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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
Kerala court sentences priest to life imprisonment for raping step daughter
“If the guardians of wards behave in this manner, who will guard the wards”, questioned the court
Media cannot report in a sensationalised manner: Delhi HC on Disha Ravi’s plea
The Single-judge Bench has directed editors to exercise control while disseminating information and Disha Ravi to not ‘malign’ the police
Does the new SC judgment offer hope for bail under UAPA?
A comparison of two SC judgements on bail under UAPA: Watali, 2019, and Najeeb, 2021
Erratic arrests by police and the Arnesh Kumar Judgement
A plea recently filed in the apex court sought stricter implementation of the Arnesh Kumar guidelines but the court stated that it lacked concrete facts
Patna school principal sentenced to death for raping 11-year-old girl
The court also took into consideration what impact this crime must have had on the other students of the school, considering the acts of the Principal and the teacher
Delhi court directs FIR against caste-abusive terms in DSSSB questions paper
The Selection Board in its exam held for selection of primary teachers used caste abusive terms in its question papers, two years in a row
Juvenile Justice Act to be amended
The Union cabinet greenlights amendments to the Act; wider scope of DMs, background check on CWC members, to make adoption process faster
Delhi HC issues notice to NBSA, channels on Disha’s plea alleging information leak
In her plea, Disha alleged that the Delhi Police leaked information to the media related to the toolkit FIR against her
Godhra train burning: Key accused nabbed after 19 years!
Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk nabbed from Signal Falia, three others remain at large
SC closes case probing ‘conspiracy’ behind sexual harassment charges against Ranjan Gogoi
The case was disposed of by the Bench, observing that acquiring electronic evidence is unlikely after a gap of almost 2 years
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