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Delhi Court sentences riots accused for promoting hatred against Muslims, sentences him to 3 years in custody
Lokesh Kumar Solanki convicted for inciting violence during 2020 Delhi riots; court calls his conduct “fuel to already simmering tensions” but releases him citing maximum sentence already served
“Vigilantism is not permissible, needs to be checked”: SC, following up Tehseen Poonawalla case
Half a decade later, SC instructs the MHA to convene a meeting of state department heads, takes no concrete action against the growing number of mob violence
Delhi HC holds Govt’s order cancelling Prof. Ashok Swain’s OCI card ‘Bereft of any reason”
Setting aside the impugned order, the Court has given the Union government three weeks to pass a new order
Unveiling the Harsh Truth of Child Marriage in India
The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
Allahabad HC: Appalling conditions of the state jails, indifference shown to the plight of prisoners
Hearing a PIL, the bench took serious note of the meagre wage offered to inmates, tremendous overcrowding, murders inside jails, grants one last chance to the state to act firmly
Supreme Court affirms right of forest inhabitants, prevents it from being limited to recognized communities
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The Supreme Court of India broadened the ambit of who can be granted the right to forest rights, cites that certain communities may not have had the documents to come under governmental categories.
SC deems caste-based discrimination in higher education system to be a ‘very sensitive matter’
In the PIL filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, bench urges UGC take action, propose steps to facilitate students from the SC/ST backgrounds into the mainstream
Supreme Court issues notice in contempt charges against Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand
Narsinghanand had made insulting remarks against the SC and the Indian Constitution, notice has been issued without returnable date
Madras HC: Legal bar on ED’s detention, split verdict, PMLA case against Senthil Balaji
Justice Banu holds the ED to have crossed legal limits; is it time to bring the powerful central agency, an alleged tool of the union, under scrutiny?
Tabrez Ansari Lynching: Jharkhand court grants 10 years rigorous imprisonment
The judge found the 10 guilty of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Rs. 15000 fine imposed on each accused
Bombay HC issues notice seeking response from Maha government on formulation of inter-faith marriage committee
The PIL had been filed by four NGOs, including Citizens for Justice and Peace, contending the said govt. resolution to be discriminatory, promoting divisiveness
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