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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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Lakhimpur Kheri witness alleges he was attacked with swords, no witness protection despite scheme in place since 2018
Farmer Prabhjot Singh, the third witness in the case to be attacked, said the assault took place in Tikunia, Teni’s village
Protesting for release of GN Saibaba, Delhi students ‘assaulted’ by ABVP, cops
India’s premier human rights network, National Alliance of People’s...
State has no business to know if a person has changed religion: Deepak Gupta former SC Judge
This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the sensitive subject of India’s anti-conversion laws.
Bilkis Bano review petition to be listed before Bench for consideration through circulation, says SC
Bilkis Bano has sought a review of the Supreme Court judgment which had paved the way for the Gujarat government to consider and release 11 convicts serving life sentence in her case
Remove scurrilous remarks against minority religions, SC tells Ashwini Upadhay: petition against ‘mass coversions’
A bench of Justices MR Shah and Ravinndra Bhat also stated that they would consider all interventions, those filed by Kerala Rationalist Association, some Christian organisations including activist John Dayal and former planning commission member Dr Syeda Hameed
CJP’s PIL seeking directions for established law & procedure on religious processions: A Factsheet
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While an MHA 2019 advisory, Indian criminal law and Arms Act as well as judgements & Judicial Commission Reports required implementation of strict norms and restrictions these were often breached, states the PIL
M.P. police: author of book on Collective Violence & Criminal Justice’ arrested from Pune
Following a diktat from MP’s home minister Narottam Mishra, the writer was arrested from a hospital
Saket Gokhale re-arrested, Mamata Banerjee slams Gujarat police & Election Commission
Late night on Thursday, December 8, Trinamool national spokesperson, Saket Gokhale was re-arrested and reportedly taken to an undisclosed destination after he had secured bail from a metropolitan court
Prof GN Saibaba Case: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra Govt’s appeal against HC’s discharge order on Jan 17
On January 17, the Supreme Court of India will hear the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the acquittal granted by the Bombay High Court discharging former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and others in an alleged Maoist links case, reported LiveLaw.
Collegium System is Law of the Land, Must Be Followed: Supreme Court to Centre
"Just because there are some sections of the society who express a view against the collegium system, it will not cease to the law of the land," the top court said.
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