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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
Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea
Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.
Gyanvyapi land dispute case: Allahabad HC stays Varanasi court’s order to commence hearing
HC had imposed interim stay on hearings in October 1998 in case involving Kashi Vishwanath temple and Gyanvyapi mosque that share common premises
Denying Forest Dwellers Rights, Gauhati HC orders removal of Adivasi “encroachers”
Denying forest dwellers rights in the Chariduar Reserved Forest, the Guwahati HC has directed the evacuation of “encroachers
‘Naming & shaming’ instead of rule of law: UP recovery of damage to public & private property ordinance, 2020
The Ordinance is out. On Sunday, March 15, the Uttar Pradesh recovery of damage to public and private property ordinance 2020 was cleared in the cabinet meeting chaired by UP CM Adityanath in Lucknow on Friday. The ordinance ignores tested jurisprudence and caution from constitutional courts that point to the absence of due process in such a “Name and Shame” policy. Intrinsic to this understanding is the arbitrary, unchecked power such an ordinance gives wings of the state, tilting power away from the people into the hands of the state, its police, without any checks and balances
Delhi HC adjourns all riot related cases till March 20
Court also issues notice in cases of hate speech allegations against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, and others.
No law to back your actions: SC to UP govt. defending ‘name and shame’ posters
The SC has not put a stay on the Allahabad HC order, but has referred the matter to a larger constitution bench
India Justice Report 2019: Where India stands on police, prisons, judiciary and legal aid
The report shows that while Maharashtra performed well on all parameters, UP and Bihar performed the worst
Protest against indiscriminate arrest of hundreds of Muslims in violence affected NE Delhi
Students and faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...
“Everyone has been Silenced”: a comprehensive report on UP violence and its aftermath
The report by Citizens Against Hate (CAH), gives detailed account of alleged episodes of police excess, destruction of property and targeted violence in UP
Delhi violence: Allegations of indiscriminate arrests of Muslim men
Over 100 allegedly arrested or detained from Mustafabad, including Muslim man guarding Hindu temple
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