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2022 Half-Year Review: Key Supreme Court Judgments
The Supreme Court delivered key Judgments on Reservations, Sedition, OROP and the constitutionality of the FCRA Amendment.
4th Jun 2022
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Monthly Review: May 2022
SC judges begin summer vacation after a month of hearings on religion, administration and freedom of speech.
2nd Jun 2022
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Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais at Delhi HC: Witness Testimonies Contradict Claims in Charge Sheet On Umar Khalid
Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais and Adv. Sanya Kamar further argued that portions of statements against Mr. Khalid were identical to each other.
30th May 2022
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Delhi HC Refuses to Examine Reliability of Witness Statements in Umar Khalid Bail Hearing
Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais and the Bench locked horns on whether the Court should evaluate the veracity of evidence while granting bail.
25th May 2022
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Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais at Delhi HC: Inconsistent Testimony Used to Charge Umar Khalid
Witness statement unreliable, Sessions Court Judge erred in denying bail to Mr. Khalid, claims Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais.
24th May 2022
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Charge Sheet Wrongly Paints Umar Khalid as a Terrorist, Says Counsel at Delhi HC
Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais listed instances where misrepresented facts 'falsely' implicated Mr. Khalid in the 2020 Delhi Riots.
23rd May 2022
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Delhi HC Questions If Umar Khalid’s Speech Was An Invitation to Violence
The Delhi High Court is keen to bring the hearings to a close before June 4th, when the Court breaks for vacation.
20th May 2022
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10 Must-Reads on Sedition Law in India
SCO's list of must-reads captures all the facets of the sedition debate—and of ongoing litigation on sedition across Courts.
18th May 2022
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Sedition: Court in Review
Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code,1860, is a colonial provision criminalising attempts to ‘excite disaffection’ towards the government.
17th May 2022
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The Sedition Order: A Real Hope for Free Speech?
DESK BRIEF: The intended impact of the SC's relatively ambiguous Order remains unclear.
12th May 2022
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Delhi HC To Hear Bail Applications of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in Late May
The Delhi HC stated that the bail applications of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam shall be heard on the 19th, 20th, 23rd and 26th of May.
6th May 2022
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Sedition Law in India: A Timeline
SCO traces key laws and cases on sedition in India.
27th Apr 2022
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