Rule of Law

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

Modi Is Wrong: His Govt Changed Law On Foreign-Funding Of Political Parties

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on December 19, 2016,...

जनधन अकाउंट में 10 पर्सेंट कमीशन पर खपाया जा रहा है कालाधन

नई दिल्ली। बैंक अधिकारियों व कालाधन रखने वालों की...

Centre wakes up to Ground Reality after 90 Days of Blockade: Manipur

The Union government has finally woken up to the...

Berlin Attack is a Test of German Patience

12 dead and 48 injured on the eve of...

Beneficiaries of Rs. 26,000 Crore Grants from Two Modi Ministries Unknown: CAG Flags Fraud

     Minister Piyush Goyal                                                                                                    Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Beneficiaries of ...

ED Raids Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank for 500 Crore Deposit Just After Note Ban: Amit Shah, a Director

The Ashram Road Ahmedabad District Co-operative bank reportedly got...

Recent Police Raids & Searches in JNU: Some Serious Concerns

       Following the Delhi High Court’s decisions, the Delhi Police...

Naroda Patia Case: Gujarat HC allows Free Case Papers to Survivors

The High Court has also started hearing the appeal...

Witness File Application for Free Access to Papers in Naroda Patiya Appeal :Gujarat HC, December 2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD          DISTRICT:...

I-T Sleuths Raid BJP leader Sushil Waswani for allegedly Laundering Huge Sums of Black Money

I-T department raids BJP leader Sushil Waswani for allegedly...

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai

A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai

Bengal after the Ballot: Fear, retaliation and the politics of territorial power

As violence spreads across districts following the 2026 Assembly election results, the state once again confronts a familiar cycle of political intimidation, vandalism, displacement and competing narratives amplified through social media misinformation with at least four reported deaths

Who was Shivaji?

Eleven years after his murder, Comrade Govind Pansare's book continues to rile up the right wing.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: An inclusive ruler

The far Hindutva right continues its assault on the iconic Shivaji Maharaj in their crude bid to distort history and manipulate facts

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

Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality

In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible

“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void

Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour