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Explained | The Enforcement Directorate Chief tenure extension controversy

The Supreme Court extends ED Director S.K Mishra's tenure till September 15, 2023, to ‘serve national interest,’ a month less than the Centre’s demand. We examine the case and the controversy behind the tenure extension.

The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023

An Internet ban will not restore peace in Manipur

Information flows, rather than Net blocks as in Manipur, are necessary to ensure the accountability of the State and central governments in taking steps to ensure truth, justice and reconciliation

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Power of Governor to dismiss a Minister | Appointing authority is also dismissing authority, said Supreme Court in 1979

The 1979 Supreme Court verdict, delivered by a 5-judge Bench led by the then CJI Y.V. Chandrachud, stated that “a Minister is appointed or dismissed by the Governor and is, therefore, subordinate to him whatever be the nature and status of his constitutional functions”.

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Hindi Diwas 2022: Official language Hindi unites nation in thread of unity, says Amit Shah

Official language Hindi unites the nation in the thread of unity. Hindi is a friend of all Indian languages. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Sep 14, 2022

Twitter being a foreign entity has no right to say blocking orders violate freedom of its users: Centre tells HC

’Twitter is habitual non-compliant, and itself has violated freedom of its users sans notifying them’

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2022

Centre asked to respond to plea challenging provision of seeking permission for foreign visits

The petition was filed in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being denied permission for his visit to Singapore for the 8th World Cities’ Summit from July 31 to August 7

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2022

Bilkis Bano case | Past verdicts will hold Supreme Court in good stead to examine premature release of convicts

It was as recently as in April that the court had said that the State cannot exercise its remission powers arbitrarily

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

PMLA verdict, an erosion of constitutional buffers

It enables the reintroduction of an ‘unconstitutional’ law and also holds that the linked bail conditions are not arbitrary and unreasonable

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022

The Sputnik V conundrum

Why the Supreme Court could have heard the plea seeking modification of the Indian government’s COVID-19 policy

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

Lawyer sends notice to ASI, seeks excavation of mosque near Agra Fort

Advocate Mahendra Pratap claims idols from Mathura temple are buried under Agra mosque

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2022