The Supreme Court ordered all Indian states to release protesting students under 18 without criminal records and mandated an independent investigation into allegations of police violence during NEET-related protests.
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Anand Grover
1 quote“The new law has created serious problems. I might have been born as a man but in my mind and personality, I am a woman. The new law takes away that right from me”
Tushar Mehta
1 quote“I must point out that at least 169 statutory provisions across different laws will become unworkable if the argument that I am born as a man but I should be treated as a woman is accepted”
Jayna Kothari
1 quote“And those who have got the TG card under the old legal regime, they should not be denied benefits they are entitled to”
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- Student protesters under 18 release from custody· immediate
- State governments and police fir withdrawal and investigation mandate· days
- NEET examination system heightened scrutiny· weeks
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All filed from IndiaNamed Cockroach Janata Party · NEET · Parliament · Yashovardhan Azad · Abhishek Manu Singhvi · Anand Grover · Anuraj M · Arundhati Katju · Assam · Bihar · Delhi · Delhi Police
- [1]Hindustan TimesneutralSupreme Court opens door for withdrawal of FIRs against student protestors
- [2]Hindustan TimesneutralIn Supreme Court, govt flags concerns over gender self-identification
- [3]The HinduneutralCJP protest: SC clarifies States can withdraw FIRs against students in accordance with law
- [4]Hindustan TimesneutralSupreme Court orders all states to release protesting students under 18, those with no criminal records