Indian President Droupadi Murmu assented Thursday to a bill intended to oversee the appointment, terms of service and duration of office for the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). The bill has raised concerns about potential government dominance in the process, potentially risking the Election Commission’s independence. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other [...]

The Enforcement Directorate of India (ED) stated Tuesday that it has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint incorporating allegations against Robert Vadra. Vadra is the spouse of Priyanka Gandhi, the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress, the largest opposition party in India. The ED press release stated that it has filed a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint [...]

The Pakistan Supreme Court held Wednesday that implementing the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023, which amends and curtails the court’s powers, did not violate any fundamental rights, instead, enhancing their protection and implementation. The court rejected arguments about potential threats to judicial independence and the Chief Justice’s role as the “Master of the [...]

The Peshawar High Court suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) ruling Tuesday, which deemed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI), the party of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan, intra-party polls as unconstitutional and revoked the party’s ‘bat’ election symbol. Local news portal Dawn has reported having a copy of the order which instructed the issuance [...]

Authorities from India’s western state of Gujarat launched an investigation Tuesday into a plane which was held in Paris carrying 303 passengers from India over human trafficking suspicions. A chartered plane carrying 303 Indian passengers, which was detained in France for four days due to suspected human trafficking, landed in Mumbai reportedly carrying 276 passengers [...]

The Washington Post (WP) reported Wednesday that following Apple’s October alert about alleged government hacking attempts on iPhones of independent Indian journalists and opposition politicians, Indian government officials swiftly retaliated against Apple. It is reported that officials of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), the ruling party, hurried to contain the fallout after journalists and politicians [...]

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the political party of detained ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, asked the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday to find the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and administration members in contempt for violating the court’s December 22 order directing the ECP to ensure fair grounds for the upcoming general election. The PTI [...]

The President of India Droupadi Murmu assented Monday to the controversial Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which aims to reform the telecommunications sector in India. The bill was passed by the lower house of India’s Parliament, the Lok Sabha, on December 20 through a voice vote amidst a record suspension of MPs from the opposition for protesting [...]

India’s president assented Monday to three new post-colonial criminal law reform bills, paving the way for their enactment. The president’s assent extends to three bills: the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The BSB and BNS are slated to replace the colonial-era Indian Evidence Act of 1872 [...]