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PUCL Intervenes In Calcutta HC Proceedings Over In-Human Prison Conditions, Seeks Study Into Condition Of Women, Children & Transgender Persons In WB Prisons
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PUCL Intervenes In Calcutta HC Proceedings Over In-Human Prison Conditions, Seeks Study Into Condition Of Women, Children & Transgender Persons In WB Prisons

Live Law  

The People's Union for Civil Liberties has intervened in a plea before the Calcutta High Court regarding the condition of prisons in West Bengal, intending to improve living conditions for prisoners.While the matter has been an ongoing public interest litigation since 2017, the issue came to the fore when a lawyer mentioned a plea pertaining to the pregnancies of female …

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Maharashtra journalist death | PUCL demands impartial probe
1 year, 10 months ago

Maharashtra journalist death | PUCL demands impartial probe

The Hindu  

The People’s Union of Civil Liberties on Wednesday demanded an impartial investigation into the killing of journalist Shashikant Warishe in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district. Warishe had written about banners with photographs of a local land dealer with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a Marathi daily, Mahanagri Times. The local residents have …

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[Video Call Facility For Prison Inmates] Was There Any Security Breach When It Was Permitted? Bombay High Court Asks State
2 years, 7 months ago

[Video Call Facility For Prison Inmates] Was There Any Security Breach When It Was Permitted? Bombay High Court Asks State

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra Government if there was any breach of security when video calls were allowed for prison inmates during the pandemic, while hearing a PIL filed by the Peoples Union of Civil Liberties seeking resumption of the video calling facility. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice VG Bisht directed to …

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'Voice, video call facilities must continue': Bombay HC seeks state's response
2 years, 7 months ago

'Voice, video call facilities must continue': Bombay HC seeks state's response

India Today  

A two-person bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday observed that voice and video call facilities in jails, that had started during the Covid pandemic, should resume once again. The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice VG Bisht said, "During Covid, voice and video call facilities were provided in prisons but since November, they have been stopped. …

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Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?
3 years, 4 months ago

Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?

The Hindu  

The appointment of the Justice Lokur Commission by the West Bengal government has been the most sensible and pragmatic move in the Pegasus episode in India so far. In the PUCL case, the Supreme Court said that the right to privacy, though “by itself has not been identified” under the Constitution, is part of the right to life and personal …

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"This Cannot Continue"- Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, UTs, High Court Registrars On Plea Against Continued Use Of 66A IT Act
3 years, 4 months ago

"This Cannot Continue"- Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, UTs, High Court Registrars On Plea Against Continued Use Of 66A IT Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in a plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties seeking various directions and guidelines against the FIRs under provision of Section 66A struck down by Shreya Singhal case judgement. Supreme Court had on July 5th issued notice while expressing shock at the practice …

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Elgar Parishad Case: NIA Opposes Bail Plea of Activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bombay High Court
4 years, 4 months ago

Elgar Parishad Case: NIA Opposes Bail Plea of Activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bombay High Court

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Monday opposed the bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case, in the Bombay High Court saying her ailments were not of serious nature. The NIA also said authorities at the Byculla prison were capable of attending to Bharadwaj's medical needs. Earlier this month, the Byculla prison authorities had submitted …

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Supreme Court to hear petitions on Vikas Dubey encounter on July 14
4 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court to hear petitions on Vikas Dubey encounter on July 14

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde will on Tuesday hear petitions questioning the encounter killings of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey and his associates by the Uttar Pradesh Police in response to the ambush and murder of eight police officers at Bikru village on July 3. The hearing was scheduled even as …

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PUCL Moves SC Seeking SIT Investigation Into Vikas Dubey Encounter; Judicial Probe Into Encounters & Their Political Nexus [Read Application]
4 years, 5 months ago

PUCL Moves SC Seeking SIT Investigation Into Vikas Dubey Encounter; Judicial Probe Into Encounters & Their Political Nexus [Read Application]

Live Law  

The People's Union for Civil Liberties has moved the Supreme Court expressing concern over dilution of the "Rule of Law" in view of the "shocking" Vikas Dubey encounter case. An application has been filed before the Court, seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged police encounter of Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides, Amar Dubey …

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