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"If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice": Supreme Court stayed arrest of the resigned principal of Indore's Government New Law College, Dr Inamur Rahman, in an FIR registered over "Hinduphobic" book in the college library
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The ABVP has been levelling allegations of “Hindu hate” and “anti-India propaganda” against the college’s Muslim professors since December 1, which led Prof Rehman to resign
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please": SC grants bail to life convict Farooq who pelted stone at burning Godhra Train in 2002 & prevented Hindus inside train from escaping from fire, CJI Chandrachud ~ "It has been 17 long years"
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Last month, CJI Chandrachud led bench had extended bail for Abdul Raheman Abdul Majid, a convict who co-conspired in carrying out the Godhra Train Carnage, on account of his wife suffering from Cancer
"Justice delayed is justice denied": Public servant can be held guilty under Prevention of Corruption Act based on circumstantial evidence: Supreme Court, 'mere acceptance of an illegal gratification without anything more would not make it an offence'
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The Court said that the demand and acceptance of bribe can also be proved by circumstantial evidence in the absence of direct oral or documentary evidence
"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air": Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urged parliament to revise the age of consent for sex under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, saying this provision poses difficulties for judges
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CJI DY Chandrachud says there is a growing concern about the age of consent for sex under POCSO, recently two high courts declared the marriage of Muslim girls invalid under POCSO even though it is allowed under Muslim Personal Law
“Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered”: MoP issue settled; government cannot conveniently cite views of few judges on MoP to oppose Collegium recommendations, scheme of our constitution requires court to be final arbiter of law ~ Supreme Court
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The apex court emphasised that the government cannot conveniently pick and choose opinions of judges or judicial opinions of benches of lesser strength to delay Collegium recommendations
“Talking about justice, doing injustice is indeed unfair conduct and hypocrisy”: HC grants divorce citing cruelty by wife who taunted polio-stricken husband's disability, snatched his crutches, manhandled & threw him around, orders man to pay 25L alimony
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However, while leaving, the wife cleverly and secretly took all the gold ornaments and cash lying in the house without telling the husband, and since then she had been living at her parental house
"Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer": Bengaluru Eng student Faiz Rasheed sentenced to a 5 year jail term for celebrating Pulwama terrorist attack on Facebook, said more such attacks needed to free Kashmir and asked "how is the khauf"
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Rasheed, who was a 3rd-year student of Electronics & Communications Engineering, was arrested in 2019 from a bakery near his house. Rashid is a resident of HRBR layout in eastern Bengaluru
"My Shelter Days are over, done, Because you, my master, took me home": Bombay HC imposes fine on citizens feeding strays in public places, "If these so-called friends are really interested in protection and welfare of strays, they must adopt those dogs"
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The Court said that those interested in protection and welfare of the strays, must adopt them, take them home or at least put them up in dog shelter homes and bear all expenses for their registration and maintenance
"Law is not law, if it violates principles of eternal justice": Justice DY Chandrachud is set to become India’s 50th CJI, a judge known for his often liberal and dissenting views has been part of some landmark verdicts of Ayodhya, Section 377 & Sabrimala
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A judge known for his often liberal and dissenting views, he has been part of some landmark verdicts like the Ayodhya dispute, Section 377, and the Sabrimala temple case
"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable": Supreme Court & High Court Litigant Association filed complaint against Justice Chandrachud accusing him of passing order benefiting his son’s client, Bar Council dismisses claims
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Complainant Rashid Khan Pathan has also asked CJI U.U. Lalit not to recommend the name of Justice DY Chandrachud as the next chief justice of India