Kausik Gangopadhyay, one of the authors of the peer-reviewed paper, observed, "Congress was the party farthest from the scientific understanding and BJP closest to the scientific understanding."
The executive's attempts to introduce judicial reforms and increase accountability of judges have yielded no results. When an inquiry is commenced, it is carried out by other judges based on a framework they have set up, resulting in lingering uncertainties and a severe lack of desired impartiality and transparency. This privilege is not extended to anyone else. The judiciary requires and enforces standards of transparency and integrity from everyone except itself.
In the judgment, the court noted that the defence tried to discredit the statement given by the victim’s mother in front of the magistrate, stating that it was different from what she had told the police in her complaint that led to the FIR. The court invoked the principle that “an FIR is not an encyclopaedia.”
The CAG report states that DTC had not raised bus fares since 2009. What further exacerbated the situation was the Aam Aadmi Party’s free travel for women scheme.
Mahua Moitra alleged that the ulterior motive was to bring back the decade-old National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act under the pretext of the Varma case.
The demolition was originally proposed during the discussion of a Religious Committee meeting that was held on 25th October 2024, chaired by the Principal Secretary (Home), Delhi Secretariat.