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Can a UK-style judicial review mechanism make the UAPA fairer?

July 09, 2026 5:36 pm

The solution that India requires is not just proxy litigation for banned organisations before UAPA tribunals, but also to make the challenge meaningful

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‘When judges differ, graduates can’t be blamed’: Supreme Court irked over disagreement on law officer exam answer

March 18, 2026 4:08 pm

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation was conducting a written examination to recruit a person to the post of law officer, when the confusion unfolded over a question on judicial review.

supreme court The plea argued that limiting the disqualification by time is violative of constitutional provisions and urged that the disqualification in such cases should be for a lifetime.

Govt defends 6-year election ban on convicted politicians, tells Supreme Court lifetime disqualification 'unduly harsh'

February 27, 2025 4:53 am

The Centre states in the Supreme Court that the call for a lifetime ban ‘amounts to directing Parliament to frame a law in a particular manner, which is wholly beyond the powers of judicial review’.

Scope of judicial review limited, Delhi HC says on spelling mistake in UGC-NET exam question paper

March 21, 2023 12:12 pm

While hearing a plea pertaining to the appointment of lecturers, the division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan in its March 16 order set aside a single judge's decision.