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The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of a police constable in a custodial death case of 2021 on the grounds that a member of a police force was capable of wielding more influence than an ordinary person, besides, such cases required a strict approach. The Bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar recently observed that in ordinary circumstances, the Court might not invoke its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India to invalidate an order granting bai...

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Lone Crusader

The IAS officer has had another face-off with the Haryana government, this time over his appraisal report. However, the apex court has sided with the state, leading to a setback to the honest officer

See No Evil

The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine a plea challenging the judgment of the Madras High Court related to downloading and watching child pornographic content privately. The High Court had ruled that this does not constitute an offence under the POCSO Act. However, the top court termed the ruling “atrocious”

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Bribery, Autonomy and Constitutionalism

A judgment of the Court held that lawmakers don’t enjoy immunity for bribery, thus overturning an earlier decision which held that they need immunity against all civil and criminal proceedings that bear a nexus to their speech or vote

In The Doghouse

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the government of India has sent out a circular, recommending the ban on import and breeding of 23 dog breeds in India. The ministry describes them as “ferocious dogs which are dangerous for human life” in its circular. An analysis, even as a court stays its implementation

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Midnight Knock

As the Delhi chief minister is sent to six-day ED custody in the case, questions are being raised on the politics behind the arrest and its pre-poll timing. He is the first sitting chief minister to be arrested by any agency in the country

Of Political Bondage

Electoral bonds have been put to rest, but the co...

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Legal cell of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday called for a massive protest in all district courts of the Delhi against the arrest of Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam case. State President of AAP legal cell, Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, said that the way Arvind Kejriwal was arrested showed that there was a conspiracy against him.  He said in order to show its support to Kejriwal, th...