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Safeguarding media freedom – Hindustan Times

Safeguarding media freedom - Hindustan Times

In an atmosphere where criticism of individuals or political positions is often conflated with attacks on the State and legal procedures and gaps in statutes are weaponised to keep people not convicted of any crimes behind bars, the Supreme Court’s judgment on Wednesday quashing a ban on a Kerala television channel comes as a breath […]

Upholding openness in judicial hearings

Upholding openness in judicial hearings

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud sent a strong signal to both the judiciary and the executive on Monday when he refused to accept a sealed envelope containing a note from the central government on its views about the payment of One Rank One Pension (OROP) arrears to ex-service personnel. A bench of […]