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Clarity Without Cure: The Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of Articles 200 and 201 and the future of federal governance

The opinion restores textual fidelity to Article 200, but its institutional hesitations risk enabling executive obstruction of democratically enacted State legislation

State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC

The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.

Delhi riots: HC cancels Faisal Farooq’s bail granted by Trial Court

The court observed that there was relevant material that pointed to him being present at the riot site.

Furnishing hard copy of Chargesheet to accused mandatory: Delhi court

The court was hearing a matter related to the Delhi violence of February 2020

Gujarat HC upset with state’s poor  track record on protecting forest rights 

The court expressed its anguish as to why there has been no progress since its direction 7 years ago

AG KK Venugopal to SC: HC order nothing but drama

The court was hearing a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh HC’s “rakhi for bail” order

Religious conversion for marriage, disconcerting: Allahabad HC

The court referred to the Special Marriage Act as a solution to people professing different faiths

State cannot act in misogynistic way: Himachal Pradesh HC

The court held that policy excluding married daughters to seek compassionate appointment is discriminatory

Maternity leave no ground for dismissal: SC

The top court supports Delhi HC’s direction of imposing Rs.50,000 on college for unfair dismissal.

SC: Statement to NDPS officers cannot be used as confession, evidence

The 2:1 judgment said that these officers are police officers and so confessions will not amount to admissible evidence

List Varavara Rao’s bail plea at the earliest: SC tells Bombay HC   

The apex court noted that every prisoner’s health is important and the State must ensure that.

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