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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
Calcutta High Court sets an example, orders Rs. 80,000 compensation for illegal demolition
The court expressed dismay that the authorities did not follow due process of law and in an unauthorised manner, demolished a property without issuing any notice
Bombay HC observes that prima facie officials of the forest department wanted to evict a tribal without following due process
The bench also noted that while the forest department claims that the tribal claim was rejected in 2015, there was no evidence to support that claim. Rejects application filed by the forest department.
4 years behind bars, bail granted to two accused arrested under UAPA
The accused who had been arrested in 2018, alleged to have Maoist links in the murder case of two TDP leaders
SC raises concern over frivolous use of NSA
The court observed that the SP leader was detained for about a year without application of mind by the detaining authorities
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UP: Five days after attack on father of Dalit gang rape survivor, two infants and survivor set on fire at home by gang-rape suspects
The authorities' reluctance to include appropriate provisions under the SC/ST (PoA) Act and abiding by provisions for providing police protection to fame worsens situation of Dalit women in India
14 months on, Kashmiri journalist, Fahad Shah’s detention under PSA quashed
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the detention order against Peerzada Fahad Shah was liable to be quashed
Encounter Killings in UP raise doubts about complicity: PUCL
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SC reprimands Mumbai Metro on its bid to fell additional trees in Aarey, imposes Rs 10 lakh fine
Despite the violation, an order authorising the cutting of 177 trees was issued
Extra-judicial killings in UP: A badge of honour or a matter of shame?
In March 2023, stark figures revealed by the state government proudly showcased that the police in Uttar Pradesh (UP) had carried out more than 10,000 encounters over the past 6 years, episodes in which 178 persons accused of crimes, were shot dead
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