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66 Deaths in 13 Months: Uproar in Chhattisgarh Assembly by opposition over prison conditions and custodial accountability
Government confirms inmate deaths; Opposition alleges overcrowding, medical neglect, and governance failure — demands legislative probe into tribal leader’s custodial death
Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri Range
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The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.
Defence Committee for GN Saibaba Urges SC to Reconsider Case, Wife Says ‘Will Wait for Justice’
The committee highlighted that the condition of Indian jails led to the death of Father Stan Swamy, which should not be repeated in the case of GN Saibaba.
Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC
In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence
Supreme Court suspends Bombay High Court order acquitting GN Saibaba and five others in Maoist links case, all to remain in jail
Court issues notice and grants accused four weeks to file counter applications
SC to hear urgent appeal against GN Saibaba’s acquittal
State had moved application demanding urgent listing claiming acquittal was not justifiable
Section 43D UAPA: Accused not heard, report of the prosecution doesn’t ‘need to be shared’ under the law
In this recent judgment by the Madras High Court, two SriLankan nationals are denied bail along with their right to be heard
Is the GoI’s database linkage plan a precursor to NRC?
Plans involves linking electoral roll, ration card, passport, drivers license, Aadhaar and a register of births and deaths
Bombay HC acquits Professor GN Saibaba & five others in Maolist link case, says ‘national security’ not above due process
Nagpur Division Bench passed the order, allowed his appeal against conviction and life sentence; others acquitted include journalist Prashant Rahi
“Claims Look Legitimate”, AG to Supreme Court on plea seeking Aadhaar Cards for those included in the NRC list
The Supreme Court on Thursday. October 13, granted two weeks to the central government to look into the matter pertaining to the issuance of Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added in the supplementary list of Assam National Register of Citizens published in August 2019. The matter, Sushmita Dev versus Union of India and others, WP(c) 1361/2021was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi.
Journalist investigating fraud among corporates claims he was attacked; SC asks AG to ensure safety
The crucial issue came up before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit while it was hearing a case related to a company which allegedly took loans from 27 banks and siphoned off the money
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66 Deaths in 13 Months: Uproar in Chhattisgarh Assembly by opposition over prison conditions and custodial accountability
Government confirms inmate deaths; Opposition alleges overcrowding, medical neglect, and governance failure — demands legislative probe into tribal leader’s custodial death
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Bail Granted, Freedom Denied: Madhya Pradesh High Court upholds detention of Bangladeshi woman citing “international scenario”
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Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches
Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed
Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently
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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
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