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SC Refuses to Stay Drug Controller’s Proceedings Against Gautam Gambhir Foundation For Allegedly Hoarding Covid19 Drugs
26 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court Monday turned down a plea from the Gautam Gambhir Foundation seeking to stay the proceedings initiated by the Drug Controller of Delhi against the Foundation in a case involving the…
Sruti MD
Tamil Nadu: After Murder of Two Young Dalit Men, Villagers Say ‘Enough is Enough’
13 Apr 2021
Residents of the Dalit villages held protests after the murders of the two men and ensured filing of an FIR and compensation to the deceased persons’ families.
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Hathras Gangrape: “Forcible Cremation by the State is Against the law”- Indira Jaising
03 Oct 2020
The brutal gangrape of a Dalit woman by Uppercaste men in Hathras has sent shockwaves across the country.
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Allahabad HC Rebukes UP Police For Lodging FIR Under Inoperative Sec 66A IT Act, Quashes FIR
12 Sep 2020
The Allahabad High Court on September 8 quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged under Section 66A of Information Technology (IT) Act against one Nand Lal Yadav for his social media comment on…
Vivan Eyben
Why Conditional FIRs Are a Bad Idea
02 Aug 2019
For civilians caught in the crossfire, the FIR is the last line of protection against excesses from both sides of the conflict.