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Clarity Without Cure: The Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of Articles 200 and 201 and the future of federal governance
The opinion restores textual fidelity to Article 200, but its institutional hesitations risk enabling executive obstruction of democratically enacted State legislation
Nodeep Kaur case: NHRC seeks report from Haryana Police over alleged custodial torture
A complaint has also been filed before NHRC over labour rights activist Shiv Kumar’s release, who has been allegedly tortured in custody
SC issues notice in plea seeking removal of D-voter category from electoral rolls
The plea filed by many affected individuals, states that their categorisation is an arbitrary act beyond legislative framework
SC issues notice to NIA on Gautam Navlakha’s plea
He had moved the top court against Bombay HC’s order denying him default bail
Delhi violence: Court drops attempt to murder charge against two accused
It held that 100 suspicions don’t make proof, but sent the case back to the Magisterial court as it found grounds against the two for rioting
Expression of dissent not seditious: SC
The top court dismissed plea seeking action against Farooq Abdullah’s ‘seditious’ views on Article 370, holding that disagreeing with government policies and views cannot be termed as seditious
Madras HC refuses to hear PIL seeking regulation of social media content
The Bench opined that the petitioner could opt to live in the ‘stone age’ as courts cannot impose sanctions on how the online world operates
Karnataka HC asks State to clarify their stand on compensation for farmer suicides
The affidavit submitted by the government provides that only those farmers who obtained loans from banks will be compensated
Why Indian courts tip toe around issue of marital rape
The courts do not have legislative sanction that criminalises marital rape, and they maintain the stance of ‘the ball is in their court’
Tenets of free and fair trial are sacrosanct: Delhi court on media leak of chargesheet in violence case
During the hearing, the court took cognisance of supplementary chargesheet against 18 accused, including Umar Khalid and others
Women’s rights activists demand CJI’s apology for alleged comments
Letter condemns CJI’s comments questioning marital rape and for asking rape accused if he would marry survivor
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