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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
Plea in SC asks no coercive action be taken on trivial violations amidst lockdown
This is on the ground that the police and courts should not be over-burdened with such cases and also to prevent police excesses
Do the dead have rights in India?
One is compelled to ask this question in the light of a recent incident in which a deceased doctor was denied burial because he succumbed to Covid-19
101 adults arrested, 9 minors detained in Palghar lynching case
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warns against giving incident a communal colour
No reservation in promotions without adequate representation: SC
The Orissa High Court had quashed the resolution for not having legal basis, and same has been upheld by the SC
FIR against 4 for attending Tablighi Jamaat
The FIR was filed after the Tablighi Jamaat incident came to light in early April
Download Aarogya Setu app, donate to PM CARES: Jharkhand HC’s bizarre conditions for bail
The court granted bail to accused persons in two cases, on the condition that they should download the app after being released from custody
Is Justice Delivery not an Essential Commodity?
Courts are functioning at minimum capacity, taking up only extremely urgent matters; how does this affect litigants, lawyers and the justice system?
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SC permits conditional release for those who have completed 2 years in detention camps
The CJI led bench modified its earlier order of May 2019 whereby detainees who had completed more than 3 years could be released
Bhima Koregaon case: Civil society members pen open letter to CJI
Letter highlights how prosecution has not been able to build any concrete case against the intellectuals and activists arrested in the case so far
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