-The Hindu ‘Hard to believe accused used riots to cause death of man from own community’ In a scathing remark over the way a north-east Delhi riots case has been investigated, the High Court on Friday rebuked Delhi Police for arresting three men from the minority community and objecting to their bail with “no evidence whatsoever, either direct or circumstantial or forensic”. The case relates to the arrest of three men — Junaid,...
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Amid a judicial slide, a flicker of hope on rights -Ajit Prakash Shah
-The Hindu It is reassuring that there is a signal from the Supreme Court about thinking and speaking about personal liberty There can be no better way for a judge of the Supreme Court of India to mark his birthday by celebrating the glorious constitutional duty that has been entrusted to him and his peers as officers of the highest court in the land. Last week, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud did precisely this,...
More »Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests not acceptable, says Supreme Court -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Public places and spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely, says Bench The Supreme Court on Tuesday held the protests led by scores of mothers, children and senior citizens of Shaheen Bagh against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act by blockading a public road in the national capital were “not acceptable”. A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said public places and spaces could not be occupied indefinitely. The court recognised that peaceful protests...
More »Online Janata Parliament to be held between 16th August and 21st August, 2020 by civil society organisations and peoples' movements
-Press release by Jan Sarokar (People's Agenda), dated 14th August, 2020 This is to invite you to participate in a Janta Parliament being organised by several civil society organisation networks and peoples’ movements from 16th August to 21st August from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. The inauguration will happen on 16th August at 11:00 am. Justice AP Shah, Syeda Hameed, Jignesh Mevani and Soni Sori will be speaking at the inauguration. The...
More »Bihar: After NHRC, HC prod, work begins to bring meals to kids -Dipankar Ghose
-The Indian Express The order came even as the Patna High Court and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of The Indian Express report. Bhagalpur: IN THE STAFF room of the Primary School in Shahabad, Principal Devendra Kumar Singh and teacher Juhi Kumari squinted into the smartphone to read the latest state government order on mid-day meals. Parents of at least three children from Badbilla who study in...
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