CAA protests: Gauhati HC upholds Akhil Gogoi’s bail, says civil disturbance cannot be UAPA offence

The judges said that to attract offences punishable under the UAPA Act, the crime must be a terrorist act.

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· Apr 14, 2021 · 07:07 pm

Gauhati HC sets aside Assam tribunal order declaring a man a ‘foreigner’

Establishing lineage from people who resided or have been residing in India before March 24, 1971, is crucial to enroll in the National Register of Citizens.

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· Apr 12, 2021 · 03:04 pm

Centre pulls up Assam for seeking more funds to complete NRC work beyond March 31

It said the state government had not even begun the process of issuing rejection slips to those left out of the NRC exercise.

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· Mar 29, 2021 · 09:57 am

30-day rule to challenge foreign tribunal rulings only applicable when person receives notice: SC

The court was hearing a man’s plea, saying he could not appear before the tribunal because he never received the notice declaring him an ‘illegal immigrant’.

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· Mar 25, 2021 · 05:26 pm

Assam activist Akhil Gogoi alleges he was physically, mentally tortured in NIA custody

The jailed leader claimed he was even offered instant bail by the investigators in return for joining the BJP or the RSS.

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· Mar 24, 2021 · 10:13 am

No decision yet on nationwide rollout of NRC, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The MHA added that there was no provision of detention centres under the Citizenship Act 1955 and the National Register of Indian Citizens.

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· Mar 17, 2021 · 08:07 pm

Delhi violence: Safoora Zargar’s arrest violated international human rights treaties, says UN panel

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that Zargar was arbitrarily detained, and that the government should provide her compensation.

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· Mar 14, 2021 · 09:35 am

UP: Mau administration asks 26 anti-CAA protestors to pay Rs 49 lakh for alleged property damage

The recovery notices were issued on the basis of a local news report, which claimed that the residents of the district resorted to vandalism in 2019.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 11:17 am

Citizenship law will not be implemented in Kerala, says Pinarayi Vijayan after Amit Shah’s assertion

At a recent election rally in West Bengal, the Union home minister had said that the law will be implemented after coronavirus vaccination is completed.

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· Feb 14, 2021 · 01:01 pm

‘Right to protest cannot be anytime, anywhere’: SC dismisses review petition of Shaheen Bagh verdict

The Supreme Court in its October order observed that public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely.

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· Feb 13, 2021 · 01:47 pm

Citizenship law will be implemented as soon work on Covid-19 vaccination is over, says Amit Shah

The Union home minister also invoked his position in the government to assert that Muslims would not be stripped of their citizenship.

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· Feb 11, 2021 · 08:45 pm

SC rejects activist Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea in anti-CAA protests case

The court said it cannot consider granting bail to Gogoi in light of the allegations against him.

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· Feb 11, 2021 · 01:00 pm