The author of this essay is Apoorva Singh (3rd year student from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun). ADR collaborated with the Centre for Human Rights and Disability Studies (CHRDS), Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, for the National Article Writing Competition on “Electoral Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. This essay has been published […]
Like traditional campaign spending, there is an uneven level-playing field in the online spending space as well Since 2014, digital media platforms have become a ubiquitous part of Indian election campaigns. The use of social media for election campaigning intensified in the 2024 general elections with the rampant use of generative AI for campaign messaging. Today, […]
From this maximum city, the nation collects a whopping disproportionate share of direct taxes comprising corporate and personal incomes. Mumbai’s real estate is more precious than gold Maharashtra, at 14%, has the biggest share of the nation’s economic output. Its capital Mumbai is also the commercial and financial capital of the country. From this maximum […]
Given that the law appointing the election commissioners is being challenged in court, the two vacancies in the Election Commission must be filled using the process suggested by the Supreme Court in March 2023 The resignation of Election Commissioner (EC) Arun Goel coupled with the earlier superannuation of EC Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14, […]
Exposure to public scrutiny is one of the known means for getting courageous and credible people to govern. On 15th February 2024, the Supreme Court of India finally paid much-needed tribute to that little man, a citizen, a voter whose contributions to a participatory democracy were incessantly disparaged by the political establishments in recent times. It is […]
It took the largest bank in the country 17 days, from February 16 to March 3, to figure out that it cannot provide information by March 6 but will be able to provide it only by June 30. On the afternoon of March 4, 2024, the State Bank of India (SBI) filed an application in […]
Apprehensions were expressed soon after the judgment about the possibility that the disclosures may not happen. FEBRUARY 15, 2024, will be remembered as an important day in the history of democracy in India. The Supreme Court delivered a judgment declaring the Electoral Bond Scheme (EBS) unconstitutional. “The issuing bank shall herewith stop the issuance of […]
The landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India is a reminder that citizens need to be ever watchful in a democracy ‘The issue of money in elections, which includes the use of black money and bribing of voters using campaign funds and freebies, still remains’. The judgment of the Supreme Court of India, on […]
The pre-2017 electoral funding system was far from perfect, but distortions like electoral bonds exacerbate the problem The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision on February 15, declared the electoral bonds scheme introduced by the previous Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in 2017, unconstitutional. The judgment has stirred a hornet’s nest with all kinds […]
The GoI was prodded after 73 years to table a Bill when the March 2023 SC judgment constituted a three-member bipartisan selection committee comprising the PM, CJI and LOP to appoint the CEC and ECs. But the Bill’s selection panel comprising the PM, LOP and a Union minister allows the Executive to retain control over […]