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The Supreme Court is not Congress’s political darbar: Why the Opposition’s CJI outreach raises a red flag

Anuj Tiwari -
The Opposition cannot claim to defend democracy while risking the very judicial independence that safeguards it.
OpIndia Explains

‘Hinduism is inclusive, Abrahamic faiths inherently exclusive’: Madras HC rejects Zen Trust’s plea for FCRA registration. Read what the court said

Aditi -
Madras HC has drawn a sharp distinction between Hinduism and Abrahamic faiths, warning against foreign-funded conversion, and upheld FCRA denial to Zen trust.
Opinions

SC Justice PB Varale says 0.1% of Nashik Kumbh Mela funds could save Marathi schools: How the Leftist trope of pitting Hindu faith against...

Jinit Jain -
Supreme Court Justice PB Varale’s Kumbh-school comparison echoes a classic Leftist trope: pitting Hindu religious expenditure against schools and welfare to portray the former as inherently frivolous.
Editor's picks

‘Chop off a hand or leg…’: Karnataka HC backs Gulf-style punishments while denying bail in a rape case

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka High Court judge observed that people are committing heinous crimes very casually, apparently because the perpetrators are not being dealt with strictly under existing laws. This failure has undermined the deterrent effect that laws are meant to have.
Law

‘Dictatorship’ comments: Delhi High Court sentences advocate Gulshan Pahuja to 6 months jail for contempt of court

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court noted that Pahuja lowered the court's authority and showed no regret.
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...
News Reports

Bombay HC quashes 16-year-old SC/ST case as an ‘act of vengeance’: How a woman filed three cases against Mumbai professor for questioning reservation eligibility

Amit Kelkar -
When a credentials dispute leads to three SC/ST cases, each failing on legal grounds, it raises serious concerns about misuse, something the Bombay HC has now explicitly flagged as harassment through legal process.
News Reports

Supreme Court bans NCERT textbook over chapter on judicial corruption: Read how the serious issues plaguing Indian courts are not allowed to be discussed

Rukma Rathore -
The Supreme Court declared, "They fired gunshot, judiciary is bleeding today," while adopting a firm stance against the NCERT.
Editor's picks

Corruption, backlogs of cases and more: New class 8 NCERT social science book introduces fresh chapters on the Indian judiciary

OpIndia Staff -
"In cases where the allegations are serious, the Parliament can take action and remove a judge by passing a motion of impeachment, it reads.
News Reports

‘Not maintainable as it is based on a private complaint’: Delhi Court dismisses ED’s money laundering complaint against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald...

OpIndia Staff -
However, the court said that since the Delhi Police has lodged an FIR, the central agency could continue its investigation into the matter.
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