Citing principles of secularism & constitutionalism, SC dismisses Ashwini Upadhyay's PIL and refuses to let him file a detailed note or move any govt authority.
Besides seeking to put photograph of candidates on EVMs, the plea said that such a move will help electors vote and support intelligent and diligent candidates.
PIL filed by BJP spokesperson in SC has sought a stop to parties promising & distributing ‘irrational freebies’ during poll campaigns. CJI proposes setting up a panel to look into issue.
The top court also rejected a separate plea of the assaulter, a defrocked priest, seeking bail on the ground that he wanted to marry the survivor, who was a minor at the time of rape.
The plea, filed by a former army officer, stated the sedition law is an unreasonable restriction on free expression and should be unequivocally and unambiguously struck down.
The apex court declined to interfere, stating that the PIL petitioners had selectively targeted Central Vista Project amid other public projects which were allowed during lockdown.
The petitioner said the High Court was not justified in terming the plea 'motivated' without any evidence & that allowing construction in the pandemic was 'serious health concern'
The petitioners said that the continuation of the Central Vista project was concerning in view of the 'crumbling' healthcare system and a risk to the lives of workers employed.
In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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