Efforts on to ‘undermine judiciary’, say ex-judges, seek CJI intervention | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice alleged “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention to safeguard the judiciary.The retired judges…

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Election commission appoints special observers in states to ensure level playing field in upcoming general elections | India News – Times of India

Continuing the tradition of deploying special observers to provide critical feedback and oversight of a level-playing field in elections, the election commission on Tuesday appointed special general and police observers for six states as well as special expenditure observers for five states.The general and police will be the special observers who will help EC to…

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