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    Gauhati High Court Quashes Pranab Doley’s NSA Detention, Says Assam Authorities Took ‘Short Cut’

    Pranab Doley’s NSA detention rested on “stale cases”, the Gauhati High Court has held, quashing the order after finding that the authorities adopted “a short cut” instead of following due process, withheld key documents and left his second representation undecided. Guwahati: A detention order that leaned on 13 criminal cases, one ending in discharge and […]

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    Supreme Court of India quashes NSA detention of Mulla Afroz, accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence, and imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on Uttar Pradesh
    A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu quashed the preventive detention of Mulla Afroz and imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government.
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    NSA Detention of Sambhal Violence Accused Quashed: Supreme Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Costs on UP

    The Supreme Court has quashed the NSA detention of Mulla Afroz, an accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence, holding that the State could not have passed the order on the basis of a confession allegedly made in police custody, and imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government.

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    [Freedom of Speech] Are Government Servants Allowed to Speak to the media? Allahabad HC Asks State Gov.
    [Freedom of Speech] Are Government Servants Allowed to Speak to the media? Allahabad HC Asks State Gov.
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    Allahabad High Court: State’s Extension of Detention Orders Under National Security Act, 1980

    The Allahabad High Court recently ruled on the extension of detention orders under the National Security Act (1980) in India, emphasizing the legality of such extensions. The Division Bench ordered the immediate release of the petitioner, Abdul Rahman Alias Nanni, stating that any extension beyond the specified period in the confirmatory order is illegal.

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