Supreme Court on Lynching- Views in Detail
The supreme court had the occasion to speak on mob lynching in the case of ‘Tahseen Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), when a writ petition was preferred before the…
The supreme court had the occasion to speak on mob lynching in the case of ‘Tahseen Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), when a writ petition was preferred before the…
The supreme court had the occasion to lay down guidelines to curb the practice of mob lynching by self-styled groups on the suspicion of cow slaughtering, when a social activist…
The court expressed its views on the purpose and goal of the law, while delivering a judgement on the writ petition seeking justice for the victim of mob lynching cases.…
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The present case is an important case on service rules and disciplinary proceedings. The court also discussed the nature of ‘malicious prosecution’ in the judgment. Facts of the Case Dilip…
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