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SC grants interim bail to SHUATS VC in conversion case, Allahabad HC judge recuses from related matter

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(Photo: Pixabay) In a significant development, the Supreme Court on March 4 granted interim bail to Rajendra Bihari Lal, the Vice Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh’s Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), in a case of alleged illegal religious conversion. The apex court’s decision comes after the Allahabad High Court had not been … Read more

Appointed of Christian judge to Indian Supreme Court hailed as ‘good news’

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Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The appointment of a Christian judge to India’s top court last week was welcomed by Christian leaders and the minority community as “good news,” noting that “one of our own has been appointed at the highest … Read more