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Government and Policy

Centre forms expert committee to rewrite NCERT chapter on judiciary after class 8 book and its authors were banned by the Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted a three-member expert committee to redraft the chapter on the judiciary...
Law

CJI BR Gavai cautions judiciary against excessive use of its powers, says judicial activism should not be turned into judicial terrorism

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CJI Gavai said that the judiciary is bound to intervene when the legislature or the executive fail in their duties to safeguard the rights of the citizens. However, he added that the power of judicial review is to be used by the judiciary in certain exceptional cases.
News Reports

A segment has absolute tight fist control on arbitral process, domain experts should be made arbitrators, not just retired judges: Vice President Dhankhar

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Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the arbitral process in India is "just an additional burden to the normal hierarchical mechanism of adjudication."
Opinions

SC’s interim order restraining surveys of mosques sends a chilling message, empowers violent mobs and places ‘harmony’ over fundamental rights

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In the Places of Worship Act case, by prioritising temporary calm over resolution, the judiciary has set a bad precedent
Opinions

Elon Musk vs Brazil’s Alexandre de Moraes: When the judiciary gains unchecked power over legislative, it becomes unhealthy for democracy

Shraddha Pandey -
Another SC ruling that reeked of judicial overreach was that of reprimanding the Central government over the 2021 Farmers’ Protest. The Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the three farm laws, taking into account only one state's farmer protests while ignoring other aspects of the matter. Moreover, the apex court ignored the blockade of railway tracks and tolls in Punjab as well as a national highway.
Opinions

Judicial verdicts, if ill-conceived or plain wrong, can have serious consequences: Judicial activism, Electoral Bonds verdict and ramifications

Ganesh R -
SC led by our Hon. CJI, Justice Chandrachud, has created a serious situation by its activism on the Electoral Bonds issue
News Reports

No crackers shall be burst in religious places at odd time: Kerala High Court orders raid on all religious places to seize ‘illegal’ firecrackers

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"Even if the licences are issued, they should not be issued, for bursting causes noise and air pollution also. Crackers are busted at odd hours disturbing peace," the court noted.
News Reports

Historic parliamentary mandate was undone by SC using judicially evolved doctrine: VP Dhankar lambasts judiciary over scrapping of NJAC

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that NJAC was scrapped by SC using judicially evolved doctrine of 'Basic Structure' of Constitution.
Opinions

Judicial overreach? Every constitutional lacuna is not for the Judiciary to fill: Why contempt accused Prashant Bhushan’s latest petition is problematic

Saket Suryesh -
The Constitutional Bench is sitting to hear on the matter of the process of selection of Election Commissioners by Prashant Bhushan
News Reports

Is ‘Nimbooz’ a lemonade or a fruit juice? Supreme Court to decide

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Supreme Court has stepped in to answer the buzzing question whether Pepsico's 'Nimbooz' is a fruit drink or a lemonade
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