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Judiciary trains guns on Election Commission, says “It should be charged with murder”
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We often hear about separation of powers between different institutions in our Constitutional set up, and how each is supposed to work in harmony...
A lonely battle to free temples? Yeddyurappa and his commitment to the cause
Recently the Supreme Court gave an outrageous order bringing the Gokarna Mahabaleshwar temple in Karnataka under control of a committee headed by a retired...
Praise for Tata, no recognition for Ambani, and labelling industrialists ‘greedy’: Delhi HC exhibits ignorance and colonial consciousness?
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Last night, while hearing an urgent petition filed by Max Hospital about acute oxygen deficiency, the Delhi High Court made an interesting remark while...
UP govt rejects Allahabad HC diktat on complete lockdown in 5 cities, SC stays HC order
Moments after the Allahabad High Court yetserday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a lockdown in 5 cities - Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur...
Justice Nariman must behave responsibly and refrain from speaking about Vedas: Swami Vigyananand
A recent comment by Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Nariman imputing anti-women content to the Rig Veda has upset all sections of Hindu society, especially...
Justice Nariman should retract disparaging, distorted remarks about Rig Veda: Swami Vigyananand
Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Nariman has landed in a major controversy by making a highly objectionable comment about the Rig Veda during a lecture...
Delhi HC order ‘Mask compulsory even if traveling alone in car’, shows need for judicial and legal reforms
Delhi High Court has held that wearing of masks is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car, in the context...
Madras HC entertains plea for Covishield vaccine to be declared ‘unsafe’, compensation of 5 crores
At a time when higher courts are burdened with a huge backlog of cases, they've been entertaining pleas which many observers find frivolous. Recently,...
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind opposes appointment of Sikh and Jain members to NCMEI, SC issues notice to Centre
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind's plea raising concerns over the "arbitrary" appointment of Chairperson and...
Farce in Supreme Court over farm reforms shows how Lutyens’ arm-twists judiciary
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The Supreme Court hearing on the Centre's farm reforms and ensuing protests by section of farmers from Punjab and Haryana descended into complete farce...