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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by ummonk on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @02:13PM (#34236453)
The Indian judiciary is independent, much to the chagrin of the BJP whenever rulings go against them. A court-ordered block has little if anything to do with the BJP.
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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by maxloh on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:11PM (#34237313)
Can't the BJP assign new judges that flavor them?

Authoritarian governments othen do that, like the one in Hong Kong.

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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by ummonk on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:30PM (#34237541)
Nope. Existing judges decide who gets selected to fill vacant seats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Judges_Cases
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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by fooker on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:29PM (#34237534)
No, the judiciary have their own internal elections.
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