Supreme Court (SC)
AA Edit | Are govts twisting laws to jail critics before election?
The judiciary expresses apprehensions over the misuse of legal provisions to target political opponents
AA Edit | SC intervention corrects a travesty in Chandigarh
BJP's manipulation in Chandigarh mayoral election exposed
Aakar Patel | SC bonds ruling a reminder how weak India’s key institutions are
India's electoral bonds declared illegal; a rare victory against authoritarianism
AA Edit | SC flags threat to democracy
Chandigarh mayoral election scandal: Supreme Court steps in, calls it a 'murder of democracy.'
AA Edit | Guidelines for governors vital
The Supreme Court has recently put paid to the attempts by some governors to denigrate the spirit of the Constitution by holding back bills
AA Edit | Hasty justice is justice denied
SC backs alert HC judge who flagged speedy trial of Tamil Nadu minister's corruption case
Aakar Patel | It’s time to end the anonymous funding of all Indian elections
The next body to say the electoral bonds scheme was dangerous was the Election Commission.
AA Edit | Governors cannot have a veto in a democracy
The question is not whether governors have the constitutional right and administrative wherewithal to assess the desirability of a bill.
Anita Anand | Legalising of gay marriage: The key is mobilising of public support
By petitioning, LGBTQ+ groups are keeping the agenda of same-sex marriage and subsequent rights on the table and in view of the public.
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Legalising gay marriage: Societal shift takes time
In many ways, the LGBTQ+ community senses the conservatism inherent in Indian society, & they are not in a hurry to break the barriers.