-The Telegraph The plea in the apex court has been filed by CPI(M) leader Subhashini Ali, journalist Revathy Laul and activist Roop Rekha Rani The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea challenging the remission granted to 11 life convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano's gangrape and murder of her family members. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana issued notice...

-PTI/ The Telegraph The idea to de-recognise political parties for making promises to give irrational freebies during the polls undemocratic, says Chief Justice Ramana Observing that freebies and social welfare schemes are two different things, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a balance has to be struck between the economy losing money and welfare measures. It also ruled out the possibility of considering a plea for de-recognising parties for making promises to give...

-Livemint.com A PIL said that Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021 A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against freebies by state governments. As per the petition, the Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021, and new sources of risk have emerged in the form of rising expenditure on non-merit freebies. Among the Indian states, Uttar Pradesh and...

-The Hindu Most welfare schemes contribute to improving human development outcomes, also resulting in higher growth Concern over ‘freebies’ in Indian politics has recently been expressed by those in the highest offices in the country. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Bundelkhand Expressway (Uttar Pradesh) on July 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned youth not to get carried away by the ‘revari culture’, where votes are sought by promising ‘freebies’. He...

-The Hindu The petitioners have questioned the legality of amendments made to the Central Vigilance Commission Act by way of promulgation of an ordinance in November last year The Supreme Court on August 2 sought the government’s response on petitions challenging the “piecemeal” tenure extensions given to Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The petitions filed by the likes of Congress party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, social...