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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
My father was lynched on September 6, UP police have no updates: Mohhamad Sabir
Mohhamad Sabir has launched an online support campaign to seek justice for his father Aftab Alam, a taxi driver who was allegedly lynched for not chanting 'Jai Shree Ram'
Uddhav Thackeray withdraws consent; CBI can’t just swoop in any more
Is this an assertion of federal powers as enshrined in the Constitution, or political posturing designed to showcase how the Shiv Sena isn’t going to dance to the BJP’s tunes anymore?
Delhi riots: Prosecutors Association move Delhi HC against 11 Special Public Prosecutors appointment
The Prosecutors Welfare Association moved Delhi HC on October 21 challenging the appointment of SPP’s claiming that it was against the principles of fairness and impartiality, seeking direction to be issued to the Delhi Government to appoint independent Special PPs to conduct cases relating to the riots.
Will Uttar Pradesh police leave Prashant Kanojia alone now?
After months in jail for sharing a tweet, journalist Prashant Kanojia will hopefully be a free man today, he was granted Bail on October 21
Allahabad HC grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia
Kanojia was arrested on August 18 after an FIR was filed against him in Lucknow for allegedly “morphing” a social media post made by the member of an outfit called the Hindu Army, and then tweeting it; three months later he gets bail.
Accused of providing shelter to Tabhligi Jamaat members without permission, Jharkhand HC grants pre arrest bail to two mosque coordinators
The Single Bench noted that he was inclined to grant anticipatory bail privilege to the two petitioners under section 438 of Cr.PC on conditions that they should cooperate with the investigation of the case.
Activists, Opposition parties demand release of Bhima Koregaon accused
Condemn inhuman treatment of elderly accused like Fr. Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao and others
Stop harassment of Anuradha Bhasin and other independent voices in Kashmir: NWMI
Network of Women in Media, India, and Delhi Union of Journalists condemn the continued targeting of journalists
UP police personnel physically assault woman in her own house!
The police who had visited the area to settle a land dispute, claim the woman attacked one of the women constables.
Allahabad HC quashes Rape FIR as parties “settle” dispute by getting married
The Single Bench cited a previous SC ruling to use its inherent powers under section 482 of CrPC to secure the ends of justice and quash the rape and kidnapping proceedings against the alleged accused after an amicable settlement between him and the victim ignoring a 2015 ruling of the SC that rejected the idea of a “compromise” in cases of rape
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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
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