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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
Covid-19: Huge spike recorded as 59,118 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
As the spring-summer festive season nears, Covid-19 cases continue to rise in India, all above 45 can get vaccinated from April 1
SC stays Calcutta HC order reviving Nandigram violence cases against Mamata Banerjee’s Election Agent
The HC had passed an ex-parte order on a PIL filed by BJP member Dipak Mishra re-opening criminal cases against SK Supian in which he was discharged last year
Please forgive me: CM Thackeray to families of hospital fire victims
Mumbai mall fire death toll rises to 10, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray apologises to families, announces compensation
Battleground Bengal: Death, protests and violence in the run up to first phase
BJP leader found dead, two TMC party workers killed in separate incidents as the state gears up for phase one of polling
BREAKING: SC refuses to stay the sale of electoral bonds
The top court Bench said that there were sufficient safeguards and that it saw no justification for barring the sale
Madras HC expresses concern over plea alleging BJP Puducherry illegally using Aadhaar data for votes
The court told the Election Commission to not “pass the buck” and file a report in the matter
Anil Dharker leaves behind a rich legacy
The writer, editor and columnist, was a founder member of CJP and will be missed dearly
Harassment of nuns in train at Jhansi can become a major poll issue in Kerala
Union Home Minister Amit Shah assures strong action after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to him raises issue, and Congress mocks ‘assurance’
Param Bir Singh moves Bombay HC seekings CBI probe against Anil Deshmukh
He has filed a plea before the Bombay High Court as a similar plea filed by him before the Supreme Court was not entertained
Only 38.5% of Nirbhaya Fund disbursed; funds under-utilised: Parliament Committee Report
In Part – 1 of a three-part series examining the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on crimes against women, we discover how non-registration of cases, huge pendency and non-utilisation of funds are preventing women from getting justice
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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
Rule of Law
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
Rule of Law
“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
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
“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
Media
Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis
On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP
A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions