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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
Bail to 21 accused of violence in anti-CAA protests in Mangaluru: SC
Image Courtesy:thehindu.comThe Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to 21...
NHRC sends notice to Adityanath Govt, DGP Over Lynching of Murder Accused: UP
It was the reports on the "cruel high handedness" displayed by the villagers that led to the suo motu action, the Commission observed
A closer look at Guj court order on Modi in Pranjit civil suit
Families of three victims had named the then Gujarat Chief Minister and several other officials as respondents in the case where three British national were killed during the 2002 genocide
Women in prisons: 2019
Here’s a look at the conditions in which female prisoners are lodged in Indian prisons, as per NCRB 2019 report
PIOs who don’t act as per RTI Act should be shown the doors: Madras HC
The court observed that there was nothing wrong in disclosing caste based information when selection itself is based on caste
Harper Collins moves Delhi HC, seeks permission to publish book on Asaram Bapu case
The book titled “Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu’s Conviction” was ready to be published when Asaram’s aide, Sanchita Gupta filed a civil suit
K’taka HC extends stay on publication of draft EIA
The stay that was previously granted in August has been extended until further orders
UP Police arrest Odisha man for sedition after VHP member alleges threatening calls
Initially only a case of criminal intimidation was made but further investigation allegedly revealed, his social media posts had derogatory remarks against the PM
‘Delhi Police Has No Evidence So It’s Resorting to Fabricated Statements’: Umar Khalid
Here is the full text of the activist's letter to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi alleging acquaintances are being coerced into making statements implicating Khalid.
Local court drops Modi’s name from three Guj riots civil suits
Case related to killing of three British nationals in Pranjit taluka of Sabarkantha district
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