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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
1700 custodial deaths in a year, yet no anti-torture law!
The national tally for reported encounter deaths was 112, in a year
SC restrains Sudarshan News from telecasting “UPSC Jihad” show, calls it ‘insidious’
The court orally remarked that it was thinking of appointing a committee for suggesting standards for electronic media
Is BJP’s Kapil Mishra above the law of the land?
Mishra wants Umar Khalid to be hanged; seems confident of continued patronage and protection for himself
Retired civil servants move SC; seek authoritative meaning of ‘hate speech’
The intervention has been filed in a petition that was filed by Firoz Iqbal Khan seeking stay on the broadcast of show “Bindaas Bol” on Sudarshan News
Stop filing chargesheet based on fabricated evidence, false confessions: PUCL
Filmmakers, and social activists Rahul Roy, Saba Dewan were questioned by Delhi Police for seven hours, during investigation into North East Delhi riots
Nine more former police officers dub Delhi violence investigation ‘flawed’
Real culprits of the violence belonging to majority community are likely to go scot free, says the letter
Why do top cops not abide by service conduct rules when online?
Dr Sandeep Mittal a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer is upset at being unfollowed by the IPS Association after his right wing tones tweets
Centre halts razing of 48,000 shanties along railway tracks in Delhi
The Supreme Court had, on August 31 ordered removal of shanties, which would have rendered about 2.4 lakh people homeless
CJI reserves order: Medha Patkar’s plea for temporary release of convicts
The plea was filed against Bombay High Court’s order upholding the classification made by the HPC denying parole to convicts under special Acts like UAPA, MCOCA
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