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Punjab & Haryana HC: Users must be given blocking notices immediately; sets aside Facebook page takedown

The Court held that blocking intimations issued by the police must comply with the rank requirements under the IT Rules, 2021, and that withholding the notice from affected users violates the principles of natural justice

‘You want to arrest a college principal for a book found in the library? Are you serious?’: Supreme Court asks MP govt

The state was trying to intervene in anticipatory bail proceedings that are infructuous given that the High Court has granted this

SC questions delay of 5 months in filing FIR in Hindu Yuva Vahini hate speech case

The apex court has sought from Delhi Police details of investigations and the steps taken after filing thee delayed FIR, in a contempt petition filed by Tushar Gandhi

News Channels causing rift in society, says SC while hearing hate speech cases

Supreme Court bench questioned the NBDSA for lack of action and urged regulation of anchors and news channels pushing agenda through hate speech

Indian Courts on Marital Rape, an analysis: fresh petition in SC

As all eyes are on the SC, that issued notice on a latest petition, CJP analyses the current position of courts and parliament on the issue of Marital Rape

Places of Worship Act: Again, Centre seeks more time, SC says Feb-end

The 1991 Places of Worship Act, enacted when the Babri Masjid still stood, mandates that the nature of all places of worship, barring the one at Ayodhya, be maintained as they stood on August 15, 1947

79% of High Court Judges Appointed Between 2018-2022 Upper Castes: Law Ministry

The figure comes from a Ministry report aimed at...

Supreme Court will soon hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

The archaic colonial section in Indian criminal law criminalises free speech and dissent; in the pre-Independence era, the provision was used against freedom fighters, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi.

Uniform laws on marriage, divorce issue for Parliament to decide: Supreme Court

These are matters for Parliament to decide. We cannot make laws. This falls within Parliament’s sovereignty. We cannot tell the Parliament you shall enact a law,” the Supreme Court said on Friday, January 6

“Find a practical solution”, says SC as it stayed order for eviction of 50,000 people

The Uttarakhand High Court’s order, while looking at the legal aspects of the case, failed to look at the human side, as pointed out by the apex court, and did not even hear the affected parties in the case.

MP: Acquitted After 2 Years in a ‘Gang-Rape’ Case, Tribal Man Sues Police, Govt for Mental Agony

Kantilal Bheel alias Kantu has demanded a compensation of Rs 10,000 crore for damages. The court will take up the matter on January 10.

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