Justice Surya Kant responded to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks, stating that the judiciary faces attacks daily. His comments came after Dhankhar’s statement about MPs being the ultimate masters of the Constitution. Justice Kant downplayed the criticism, affirming that such challenges are a regular part of the institution’s role.
Justice Surya Kant responded to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks, stating that the judiciary faces attacks daily. His comments came after Dhankhar’s statement about MPs being the ultimate masters of the Constitution. Justice Kant downplayed the criticism, affirming that such challenges are a regular part of the institution’s role.
The Supreme Court on May 12th emphasized the autonomy of municipal elected members, preventing arbitrary removal by civil servants or political leaders. Justices declared that only post-election misconduct warrants removal, unless pre-election misconduct directly relates to the representative and was undetected during nomination. The ruling aims to prevent political or personal bias in decisions.
Today(on 23rd April), The Calcutta High Court, led by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, warned about possible invalidation of votes in West Bengal’s Lok Sabha constituencies due to communal unrest during Ram Navami. They suggested the Election Commission consider deferring elections in affected districts and directed the state police to provide a report on the clashes. The next hearing is on April 26.
