The bench of Justice A.K. Sikiri and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer of the Supreme Court of India on 15th Feb 2019 delivered the judgment in the PIL regarding non-appointment of information commissioners by the central and state governments and the lack of transparency in the
LIVE LAW NEWS NETWORK | 13 Feb 2019 "The law of sedition is being misused against those who criticise or lampoon the establishment and politicians in power. Draconian laws like UAPA and NSA are being used to imprison and prevent bail from being granted to dalit
Already under far greater scrutiny, the Supreme Court can also now face charges that it is trying to suppress valid criticism. Maneesh Chhibber | The Print | 11 February, 2019 Last week, India’s Attorney General K.K. Venugopal made the unusual move of filing a contempt plea in the Supreme Court against activist-lawyer Prashant
Apurva Vishwanath | The Wire | February 9, 11:00 am New Delhi: In 1997, the Supreme Court gagged the petitioners in the Narmada Bachao Andolan case from discussing the issue in the media until the final judgment was delivered. Despite the interim orders on April 11, 1997 and November
Indira Jaising | The Leaflet | February 6, 2019 When the truth is stated, it does not “scandalise” the court. If it is true that the Selection Committee HPC held on January 10, 2019 did not select M Nageswara Rao as the interim director, then the question