiths
State cannot act in misogynistic way: Himachal Pradesh HC
The court held that policy excluding married daughters to seek compassionate appointment is discriminatory
Maternity leave no ground for dismissal: SC
The top court supports Delhi HC’s direction of imposing Rs.50,000 on college for unfair dismissal.
SC: Statement to NDPS officers cannot be used as confession, evidence
The 2:1 judgment said that these officers are police officers and so confessions will not amount to admissible evidence
List Varavara Rao’s bail plea at the earliest: SC tells Bombay HC
The apex court noted that every prisoner’s health is important and the State must ensure that.
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish
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