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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 does not interfere with Bombay HC interim order allowing burials of Covid-19 victims in city

The Court refused to entertain the matter and asked the HC to decide the case within 2 weeks

SC asks Centre to ‘consider’ universalizing PDS, says it’s a policy issue

The Court made its stand clear that this being a policy issue, the government should deal with it

‘Untraceable’ detention camp inmate from Assam found, released with CJP’s help

Zubeida Khatoon had lost all hope after being forced to spend more than five years in captivity

Interim relief to Prashant Bhushan in Gujarat FIR for hurting religious sentiments

Without going into the merits of the case, the Supreme Court has directed that no coercive action be taken against Bhushan until next hearing

Delhi HC directs action against police under SC/ST Act, for not registering FIR of Dalit man

The court observed that the man ran from pillar to post for justice and the police did not do its duty

Jaipur police allegedly assaults 26-year-old Jammu resident, calls him ‘terrorist’

“They called me a terrorist and beat me till the baton broke,” says 26-year-old Jammu resident after he was allegedly assaulted by the Jaipur police

“To my utter shock, the police seized my phone citing inquiry into the Delhi violence”: Kawalpreet Kaur 

“Speak Against Delhi Police’s Witch Hunt of Students & Activists During Pandemic and Lockdown”, Civil rights activists ask citizens to join #DelhiPoliceJawabDo campaign today

Delhi HC directs govt to set up helpline for pregnant women

Delhi government assured timely assistance of ASHA workers, in cooperation with the central government.

Raj HC directs against mention of person’s caste in judicial matters

The notification states that the practice of mentioning caste in court documents is against the spirit of constitution

Why is Delhi Police using anti-terror law against Jamia Milia Islamia scholars?

Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Jamia Alumni Association President, charged under UAPA, sent to 10 days police remand for further interrogation

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