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Jagdeep Chhokar’s death marks a setback for India’s fight for clean politics

Educator, activist, and founding member of the Association for Democratic Reforms, Jagdeep S Chhokar, died on Thursday morning after a heart attack. He was 80.

Newslaundry

Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?

Claims that a mosque was built over a temple stoked tensions, but India’s top court shares blame, say lawyers.

Al Jazeera

SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of NEET-PG

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking postponement of the NEET-PG examination, scheduled for August 11, which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism law

The Guardian - UK

‘Hate speech’: SC refuses to entertain 2 petitions seeking poll ban, EC action against PM

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making hate speeches and invoking religion during campaigns, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry

Time to limit length of oral arguments to combat judicial delays, says CJI Chandrachud

On the Supreme Court's 75th Foundation Day, the Chief Justice of India discusses the need to limit oral arguments to reduce judicial delays, but legal experts argue it would be challenging and require significant system changes.

The Hindu

Legal luminaries say Governor has to grant assent to 10 Bills

Legal luminaries view TN Governor must act on Bills readopted after "withholding assent"; must decide whether to refer to President for constitutional infirmity; Governors stalling legislative business; must grant assent when Bill readopted; Home Ministry's rep; no power to return Bill.

The Hindu

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Are corruption cases driven by political rivalries?

In the wake of the arrest of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, ADR chairman Trilochan Sastry and senior advocate Sanjay Hegde discuss, in a The Hindu Parley conversation, whether corruption cases against politicians driven by political rivalries?

The Hindu

SC to hear bail pleas of some convicts in Godhra train burning case on Tuesday

The Supreme Court said it will hear on Tuesday the bail pleas of some of the convicts against whom specific allegations were made in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into a communal conflagration.

The Hindu

Rumoured attacks on migrant workers: BJP spokesman files plea in Madurai HC seeking anticipatory bail

Uttar Pradesh's BJP spokesperson Prashant Umrao Patel filed a petition in the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail after Thoothukudi police filed a case against him for spreading false information in a tweet on alleged attacks on migrant workers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu. Read further…

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SC pulls up TV channels holding discussions giving space for hate speeches; asks why govt remains mute spectator

The Supreme Court made these observations while hearing a batch of pleas seeking appropriate direction for steps against hate speech incidents. Read full story on Dyanmite News:

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Supreme Court asks whether the right to wear hijab can be exercised in a school with a dress code

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan argues the students did not defy the dress code; they wanted to wear a hijab in addition to their uniform

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