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The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected the federal government’s latest attempt to stop a massive class-action lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from going ahead.The lead plaintiffs allege that internal channels within the RCMP to handle complaints of bullying and harassment are ineffective because they depend on the chain of command. (Leah Hennel for CBC)The Supreme Court of…Continue Reading

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The Supreme Court has quashed a 2016 Bihar government notification, through which the government had given people from Lohar caste the status of Scheduled Tribes (ST) — from the earlier Extremely Backward Classes (EBC). The court ruled that Bihar’s Lohar or Lohaar community is not the same as “Lohra or Lohra”, which are ST communities…Continue Reading

SC quashes Kerala HC order discharging accused for alleged offences of sedition and UAPA

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The Supreme Court has quashed the Kerala High Court order which discharged an accused, arrested for his alleged Maoist links, for the purported offences including sedition and under the provisions of the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in three cases. Dealing with the appeals filed by Kerala and others, the apex court said…Continue Reading