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The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments
Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections
The only party who has blocked the road is you: SC to Solicitor General
Supreme Court tells Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, that a farmer who is willing to negotiate must be present in court
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi court acquits all foreigners after months of trial
The court pulled up the SHO of Hazrat Nizamuddin/complainant for lapses in the identification of the accused
Ludhiana: All CCTVs in the city directly linked to Police Stations
This will facilitate quick replay and easy access of CCTV camera footage to fight crime in Ludhiana
K’taka HC asks Mysore Bar Assn to submit resolution precluding members from representing an “anti-national”
The petition was filed by a lawyer opposing the resolution as it violated the Advocates Act
Delhi riots: Court grants bail to Muslim man accused of lynching fellow Muslim
The accused was also missing from CCTV footage of the attack, where there was delay in filing FIR
Devangana Kalita creating ‘narrative to show’ that Kapil Mishra was behind riots: Delhi Police
Delhi Police thinks student activist Devangana Kalita has enough social media influence and power to create a narrative to blame well known politician Kapil Mishra for North East Delhi communal riots?
Karnataka HC dismisses plea demanding exclusive appointment of Hindus in Hindu Religious Institutes
The High Court bench cited Constitutional philosophy dismissing a plea seeking prohibition of non-Hindus from working in Hindu religious and charitable offices
Farmers protest: Toll Plaza concessionaire claims losses, approaches Punjab & Haryana HC
Similar news reports of ‘toll plaza earnings being hit’ have begun to appear in mainstream media over the last few days
Custodial death: Bom HC grants 5 lakhs compensation even before trial concludes
The court determined basis facts that it was clear case of custodial death and awarded compensation to the family of the deceased who was allegedly 15 years old
Siddique Kappan’s arrest: NHRC calls for Action Taken Report
The NHRC has addressed a letter to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Hathras, calling for reports by early January, 2021
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The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments
Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections
Rule of Law
Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation
While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning
Rule of Law
“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality
In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void
Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour
Media
Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis
On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP
A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions