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Due Process Strengthened: Supreme Court mandates written, language-specific grounds for arrest under special laws and general laws
Building on Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha judgements, the Court constitutionalised a uniform standard—every arrest, whether under IPC/BNS or special enactments, must be supported by written grounds communicated in the arrestee’s own language, failing which the arrest stands void
CJP Impact: Another woman spared from the prospect of statelessness in Assam!
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CJP Team in Assam stood with the 68-year-old Ajibun Nessa, fought to protect her rights, and prove her citizenship
Even “encroachers” need to be rehabilitated says Courts
The Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court have, in separate judgements over demolition drives, stressed upon the need for a rehabilitation plan for all those displaced
Hatebuster: Is it Love Jihad or just love?
Despite what right wing goons will have you believe with their saffron teekas, sticks and threatening looks, the Constitution only encourages you to love more and love everyone
Kerala HC: Religion does not propagate terrorism; fundamentalists have distorted religion
The court was considering applications for suspension of sentence filed by a few convicts, held guilty under UAPA for associating with ISIS
UP: Demolition drive goes awry, mother daughter burnt alive
While officers initially claimed that they set themselves on fire, a case of murder has now been filed against the SDM and two others
Journalist detained for interrogation for report on right wing groups
Zafar Aafaq was released after 3 hours of questioning
Guj HC imposes Rs. 25,000 cost on ‘neighbours’ in Hindu locality opposing sale of property to Muslim man
While the court does not expressly mention this as a case of socio-economic boycott, the bench saw through the intentions of the litigants who had no real legally valid objection to the sale of the property
Good governance state reports steady spiral in deaths in police custody in past 3 years: Gujarat
GANDHINAGAR: According to data provided by the Union government...
22-year-old jailed for life, Gujarat court comments on how cow’s urine can cure many incurable diseases & how problems on earth will be solved...
Charged with transporting cows and bullocks from Gujarat to Maharashtra under the stringent Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, a 22- year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment
Concerns raised over Sakal Hindu Samaj proposed event in Baramati
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CJP has written to Maharashtra Police seeking preventive action the February 9 event and rally where Kalicharan Maharaj and Shankar Gaikar are invited as speakers
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