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‘Right to vote, right to contest elections are not fundamental rights’: Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
"Neither the right to vote nor the right to contest an election is a fundamental right… both are purely statutory rights and can be regulated by law…These rights are purely statutory in nature and exist only to the extent conferred by statute," the Supreme Court said
News Reports

The Wire demands reservations for ‘Dalit Christians’, attacks the Supreme Court’s verdict, accuses BJP of playing politics: The autopsy of a flawed argument

Rukma Rathore -
"In this context, the Supreme Court’s judgement has added to the fears among Dalit Christians," The Wire charged.
News Reports

Exclusive: Justice Yashwant Varma says ‘burned cash’ storehouse was accessible to domestic staff, didn’t have security, raises questions on investigation and lack of CCTV...

Rukma Rathore -
Varma asserted that "the evidence that was actually led falls far short of establishing even a prima facie case" against him.
Law

Centre tells Delhi High Court that X is liable to lose its safe harbour status as it failed to remove Rana Ayyub’s derogatory posts...

OpIndia Staff -
In its reply submitted before the court, X said that the petition did not lie against it and that it should be directed towards Ayyub.
Culture and History

Did Justice Nagarathna say Sabrimala treats women as ‘impure for 3 days’? Read what happened in court as Govt objected to ‘untouchability’ observation in...

Divyansh Tiwari -
The 9-judge bench on Sabarimala reference affects not just Lord Ayyappa's followers but the nation's whole religious legal framework.
Law

Telangana HC grants interim anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera in the case of forged documents targeting Himanta Biswa Sarma’s family, asks to move Assam...

OpIndia Staff -
The Telangana High Court on Friday granted one-week anticipatory bail (transit protection) to Congress leader and AICC media and publicity department chairperson Pawan Khera...
Law

“Are there no other issues in the world apart from Thiruparankundram?”: Madras HC dismisses PIL against officials who prevented Hindus from lighting lamp on...

OpIndia Staff -
The petitioner contended that the action of the district administration and the police officials was discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
News Reports

2 Hindus found innocent in Delhi riots case: False testimonies by Muslim ‘witness’ who lied in multiple cases, ‘victim’ who absconded from hospital and...

Aditi -
Upholding the findings of the trial court, the Sessions Court said that it was difficult to believe the prosecution material at its face value.
Law

Delhi High Court rejects UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari’s plea challenging his ‘Fugitive Economic Offender’ tag

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari challenging a trial court order declaring him a Fugitive...
News Reports

Karnataka: NIA court convicts 4 Bangladeshi nationals in transnational human trafficking case; Read how illegal entry, fake Indian IDs and trafficking network were uncovered...

Anurag -
Investigators seized Bangladeshi documents, SIM cards and suspected forged Indian identity papers during searches. Witnesses said victims were brought through the border, confined in sheds and forced to work at waste segregation units for meagre wages.
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