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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

Chief Justice is not the court: Prashant Bhushan responds to contempt notice

Says expressing anguish by highlighting this incongruity and the attendant facts cannot be said to constitute contempt of court

How long will it take to find lawyers to argue NE Delhi riot cases?

Thousands of riot survivors must wait for justice, till the CM-Governor turf war over who can appoint the legal team gets sorted

Chennai Police delete all Youtube videos of a rights group after complaint from BJP ally

The complaint was against one video and the police have arrested four people concerned with the channel, including the owner

Systemic delays in charging accused mean denials of justice & freedom: Delhi lawyers

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Is Delhi Police hiding key information, documents of riot cases?

Lawyers, activists, and factfinding reports, including the official one released by the Delhi Minorities Commission, have alleged that Delhi police refused to fulfil its duty by delaying FIRs in connection with the North East Delhi riots of February 2020

Kerala rapist demands parole to marry survivor; ploy to escape justice?

The former priest had been convicted of raping a minor girl and had allegedly pressured the family to take the case back

Custodial killings in Kerala: Deconstructing facts

A critical inquiry into custodial killings in the state over the last four years

HRDA blames police negligence for Vikram Joshi murder 

Writes to NHRC saying the slain journalist was a human rights defender doing "public service by attempting to lodge a police complaint against sexual harassment."

Concerned citizens urge SC to withdraw contempt case against Prashant Bhushan

The signatories include former judges, former civil servants as well as renowned social activists who have raised concern over stifling criticism through this statement

What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?

A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability

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Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour

Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise

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