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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali
Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village
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K’taka HC likely to issue directions for rehabilitation of Urban Homeless
The court observed that the guidelines under the central scheme, National Urban Livelihoods Mission needed to be implemented
Kerala HC grants protection from coercive action to LiveLaw under new IT Rules
The legal news portal has challenged the validity of the IT Rules stating that it does not fall under reasonable restrictions of the Constitution
Delhi court stays search warrant for Adv. Mehmood Pracha’s office raid
Pracha’s office was raided the second time since December 2020, and this time it was done in his absence
Nearly 2,000 people arrested under UAPA in 2019: MHA tells Lok Sabha
The year 2019 saw as many as 1948 arrests out of 1226 UAPA cases registered across all states and union territories (UT)
Student activists complain to Delhi Police about alleged attack by ABVP
Activist Rajveer Kaur filed the complaint after the public meeting, to mark International Women’s Day was disrupted
Anti-CAA protests: Allahabad HC grants bail to student activist
The Single-judge Bench observed that the State’s counter affidavit against him does not mention any unsocial and unlawful activity
Advocate Mehmood Pracha’s office raided again!
Pracha, who is also the lawyer of many accused in the Delhi violence of February 2020, has moved court against the search claiming that it is an intimidation tactic
Teltumbde assisted Maoist leader to expand movement: NIA to Court
The NIA has opposed his bail plea stating that, he shared questionable literature with his brother to expand Maoist ideology in urban India
Sharjeel Usmani moves Bombay HC against FIR for Elgar Parishad speech
The former AMU student said that his speech was not offensive, and was taken “out of context”
Speech against political party, not unlawful activity under UAPA: J&K Court
The ASJ granted bail to NC leader Hilal Lone, noting that he did not call for cessation from the Union of India
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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