Supreme Court Refuses Stay on Election Commissioner Appointments Amidst Challenge to 2023 Act LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of the appointment process for Election Commissioners. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Election Law. Case Name: Dr. Jaya Thakur & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr. [Judgment Date]: March 22, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March 22, 2024. […]
Supreme Court Directs Disclosure of Electoral Bond Data: Association of Democratic Reforms vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Disclosure of Electoral Bond Data CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law/Election Law Case Name: Association of Democratic Reforms and Another vs. Union of India and Others [Judgment Date]: March 15, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2024
Supreme Court Mandates Independent Panel for Election Commissioner Appointments Date of the Judgment: 2 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 151 Judges: K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. Can the Election Commission of India, the body responsible for overseeing free and fair elections, truly be independent if its members are solely appointed by
Supreme Court Upholds Media Freedom in Reporting Court Proceedings: Election Commission vs. M.R Vijayabhaskar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the media can be restricted from reporting oral observations made by judges during court proceedings, and the extent of judicial accountability to the public. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Election Law, Media Law Case Name: The Chief Election
