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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
Centre delays compliance of CCTVs at probe agencies, SC says it is “dragging its feet”
The court had directed in December 2020 installation of CCTVs at police station as well as central probe agencies like CBI, ED and had even detailed where they should be put up
Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Mitali Saran over RSS article
The complainant who claimed to be an RSS member, had alleged that the article had lowered his reputation
Hathras: Man accused of sexual assault, shoots father outside village temple
A video of the survivor who witnessed the shooting is being circulated on social media, wherein the girl demands justice for her ordeals
Farmers’ tractor rally: Delhi court grants bail to man accused of attempting to run over the Police
The court observed that “no specific role” can be assigned to him and that he has been in jail since January 26
Death of manual scavengers: Karnataka HC takes note of the grim situation
The High Court has said that it is ‘crystal clear’ that the manual scavenging act has not been implemented properly in the state
SC grants bail to murder undertrial jailed for 9 years
The top court opined that there was no likelihood of the trial being completed soon
Madras HC takes cognisance of officer threatened for filing sexual harassment complaint
If that is the position in which lady officers are placed, it is hard to think as to what will happen if it’s an ordinary lady, the court said
SC stirs the hornet’s nest on rape by intimate partner
The court also said that making false promise of marriage is wrong
‘Toolkit’ case: Nikita Jacob moves Delhi HC for pre-arrest bail
Nikita was granted 3 weeks transit anticipatory bail by Bombay High Court on February 17
Delhi HC slams police for ‘half baked’ report in Asif Tanha case
The court reprimanded Delhi Police for submitting a report that failed to identify the source of the leak of Tanha’s disclosure statement
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