Gelding the Election Commission?
By Vikram Kilpady Unlike Mohammed Siraj, who nearly got a hat-trick in the Asia Cup finals in September against Sri Lanka in his six-wicket haul, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government…
Crime & Punishment: Between Mood Swings of Reform
By Prof Upendra Baxi The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNSB), 2023, is a massive effort to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but it still retains verbatim much of the…
The Delhi-Ottawa Rift
By Kenneth Tiven The dispute between Canada and India over the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist, is escalating dramatically based on alleged electronic intelligence…
Muzaffarnagar child slapping incident: Supreme Court rebukes UP government, directs probe by IPS-rank officer
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh police over the delay in registration of FIR and the omission of communal allegations in the case related…
Chhattisgarh High Court dismisses PIL seeking directions to frame necessary guidelines for better communication
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondent authorities to take immediate action and please to order to frame necessary guideline and…
Equality in Corruption
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a case which dealt with corruption probe against senior administrative officers of the central government, the Supreme Court gave a landmark ruling. The Court held…
Skill Development Programme scam case: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on hear Chandrababu Naidu plea against arrest
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant an out-of-turn mentioning to the petition filed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, challenging his arrest in the Skill…
Supreme Court extends interim medical bail of M Sivasankar in LIFE Mission case
The Supreme Court has extended the interim medical bail till December 2 of M Sivasankar, who was the former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with…