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Fundamental and constitutional rights are for Indian citizens, not OCI cardholders: Govt in Delhi HC

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2020

Thakur, in his petition, had sought the right to seek information under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. He had also sought exemption from seeking permission under FCRA rules for donations to religious bodies.

Law

Was forced to have sex with another convict: Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh seeks review of rejection of mercy petition

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2020

Mukesh' plea in court has claimed that there was 'non-application of mind' by the President of India in rejecting his mercy petition.

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Anti-CAA riots: Delhi police urges ‘protestors’ at Shaheen Bagh to clear the blockage to help residents, school children

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2020

Delhi High Court had asked the police to keep law and order situation and public interest in mind while evicting protesters at Shaheen Bagh to clear roads at the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch.

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Fake Degree case: Delhi HC sets aside election of AAP leader and ex-Delhi Law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar for false declaration

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2020

AAP leader Jitendra Singh Tomar's 2015 assembly election set aside by Delhi HC in fake degree case

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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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Delhi Police begins efforts to clear Shaheen Bagh of protesters by consulting religious leaders after Delhi HC order

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

The Delhi Police has initiated efforts to clear Shaheen Bagh of protesters after the Delhi High Court directed the Police to handle the protests as per their wisdom.

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JNU violence: Delhi HC asks Delhi Police to seize mobiles of members of ‘Friends of RSS’ and ‘Unity Against Left’ WhatsApp groups

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

The Delhi High Court today asked Google and WhatsApp, a Facebook company, to preserve their data based on basic subscriber information including the email ids, as per their policy.

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