Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

News Reports

‘How can we tie down hands of authorities when properties are being burnt in the protests’: SC rejects plea seeking blanket ban on NSA

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2020

Serial petitioner ML Sharma's plea seeking a blanket ban on National Security Act rejected by Supreme Court

Social Media

Legal Rights Observatory files a complaint against former journalist for advocating boycott of a Businessman by branding him an “Islamophobe”

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2020

Painting businessman Sachin Sahni as a 'Rabid Islamophobe', Irena Akbar had called on Muslims and 'Secular non-Muslims' to boycott the chain of gyms and beauty parlours owned by him.

Law

SC refuses to stay implementation of CAA, directs all High Courts not to hear any CAA related petition

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2020

CJI Bobde has directed all High Courts to not proceed with hearing any petition filed against or in favour of the CAA.

News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: No loudspeakers for azaan, Allahabad High Court junks plea against no loudspeaker order at 2 mosques

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2020

The Allahabad High Court on January 9 declined to quash an administrative order issued by Jaunpur district administration which refused permission to two mosques to use loudspeakers for azaan.

Crime

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi’s POCSO court convicts Brijesh Thakur, 18 others for rape and exploitation of minor girls

OpIndia Staff - 20 January, 2020

Brajesh Thakur and 18 others were accused of sexually assaulting and torturing as many as 42 girls residing at the Muzaffarpur shelter home.

Opinions

Lies, deception and misinformation of anti-CAA protests: How University campuses have wrongly become a battleground

Shubhendu Anand - 20 January, 2020

One of the universities which is at the forefront of the opposing the CAA is Jamia Milia Islamia

News Reports

After AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia to move court for registration of FIR against Delhi Police who retaliated against Islamist mobs

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Jamia spokesperson Ahmed Azeem stated, “An application will be filed very soon in the lower court under section 156(3) of the CrPC seeking direction to police to register an FIR.”

Law

Delhi court grants bail to Chandrashekhar Azad, orders him to stay away from Delhi till elections, not to join Shaheen Bagh protest

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2020

An additional sessions court in Delhi has today granted bail to Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad in a case registered against him related to anti-CAA riots

News Reports

Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court dismisses convict Mukesh Singh’s plea challenging death warrant, says nothing wrong with trial court’s January 7 order

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2020

Nirbhaya rape case convict Mukesh Singh filed a mercy petition today, one week ahead of scheduled hanging.

Crime

Nirbhaya convicts cannot be hanged on January 22: Delhi government tells HC as one convict’s mercy plea is pending

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2020

The four convicts were to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. Soon after the Supreme court rejected the curative petitions, Mukesh had filed his mercy plea before the President.

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