The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a writ petition submitted by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh contesting the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to close or merge 105 government-operated primary schools across the state. A bench led by Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih noted that identical issues are currently pending before the Allahabad…
The Union government on Monday strongly objected to the idea of imposing deadlines on constitutional authorities like Governors and the President, arguing that such directions would interfere with their discretionary powers. The submission came during a Supreme Court hearing on petitions that sought a defined timeframe within which Governors must act on state bills and…
In a swift compliance move, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has uploaded the names of nearly 65 lakh voters deleted from the electoral rolls in Bihar under the State Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The action comes within 56 hours of a directive issued by the Supreme Court, reflecting a rare show of bureaucratic urgency…
In a landmark move aimed at decentralizing judicial access, the Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai has officially inaugurated the new circuit bench of the Bombay High Court in Kolhapur today.The ceremony took place opposite the CPR Hospital, followed by an inaugural address at Merryweather Ground . The establishment of this bench, the fifth…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The “vote theft” controversy has come as a godsend for a beleaguered Congress, struggling to corner the BJP. With Rahul Gandhi marshalling the party’s energies to keep the “vote theft atom bomb” smouldering, the Election Commission has found itself in the crosshairs of the Opposition. The charge: aiding the ruling BJP…
By Kenneth Tiven In 2016, Donald Trump was a novice politician, a demagogue, unprepared to lead the change even before the pandemic shut down the globe for nearly two years. Despite that he spent four years constantly complaining, culminating in a failed coup assault on the US Capitol. While President Joe Biden led the nation…
By Vickram Kilpady The Supreme Court has recently ruled that built-up structures, other than polluting industries, should meet environmental norms for wherever they are located. The Court was hearing an appeal by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) against a Delhi High Court division bench order that upheld a single-bench order striking down show cause…
By Sujit Bhar The scene in Geneva this week is historic: delegates from 180 nations have gathered to negotiate the first-ever Global Plastics Treaty. The goal is clear—to tackle plastic pollution at its root, from production to disposal. But behind the official smiles and diplomatic language, fault lines are emerging. Countries such as India, China,…
By Inderjit Badhwar In any democracy, the right to vote is sacred. It is the single act that makes each citizen an equal stakeholder in the nation’s destiny. It is also, by design, an act of trust—in the integrity of the system, in the neutrality of the institutions that conduct elections, and in the fairness…
By Kumkum Chadha “I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, Arun Jaitleyji was sent to me to threaten me. He told me ‘if you carry on opposing the government, fighting the farm laws, we will have to act against you…’ I looked at him and said, ‘I don’t think you have an idea…