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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
Nothing is Black and White: A Timeline of the Delhi Cop-Advocate Brawl
For the last five days, Delhi has seen increasingly violent clashes occurring between the city’s lawyers and its police. As the tussle between the preservers and the protectors of justice gets more alarming, here is a look into how these events unfolded over the week.
District Administration extends Sec 144 to Dec 28: Ayodhya
Hearing on appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya case will conclude on October 17
The Highs & Lows of Foreigners Tribunals that affects Justice Delivery: Assam
A Guwahati High Court bench, which has been holding hearings since March 2015 under the directions of the Supreme Court, has been monitoring and continues to monitor the functioning of the existing Foreigners Tribunals in Assam. During the past 4 years many things have come to light with respect to the hurdles in the day to day functioning of these Tribunals and this raises questions on the efficiency of the Tribunals and the credibility of the orders passed by them.
100 Custodial Deaths Recorded In 2017, But No Convictions
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Civilian Deaths in Police Actions Surge to Record Levels: NCRB Report
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SC orders police to stop ‘harassing’ cop Mukesh Gupta: Chhattisgarh
Gupta had alleged that the police was tapping the...
Controversial cop Mukesh Gupta moves SC against state police, alleges harassment: Chhattisgarh
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