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As Supreme Court says 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight, here is how 1 lakh people were displaced during the Khori Gaon eviction

Shraddha Pandey - 5 January, 2023

On June 7, 2021, Supreme Court had directed the removal of illegal encroachments on forest land in Khori Gaon, a village at the foothills of the eco-sensitive Aravallis in Haryana’s Faridabad within six weeks.

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‘Dogs aren’t humans’, Bombay HC imposes fine on State for filing FIR against delivery boy for ‘killing’ a dog by ‘rash driving’

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2023

The Bombay HC quashed an FIR against a Swiggy delivery executive who had accidentally mowed down a stray dog while delivering a food parcel

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Supreme Court refuses to hear Azam Khan’s plea to transfer the cases against him out of Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2023

Supreme Court rejected to hear a plea by Azam Khan in which he had requested to transfer the cases against him out of Uttar Pradesh

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‘State dutybound to maintain cows and calves in gaushalas’: Telangana High Court

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2022

Telangana High Court said in its order, "It is primarily the executive function of the State to look after and maintain gaushalas, therefore, the State should provide adequate funds to the gaushalas through the board."

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Reporting and publishing of judgments are part of freedom of speech, says Kerala HC in response to petitions seeking right to be forgotten

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2022

Kerala High Court said that reporting and publication of Court decisions and rulings form a crucial part of freedom of speech and expression.

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Complaint filed in Uttar Pradesh court against Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi for mocking contribution of Indian freedom fighter Veer Savarkar

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2022

The derogatory remark made by Rahul Gandhi against Veer Savarkar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra ran him into trouble

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Sufi Islamic Board files affidavit listing evidence of PFI’s involvement in terror activity, Muslim Brotherhood and Turkish IHH, linked to ISIS, Al Qaeda

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2022

The Sufi Islamic Board filed an affidavit in the matter, listing evidence against PFI and supporting the ban on the Islamic organisation.

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Siddique Kappan granted bail by Allahabad High Court in the money laundering case, earlier, SC had granted bail in UAPA

ANI - 24 December, 2022

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020

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Kerala government unconditionally apologizes to the High Court for delay in seizing assets of PFI leaders

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2022

The PFI had called for a strike on 23rd September without the mandatory 7-day notice. Suo motu contempt proceedings were started by the Kerala High Court on September 23.

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