Tag: Authority
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Supreme Courtroom Clarifies Contempt Energy as Judicial Authority, Not Private Defend
Observing that the facility to punish for felony contempt will not be a “private armour” for judges to stifle criticism, the Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) put aside an April 23 order of the Bombay Excessive Courtroom that had held a Navi Mumbai girl responsible of felony contempt and sentenced her to at…
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Supreme Court docket Considers ECI’s Authority Over Citizenship in Uncertain Instances
Whereas listening to the problem to the Particular Intensive Revision course of, the Supreme Court docket on Tuesday questioned whether or not it was not throughout the mandate of the Election Fee of India to hold out an ‘inquisitorial inquiry’ by means of paperwork in circumstances the place the eligibility of voters appeared uncertain. The…
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Supreme Court docket: EC Lacks Authority to Confirm Voter Citizenship
The Supreme Court docket clarified that whereas the Election Fee can’t definitively decide citizenship, it could possibly inquire about it if doubts come up concerning voters. The apex courtroom emphasised that Indian citizenship is a constitutional prerequisite for voting, not merely a matter of residence and age. This ruling helps the EC’s stance on verifying…