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The passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on December 11, 2019 saw thousands of protesters take to the streets across India to emphatically reject the CAA, calling it “divisive”, “fascist” and even “unconstitutional”. While supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party came out, as expected, in favor of the amendment, …

New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal avoided another controversy over attempts to restrict freedom of expression when he refused to consent to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets criticizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (CJI) SA Bobde received a special …

Courts must ensure that criminal law is not used to selectively harass citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday, explaining the reasoning behind its Nov. 11 ruling granting interim bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab. Goswami, in an incitement to the suicide case. . When issuing the verdict, Judge DY …

Delhi, third among the ten states with the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the country, did not take effective measures despite being aware of the expected increase in cases in November with the confluence of winter, the festival season and an increase on pollution, the Center told the …

Those without means languish in prisons as sub-tests, the court says. On Friday, the Supreme Court called on judges to protect personal liberty and the right of ordinary people to bail, saying “liberty is not a gift for the few.” Ordinary citizens without the means or resources to move higher …

Devendra Fadnavis did not specify what verdicts he was talking about. (ARCHIVE) Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said Friday’s verdicts by the Mumbai Supreme Court and High Court on the recent events in Maharashtra were a “hard slap” on the Maha Vikas Aghadi government (MVA). Although Mr. Fadnavis did not …

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) responded on Friday to the central government’s accusation that there was an increase in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Delhi, saying that the accusation was “very unfortunate.” The Union Interior Ministry had blamed the Delhi government for the increase in Covid-19 cases, …

On Friday, the Supreme Court extended by a week the probation granted to AG Perarivalan, convicted in the case of the murder of Rajiv Gandhi, and made it clear that no further extension will be granted. Read also: Inmate Rajiv Gandhi Perarivalan Gets A Week Of Probation From SC For …

NEW DELHI: On Friday, the Center blamed the Delhi government for the increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, saying that despite “repeated exhortations,” it did not take steps to improve testing capacity, in particular for RT-PCR, which was static in around 20,000 tests for a long time. The …

The Mumbai High Court said on Friday that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) action to demolish part of Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow smells of malafide and was done to cause substantial loss to the actor, and overturned the demolition order. The court also said that it does not approve of authorities …