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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
How true is the UP Police’s claim of 57 cops being shot at during protests?
A news report states that despite attempts to get names of these cops they were able to find only one such cop with bullet injury.
Gauhati HC order offers a lifeline to those declared foreigner ex parte
Landmark order says if proceedee has filed a written statement and documents, but fails to appear for hearings, his absence alone cannot be justification for ruling against him
Two days into the new year, Mumbai protests police excess in UP
The peaceful protest saw people holding up placards condemning the police violence in UP that led to more than 25 deaths
Is Varanasi being stifled under Section 144?
The city saw prohibitory orders being imposed for more than 350 out of 365 days in 2019
Two from Hindutva fringe outfits arrested for Patna teen’s murder
They were arrested in the murder case of Amir Hanzla who was last seen holding the tricolor at an anti-CAA protest
Did UP police sexually torture minors in custody?
Reports of teenage boys being admitted in hospital with what could be sexual injuries
Lucknow lawyers turn their backs on arrested protestors, call them “anti-nationals”
The relatives of the accused are having a hard time finding lawyers to file bail applications for the release of those accused of indulging in violence during anti-CAA protests in the city.
S R Darapuri – An upright police officer turned human rights activist, now accused of inciting violence
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Why is Police demanding people’s documents in Benaras
This is the first question that comes to mind when you watch the video news report posted by UP Tak, a digital news channel in which the police can be seen looking at people’s ID documents, especially those hailing from West Bengal.
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