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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
113 hours raiding multiple locations, it is still not clear why the ED is investigations Newsclick
Will continue to do what a news organisation should do… cover people’s issues… take positions: Prabir Purkayastha
The Catholic Church is NOT Apolitical
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ED Raids & NewsClick: Weaponising law by Criminalising Free Speech
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Defending Human Rights, Challenging State Impunity
Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. The fact that there is the establishment of a Human Rights Court at the district level under the protection of Human Rights Act is by itself a statutory sanction. No separate sanction is required. He was one of the fiercest opponents of the constitution of the NHRC in India. It was his view that criminal courts in the country need to be strengthened, and violations fought through the courts. Any other form of dealing with human rights would not, in his view, help in the promotion of a human rights culture in the long term.
85 hours and counting: Raid continues at NewsClick, editor’s health deteriorates
The Patna High Court had stated in 2013, that tax raids cannot continue for longer than 36 hours. Yet, NewsClick employees tolerate continued searches amidst deteriorating health.
TN petrol pump offers free petrol to combat rising prices and promote Tamil culture
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Professor G N Saibaba tests Covid-19 positive in Nagpur jail
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Spent nearly 8 crores on busting “farm law myths”: Centre informs Rajya Sabha
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