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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
Shaheen Bagh case: Advocates Sanjay Hegde, Sadhna Ramachandran appointed as interlocutors by SC
The apex court acknowledged the right to protests but pointed out the issue of competing interests
Delhi HC seeks Centre, police stand on injured Jamia student compensation plea
Seeking a Rs.2 crore compensation, the petitioner alleged that both his legs suffered fractures in the police violence on Dec 15
Put criminal records of candidates on website and newspapers: SC to political parties
The Election Commission welcomed the SC order and is making changes to its affidavit
Delhi Police’s clipped video trying to justify Jamia violence backfires
While Delh's Crime Branch released video showing young men seeking refuge entering library and claim they are rioters carrying stones, longer footage that surfaced soon after, debunking the police's claim, and showcasing even more horrifying visuals of brutality
Shocking Expose: Video shows Delhi Police assaulting students in Jamia library
Jamia police assault video: This 44-second video reveals policemen wearing anti-riot gear, entering the library. There were around 10-20 students inside when cops thrashed the students with batons and pushed them outside the hall.
Brutalising Innocence: A report on police excesses on minors in UP
A fact finding report reveals the horrific details of detention and torture of minors by the UP police
Election card is proof of citizenship: Court
Persons may lie but documents cannot, held the Court
Don’t label anti-CAA protesters ‘traitors’, people bound to defend rights in a democracy: Bombay HC
Drawing on the experiences of Indians non-violently fighting unjust laws under a colonial regime during India’s struggle for Independence, the Court said that an agitation cannot be suppressed only on the ground that people are agitating against the government
Allahabad HC stays recovery notice by UP government, matter pending in SC
Slew of such arbitrary notices had been served by the Adityanath government in December 2019-January 2020, many of whom were on innocent bystanders or peaceful protesters
Allahabad HC stays recovery notice against anti-CAA protestor
The HC has kept the hearing for April 20 and awaiting a similar petition in the SC
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