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Why did the Supreme Court set aside the first EVM-based election in India? | Explained
The story so far: On May 19, 1982, the Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Paravur Assembly constituency in Kerala. The machines were used in 50 out of 84 polling stations in the constituency.
The Hindu
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CCTV footage proves Jagadev innocent: Aparajita | Bhubaneswar News - Times of India
Bhubaneswar: BJP’s Lok Sabha nominee for Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, on Tuesday alleged the arrest of its Khurda MLA nominee Prasanta Kumar Jagadev, was made at the behest of a senior govt ...
The Times of India
3 days ago
Ram Boolchand Jethmalani (14 September 1923 – 8 September 2019) was an Indian lawyer and politician. He served as India's Union minister of law and justice , as chairman of the Indian Bar Council , and as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association .
Oct 28, 2019 · Ram Jethmalani's tryst with criminal law started at the age of 17 and he practiced it for nearly 80 years, with his dying words being "I wish good for the NATION WORLD
Sep 9, 2019 · Ram Jethmalani, one of India’s most maverick lawyers, passed away, over the weekend. He was among the highest-paid lawyers in the country. But his popularity didn’t just come from winning ...
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Sep 8, 2019 · Ram Jethmalani. File Photo. Veteran lawyer and former Union Minister Ram Jethmalani passed away on Sunday, Spetember 8, 2019 at his New Delhi residence. Leaders across political and social...
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- Here are some of his notable cases.
- Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra. In 1959, Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife’s lover, in what is a historic case in the annals of the judiciary.
- Amit Shah’s defence in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. Jethmalani defended Home Minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, by alleging that the then UPA government led by Congress was using the CBI to falsely implicate the former Gujarat home minister.
- L K Advani’s defence in Hawala scam. Jethmalani defended former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the Hawala scam in the early 90s, which pertained to payments made by politicians through hawala brokers in a $-18 million bribery scandal.
The Supreme Court of India held a full court reference on 9th January 2020 to honour the late senior advocate Ram B. Jethmalani, who passed away on 8th September 2019. The reference paid tribute to his legal career, his fearlessness, his parliamentary service and his legacy of landmark cases.
Sep 8, 2019 · Ram Jethmalani, twice Law Minister, criminal lawyer, jurist, teacher, litigant and parliamentarian who relished the epithet ‘unchanged and unrepentant maverick’, passed away at 95 on September...
