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A Sunday sitting and a list of rights: how the court answered Saturday’s crackdown

At a special Sunday sitting on October 11, the Supreme Court directed that Delhi's Metro and rail services…

Sarah Mitchell · Oct 11 2 min read

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Regulation or prohibition? the line a contempt plea asks the court to enforce

The Supreme Court will hear a contempt plea on Sunday, October 11, alleging that Delhi Metro stations were…

TRF Desk · Oct 10 2 min read

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Detained at the court’s door: what the lawyers’ release tells us

Lawyers detained outside the Supreme Court during the CJP protest on October 10 were released after the Supreme…

TRF Desk · Oct 10 2 min read

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A number that needs a caveat: reading Delhi Police’s 2,873 suspects

Delhi Police's Crime Branch has begun a probe into the violence at the July 20 Cockroach Janta Party…

TRF Desk · Oct 8 2 min read

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Too late to protest? the argument at the heart of the Jantar Mantar plea

The Delhi High Court agreed on October 8 to hear on Friday the Indian Youth Congress's plea against…

TRF Desk · Oct 8 2 min read

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A seven-judge bench, a very short hearing, and a question still unanswered

A seven-judge Supreme Court bench closed the two-decade-old N. Ravi reference on legislative privilege and free speech as…

TRF Desk · Oct 7 2 min read

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A sentence in a 2016 reply, and what it cost a decade later

The Delhi High Court has directed criminal complaint proceedings against six CBI officers after finding that the agency's…

TRF Desk · Oct 7 2 min read

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Prevention is the order: what the Supreme Court wants from Delhi Police

The Supreme Court told the Centre and Delhi Police on October 5 to ensure that every woman in…

TRF Desk · Oct 6 2 min read