Prima Facie

Manual scavenging is a contravention of human rights: Madras High Court

manual scavenging was prima facie a contravention of human rights and the right to live with dignity as per the Constitution, the Madras High Court today directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government

Chhattisgarh police personnel responsible for rape and assault of 16 women: NHRC sends notice

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to Chhattisgarh government over alleged rape, sexual and physical assault of 16 women by the state police personnel, and observed the government is "vicariously liable" for it.

K'taka HC grants anticipatory bail to Kumaraswamy

Justice K N Keshavanarayana granted the relief to the former Chief Minister in the case relating to alleged illegalities in denotification of three acres of government land in Thanisandra here in 2007 for "pecuniary gain".