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The Supreme Court judgement puts to rest at least one anxiety: No horse-trading. With the DGP told to provide security to MLAs till they arrive to vote, the Chief...
Supreme Court has Prevented Horse Trading by Advancing Floor Test: Karnataka Episode Should be a Lesson to Governors
According to latest judicial pronouncements, if an alliance of two parties gets a majority, its leader should be invited to form the government. It hardly matters if the alliance...
Keeping India Awake for Height of Trivialisation? It is not about Numbers but Power, says Court
After the ‘Midnight Drama’, BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM. The top court will take up the case again on Friday. In the meantime, the BJP has been...
Mutual Consent Paramount in Adult Relationships: Latest Supreme Court Decision is of Great Significance
If to exercise the basic rights of choice and intimate relationships, one has to knock on the doors of the highest court of the country every time, then the...
Supreme Court Trust Deficit Deepens Further
The trust deficit between the two ‘camps’ of the Supreme Court got further institutionalised last week, with curious things happening on a petition challenging the decision of Vice President...
Independence of Supreme Court Faces Severe Threat: Former Chief Justices Flay Centre
Though the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the names of Justice K.M. Thomas and Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra on January 19, 2018, the Centre chose to sit on the...
Appointment of Judges: War without an End
If the battle lines are drawn, the canvas of the battleground is widening by the day. Now, it has extended to appointments of judges in the Supreme Court. While...
Asaram Gets Life Imprisonment: Vote Loss Fears Hold Political Parties from Hailing Verdict
The Dongi Guru, who uses the crazy Bhagwan Dada-style dance routine to get into the head of devotees, is a master of the possible. He injects himself into minds...
Media in the Times of Impeachment: Opposition Politicians, Mutineers Speak Same Language
Ideologies are basically left of centre and right of centre. Governments are ideological. The judiciary has to be above politics. And media has to walk the tightrope. So, when...
Dangerous Portends of Agenda-Driven Verdicts: Justice Must be seen to be done for Credibility
The Supreme Court verdict, dismissing the petitions seeking an independent investigation into the death of judge Loya, has everything mentioned by Chief Justice Hewart as a ground for impartiality...