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The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking disclosure of final authenticated data of voter turnout in all polling stations, including the number of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 within 48 hours of voting. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra asked Advocate Amit Sharma, appearing for the ECI, about the difficulty faced by the Commission in putting up ...

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Minor-ity Report

Taking an empathetic view of a minor rape victim, the Kerala High Court allowed MTP even though she was 28 weeks pregnant, thereby giving her the right to live with dignity as per the Constitution

Sex, Lies & Consent

In a new twist to the definition of rape, the Delhi High Court said that if consensual sex occurs between two adults, then there is no wrongdoing even if they are married

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A Step Forward in Punishing Ecocide?

In this landmark order, the Court accentuates the environmental rule of law and principles of sustainable development and lambasts officials of the State who abdicated their duty of protecting forests

The Might Of The State

The apex court’s defence of private business and private property is par for the times when applying socialist interventions of yore can end up alienating investors

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Sex and the Citizen

With a growing number of women alleging sexual assault by powerful politicians and even the governor of West Bengal, it raises the issue of identity secrecy granted to a rape victim as a protective mechanism enshrined in statute books to prevent any further trauma or indignity

Trials and Tribulations

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City finally heard testimony from his lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen who worked with the National Enquirer editor David Pecker to capture and kill the Stormy Daniels sexual encounter story. Cohen’s testimony is critical for the prosecution’s case

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If India aspires to be a a leading power in the world, its diplomacy has to be multi-layered and multi-pronged to maximise the partners and players, and minimise the problems, Senior Advocate Ashok Bhan said. Speaking at the executive meeting of the Kashmir (Policy and Strategy) Group (KOSG) in New Delhi, Bhan, who is also the Chairman of the KPSG, said Bharat needs to develop deep national strengths. The political narrative has to be inclusive, science and modern technology have to fundamen...