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CBI independent, no control by Centre: Union govt. in SC; West Bengal govt. says CBI cannot ignore its 2018 notification withdrawing consent for probe.

The Hindu Evening Wrap on November 06, 2023

SC directs Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to place status report on Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit's action on Bills passed by State Assembly. Bench says Governors must act before matters reach SC, soul-searching needed

Supreme Court gives Election Commission of India two weeks to produce data on contributions to political parties via electoral bonds scheme. CJI Chandrachud said ultimate purpose is to reduce unaccounted cash in electoral system, encourage banking channels and bring transparency.

SC: Electoral bonds scheme offers "selective confidentiality" which does not prevent ruling party from unearthing donors to Opposition. SBI has no statutory obligation to maintain confidentiality. Govt. argued scheme prevents black money from entering electoral system.

The Supreme Court said the disqualification petitions have to be adjudicated expeditiously and posted the matter for hearing on October 30.

SC slams Speaker for reducing anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde to a "charade". Gives Speaker two months to decide proceedings before next elections. SC holds Speaker accountable as election tribunal, gives him opportunity till Oct 16 to set out time schedule. Warns of peremptory order if not done.

The Bench said receiving a bribe was a crime under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The place of occurrence did not matter

Twenty-five years after a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court inoculated MPs and MLAs who take kickbacks to vote or make speeches in a particular manner in the House from criminal prosecution, the Centre told a larger seven-judge Bench on Wednesday that the majority verdict in the infamous JMM bribery…

On Monday, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its much-awaited caste survey months ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

The issues raised by various petitioners, included distribution of Aadhaar cards and disability certificates to the displaced people of Manipur, to distribution of compensation to the families of the dead, reconstruction of religious buildings and homes destroyed in the clashes, disposal of bodies to functioning of courts in the State.