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Latest reports and expert analysis of what’s happening in Indian courtrooms.

Chief Information Commissioner to have same status as CEC, rules Supreme Court

Ritika Jain -
Court issues directions to Modi government to bring greater transparency in appointment of CIC and Information Commissioners.
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SC blow for Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi govt, rules Centre controls anti-corruption bureau

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Two-judge Supreme Court bench delivers split verdict on key issue of transfer and control of the bureaucracy.
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TN lawyer moves SC against ‘double life’ ban, says being punished for exposing court graft

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The Tamil Nadu lawyer claims to have evidence to suggest the judge who acquitted the accused in the 2004 Sankararaman murder was bribed.
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SC held ex-CBI interim chief M. Nageshwar Rao in contempt — and told him to sit in a corner

Ritika Jain -
M. Nageshwar Rao and CBI's director of prosecution, S. Bhasuran, were held in contempt for transferring joint director A.K. Sharma against SC orders.
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Top CBI officer Nageswara Rao fined Rs 1 lakh for disobeying Supreme Court order

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The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Nageswara Rao for transferring CBI joint director A.K. Sharma who was probing the Bihar shelter home sexual assault cases.
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No cooling-off period for retired judges, Modi govt tells Parliament

Ritika Jain -
In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, the government simply says legislations allow appointment of retired judges.
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After CBI row, Modi & Mamata govts spar over Calcutta High Court bench in north Bengal

Maneesh Chhibber -
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court last week, at an event with no West Bengal government representative.
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UP officials’ kids don’t go to govt schools, so chief secretary gets SC contempt notice

Ritika Jain -
Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice against UP chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey for failing to implement the 2015 Allahabad High Court order.
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No relief from court for ex-CM Virbhadra Singh in Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case

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The Delhi High Court refused to stay the trial court order to frame charges against the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister.
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Prashant Bhushan receives contempt notice for tweets on interim CBI chief’s appointment

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Prashant Bhushan, in his tweets, alleged that the Centre misled the Supreme Court on the issue of M Nageswara Rao's appointment as interim CBI chief.
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Opinion

Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

Dhiraj Nayyar -
India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

India’s smart cities can’t handle monsoons. We are building flood traps

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

Economy

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Udit Bubna -
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

Defence

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

National Interest

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Shekhar Gupta -
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.

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