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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’
Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection
Give report on demolition of Azfal Khan’s Tomb: SC to Maharashtra
While some reports stated the demolitions involved only “illegal encroachments”, this is not entirely clear from what has been stated in the SC
“Unacceptable”, Centre withholding names approved by Collegium: Supreme Court Issues Notice to law secretary over delay in judicial appointments
A division bench of the Supreme Court has stated that appointments must follow after a second iteration by the Collegium
Embarrassing’, SC pulls up Modi govt for failing to file affidavit: Demonitisation
2,192 days later and government gives no answers; senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for one of the petitioners, said it has never been an accepted practice to seek deferment of proceedings before a constitution bench
Exclusion of SC/ST/OBC from EWS is valid for keeping balance of equality: SC bench in majority
The Supreme Court in a 3:2 judgement upheld the validity of the constitutional amendment that enables upto 10% reservations for EWS in education and public employment
Arrest of Shiv Sena MP, Sanjay Rautt a ‘Witchunt’ & ‘Illegal’ says PMLA Court granting him bail in Money Laundering case
The court also rejected ED’s application to stay the order in the Patra Chawl redevelopment project; HC also refused an urgent hearing for stay
Mangaluru court dismisses 2 interim applications by Juma Masjid (Mosque) authorities
Majoriatrian supremacist groups have created a conflict around this place of worship from April 2022
Supreme Court: Education not business to earn profit, tuition fee must be affordable
SC Upholds lower court’s decision quashing seven-fold increase of tuition fee in private medical colleges
Collegium system & transparency of judicial appointments: a conundrun
Between criticisms of opaque-ness and an absence of transparency to concerns of brazen interference from an Executive that has shown no regard for Constitutional basics even niceties, the Collegium system of appointment of Judges is once again in public debate
Government v/s Supreme Court: a throwback to a tussle for judicial autonomy
Recent statements, particularly strident from India’s minister for Law and Justice, Kiran Rijiju, an Arunachal politician previously groomed under Amit Shah’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) offer a powerful throwback to similar attempts by a previously authroritarian government in the lead-up to the Emergency in the 1970s.
Karnataka HC overturns lower court’s order blocking Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Twitter accounts
Calling the order as “punitive action”, High Court ordered for the removal of the 45 second music clip of KGF movie used by Congress
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