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‘Democracy won’: Meet the lawyers backing student protesters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

As the student protests unfolded in Delhi, lawyers played a crucial role in safeguarding their constitutional rights, ensuring their legal representation and defending the right to peaceful protests.

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Vineet UpadhyayAug 8, 2026
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Aditi RajaAug 8, 2026
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Somya PanwarAug 8, 2026
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Jagriti RaiAug 8, 2026
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Richa SahayAug 8, 2026
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Aditi RajaAug 7, 2026
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Bhupendra PandeyAug 7, 2026
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Ashish ShajiAug 7, 2026
The Tirupur consumer commission ordered the institute to pay Rs 15,000 as compensation for denying refund of a substantial portion of the fee.
Jagriti RaiAug 7, 2026
The commission found that complainant had acted prudently by locking vehicle, moving it to roadside. It therefore held insurer guilty of deficiency in service for wrongfully repudiating the theft claim.
Vineet UpadhyayAug 7, 2026
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Richa SahayAug 7, 2026
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Somya TyagiAug 7, 2026
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The court was hearing a plea by a welfare association for permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar.
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The woman was challenging her conviction for the alleged murder of her two minor sons, whom the prosecution claimed were killed to remove an obstacle to her proposed marriage with another man.
Somya PanwarAug 7, 2026
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