Why did Narendra Modi share a letter by 600 lawyers about alleged pressure on the Supreme Court?

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision on Thursday to share on social media an open letter by a group of over 600 lawyers addressed to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud alleging that a “vested interest group” is trying to...

Why a Calcutta High Court judge joining BJP has raised questions about judicial independence

[ad_1] On January 25, West Bengal’s advocate general Kishore Dutta made a startling prediction in court: he told Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay that the judge would soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party and contest the Lok Sabha elections. Gangopadhyay’s time in...