Mukhtar Ansari was convicted under Gangster Act by a special court today along with his MP brother Afzal. The clan’s decline from heroism to crime & its three-decade journey littered with bodies.
Two contradictory court judgments this week raise an uncomfortable question: Has the judiciary, from the trial court to the Supreme Court, moved from a reformative institution to a retributive one?
In a petition, jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife said her children had been ‘illegally detained’ on 24 Feb. She also filed a petition before Allahabad HC.
While hearing Congress leader Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case, SC bench held default bail could be cancelled even after filing of chargesheet if there was a strong case for it.
New Delhi: Continuing his tirade over the judiciary’s alleged overreach, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Wednesday said that in a democratic society, "the basis" of...
Standing committee on personnel headed by BJP Rajya Sabha leader Sushil Kumar Modi discussed inadequate representation of SC, ST and OBC in judicial appointments, ThePrint has learnt.
The Vice-President recalls how apex court struck down law which was meant to reform judicial appointments. He also urges members to uphold decorum in the House.
Enquiry ordered by Chief Justice of Delhi HC into video of judge’s purported encounter with stenographer. Lawyers say penal consequences could arise if act found to be non-consensual.
Newly appointed CJI D.Y. Chandrachud has just had a baptism by fire with individuals targeting him with wild allegations. But a bigger battle awaits him.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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