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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
MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Court asks if there is a possibility of a settlement
Counsel for Ramani who accused MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, has submitted that chances of settlement are bleak
Will the new amendment to Kerala Police Act curb free speech?
The Government has come up with a provision in the act to curb instances of defamatory and insulting content on social media
Siddique Kappan used “journalist cover” to disrupt law & order: UP Gov’t to SC
The top court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to respond to a petition moved by KUWJ for Kappan’s release
Impact of a High Court striking down a Central law as invalid
The Supreme Court, on November 17, asked a petitioner to take his petition challenging a central law to the high court. What impact does that have on jurisprudence?
Tablighi Case: HC condition restricting entry to India for 10 years, not to be considered in future says SC
The court said the visa applications of the petitioner and 8 other nationals will be considered on merit
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Court upholds discharge of 44 foreign nationals
The court found the evidence to be insufficient to charge the foreign nationals
Delhi HC issues notice to Union in a plea to recognise same sex marriage
The court will now hear the matter on marriage equality of same sex couples under Hindu Marriage, Special Marriage and Foreign Marriage Act
Delhi High Court takes Kejriwal govt to task
Court asks Delhi CM, "Why did you not wake up when you saw the situation deteriorating?"
SC directs HC to hear bail plea of life convict in jail for 21 years
The top court noted that his criminal appeal before the HC has been pending for 16 years
Delhi HC grants bail as accused with weak sight found without spectacles in CCTV footage
The Delhi riots accused has been in custody since April and hence the court deemed that he deserved bail
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