The Supreme Court committee and institutional bias
The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a committee comprising Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Indira Banerjee.
Right to travel abroad is a basic human right: SC
The Supreme Court has observed in a recent order that The right to travel abroad is a genuine and basic human right like marriage and family.
Recalling the 2004 Supreme Court order that EC invoked in NaMo TV case
The EC had said that the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi had confirmed that there has not been any pre-certification of the content being displayed on NaMo TV/ Content TV.
The ethical act of voting
It is the duty of having to act not for individual benefit, but for the benefit of the larger society.
The legacy of Ambedkar
Ambedkar believed that unless the moral values of a constitution are upheld, the grandiloquent words in it will not protect the freedom and democratic values of the people.
After SC rap, EC ‘wakes up to its powers’
Election Commission of India (ECI) has quickly changed its tack to pass a flurry of restraining orders against leading political candidates for their communally provocative and divisive speeches.
SC to examine powers of EC to curb hate speech
The Supreme Court gave the Election Commission of India (ECI) exactly 24 hours to explain its lawyer’s submissions that the poll body is largely “powerless” and “toothless” to act against religious and hate speeches by candidates during the on-going Lok Sabha election campaigning.
EC curbs campaigning by Yogi, Mayawati, Maneka and Azam
After the Supreme Court decided to examine the Election Commission’s powers to curb hate speech, poll panel slapped a 72-hour prohibition on campaigning on UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
EC stresses objection to TDP’s choice of technical expert EFF Pioneer Award
The Election Commission expressed its objection to the TDP’s nomination of Hari Prasad Vemuru as a technical expert for discussing issues related to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with the poll panel officials.
SC asks parties to give details of contributors to electoral bonds
Supreme Court have passed an interim order directing political parties to provide complete information to the Election Commission of India in sealed covers on every single donor and contribution received till date.