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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt
In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate
Kheda flogging incident: Assailant identified as cop, colleagues helped him beat four men
Incident took place day after stone pelting at a garba event; video of beating went viral on social media
How the Supreme Court has interpreted hate speech over decades
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Police inaction against gang-rape accused drives victim to hang self: Uttar Pradesh
Following the incident, two police personnel including the police station in charge were 'suspended'
Are women prison inmates entitled to special provisions?
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How far is the reality of the state prisons from the Model Prison Manual, 2016 in regards to providing special facilities for female inmates in prisons
Video of Gujarat cops flogging men arrested for ‘rioting’ surfaces, inquiry ordered
After first arresting only Muslims on Tuesday, October 4, members of the Gujarat police are reportedly caught on video taking law into their own hands and flogging Muslim youth
Why did it take an order from the Tripura HC to ensure proper enrollment of Bru voters?
Bru refugees who had been living in makeshift huts, shanties and relief camps in Tripura for years, have been resettled in different villages, but their names do not appear in the voters list
Lakhimpur Kheri: A Year on, Deceased Farmers’ Families See no Hope for Justice
As long as the prime accused’s father, Ajay Mishra, continues to remain Union minister of state for home affairs, justice cannot be done in this case, say hapless family members
Police walk with sword-wielding right-wing members at rally: Karnataka
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Sharjeel Imam granted bail in the 2019 Sedition Case
In his bail plea, Imam urged that since the Supreme Court has placed sedition on hold, the circumstances were better for the granting of release.
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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt
In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate