New Delhi: Hemant Malviya, a cartoonist from Indore, faced an FIR due to a controversial cartoon depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. On Monday, he consented to remove the Facebook posts after the Supreme Court criticized him, labeling his actions as inflammatory and immature. While addressing his plea against the Madhya Pradesh High...
New Delhi: A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court challenging a new directive from the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that requires shopkeepers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes for accessing ownership information. The Supreme Court’s ruling in 2024 determined that vendors along the Kanwar Yatra route cannot be compelled...
New Delhi: On Thursday, the Supreme Court raised concerns with the Election Commission of India regarding the timing of the Special Intensive Revision initiative in Bihar, which is preparing for elections. The court emphasized that this matter touches upon the “core of democracy and the right to vote,” dismissing the claim that the election body...
New Delhi: On Tuesday, a petition was submitted to the Supreme Court requesting that the Election Commission be instructed to carry out special intensive revisions of electoral rolls at regular intervals across the nation, especially prior to Parliamentary, state assembly, and local body elections. This is aimed at ensuring that only Indian citizens determine the...
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea on July 10 that challenges the Election Commission’s decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar, which was announced just before the assembly elections scheduled for later this year. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal brought the matter to attention, requesting an urgent...