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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
Misuse of UP’s Gangsters Act: HC seeks IO’s response
The court acknowledged the bogus practice of police implicating accused in several cases and invoking the act.
Khudai Khidmatgar convener Faisal Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody
The arrest has been condemned across the country, many organisations have issued statements of solidarity and demanded that all peace activists be released immediately
Protect same sex couple facing resistance: Allahabad HC
The court ordered police protection acknowledging the discrimination the community faces in the society
Death Penalty for corruption suggests Madras HC
The court said that corruption has become a daily norm and is spreading like cancer
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrested in 2018 suicide abetment case
In May 2020, the Maharashtra home minister had announced a fresh CID investigation into the case
State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC
The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.
Delhi riots: HC cancels Faisal Farooq’s bail granted by Trial Court
The court observed that there was relevant material that pointed to him being present at the riot site.
Furnishing hard copy of Chargesheet to accused mandatory: Delhi court
The court was hearing a matter related to the Delhi violence of February 2020
Gujarat HC upset with state’s poor track record on protecting forest rights
The court expressed its anguish as to why there has been no progress since its direction 7 years ago
AG KK Venugopal to SC: HC order nothing but drama
The court was hearing a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh HC’s “rakhi for bail” order
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