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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
SC grant interim protection from coercive action to pvt employers for not paying full wages as per MHA order
The order has been challenged in various petitions and in combined hearing, the court has heard submissions of all parties, including the MHA, private employers as well as a representation from the workers; it has reserved its orders for June 12
SC issues directions to ensure migrants are transported within 15 days: Suo Motu action
The court has asked the police departments to keep a check on police excess and states to consider withdrawal of cases against migrants for flouting lockdown rules by moving back to home states when MHA had prohibited the same. The court issues special directions for Maharashtra alone and none to the Centre
For farmers deprivation of land can be traumatic, Telangana HC awarding compensation
The court invalidated the consent awards obtained under coercion from small farmers, awarded compensation for loss of land to an irrigation project, and in the absence of evidence in rebuttal, found that this may be a case of forceful dispossession of land.
Safoora Zargar denied bail under UAPA, on grounds for blocking a road
The court has held that the action of blocking a road during anti-CAA, NPR-NRIC protests brought the “city to its knees” and also led to violence
Goa Lokayukta slams Governor for ignoring order to take action against errant officers
The complaint was made by the Goa Foundation alleging that mining renewals were hastily approved despite of impending ordinance suggesting competitive bidding
Solicitor General misled SC by using fake news: WNCA
All India Working News Cameramen Association (WNCA), condemns Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta’s insult to Indian photo and video journalists documenting the migrant crisis
Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench refuses to dismiss petition seeking CAG audit of PM CARES, issues notice
The petitioner has sought details on the amount collected by the fund, being a citizen of India and a donor to the fund
SC stays Gautam Navlakha’s bail proceedings at Delhi HC; NIA says HC acted without jurisdiction
The Delhi HC had deemed NIA’s decision to move Navlakha from Delhi to Mumbai “hasty” especially when his bail proceedings were pending before the court
JNU student and activist, Devangana Kalita, granted bail in Daryaganj violence case
The Magistrate who had granted her bail in an earlier case as well, noted that she is not a habitual offender and there is no direct evidence against her
Karnataka HC takes cognizance of migrants’ huts burnt down in East Bengaluru
The incident was detailed in a letter written by an advocate which urged the court to send a strong message to rowdy elements of society
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