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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
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Delhi violence: WGHR calls on NHRC to assert statutory mandate
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Delhi riots transferred to SITs headed by controversial officers including one barred by EC
The SITs will be headed by Rajesh Deo and Joy Tirkey who have been investigating the Shaheen Bagh shooting and JNU violence and made no headway in the matter
Gauhati HC insists on issuing authority’s testimony to authenticate documents
Headmaster’s testimony required in case of School Leaving Certificate, oral testimony of projected family not considered
Communal Slurs, Pellets & Lathis: Allahabad HC orders UP govt to compensate 6 AMU students grievously injured by police excesses
Allahabad HC directs UP Govt to compensate students injured by UP police at AMU protests against CAA after an inquiry was ordered into the incident
Delhi Police have not intervened in attacks against Muslims: USCIRF
Says government is failing to protect its citizens, draws flak from GOI
Delhi HC judge shunted out day after order in hate speech case against Kapil Mishra
Justice Murlidhar had on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to take a “conscious decision” to file FIRs for inciting violence
Videos of hate speech by Kapil Mishra played before Delhi HC
Video shows him issuing ultimatum to Delhi Police while standing next to a uniformed officer
SC refuses to pass orders in Shaheen Bagh case
Court admonishes Delhi Police, adjourns case till March 20
Listen to Video, HC tells SG, asking him to advise police chief to lodge FIR against 3 BJP leaders: Delhi
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