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Chhattisgarh HC upholds right of tribals to protect their culture from illegal missionary proselytization, says ‘Fraudulent conversion amounts to cultural coercion’

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The High Court acknowledged that mass religious conversions disturb social harmony and target the cultural identities of tribal communities.
Crime

Indra Gandhi National Tribal University Professor granted relief in sexual harassment case: Read what Madhya Pradesh HC said

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The court commented that she was a 30-year-old married woman as was the professor, and their private relationships could not fall under the jurisdiction of the University and its ICC.
Law

Stray dog menace case: Supreme Court reiterates its directive mandating in-person appearance of Chief Secretaries of almost all States and UTs

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Only the Chief Secretaries of Telangana and West Bengal are exempted from this directive.
Crime

Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ hoax: ‘Activists’ who earlier campaigned for FIR registration in the case move the Karnataka High Court to quash it

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Once the investigation begn focusing on the role of the 4 'activists', they quickly went to the Karnataka High Court to have the entire case thrown out.
Crime

Supreme Court quashes conviction of man under POCSO who married the victim and has a child with her, says ‘the crime was result of...

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The court said that it adopted a balanced approach after taking notice of the fact that the victim and the accused were married and leading a normal married life.
Law

Kerala HC rebukes State Minority Commission for ordering issue of environmental clearance to a quarry owner just because he is from minority community

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Striking down the Commission's order, the High Court called it out for acting without jurisdiction due to misplaced empathy towards quarry owner, who belonged to a minority community
Editor's picks

‘2020 Delhi riots were not spontaneous but an organised regime change operation’: Delhi police in an explosive affidavit in Supreme Court

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The Delhi Police have prepared a massive 177-page affidavit to be filed before the Supreme Court in connection with the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots....
Government and Policy

Calcutta HC threatens to freeze WB govt’s RBI account over unallocated funds for projects and unpaid BSNL bills, asks if state is facing financial...

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The Calcutta High Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure with the West Bengal government for failing to release funds for developmental projects in the...
Law

Asaram Bapu granted bail for 6 months by Rajasthan HC due to deteriorating health, not allowed to participate in public events

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Asaram Bapu, who is on a life sentence for having committed a case of sexual assault, has been granted some important relief by the...
Law

Allahabad HC bans all commercial activities in educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh, says campuses are only for learning

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The ruling came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the use of a degree college’s property for a commercial fair.
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