Deity Represents Lord Ram's Spirit Which The Janmabhoomi Manifests : Sr Adv Parasaran Tells SC

"The Bhagwat Gita says that worship of God can be in both the forms, unmanifested as well as manifested. But it is difficult to worship in the unmanifested form", began Senior Advocate K.Parasaran on the 35th day of the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. He proceeded to cite the examples of the Chidambaram temple and another temple in Kerala where divinity is said to...

Breaking: Candidates Must Also Disclose Criminal Cases In Which Cognizance Has Been Taken By Court: SC [Read Judgment]

"The new Form 26 (as in vogue at the time of the elections in 2014), mandates the disclosure of information by the contesting candidate of not only case(s) in which charges have been framed but also case(s) in which cognizance has been taken by the Court."

'Personal Liberty To Be Balanced Against National Security', Says SC While Adjourning Kashmir Petitions [Read Affidavit]

Fifty-six days into a lockdown on Kashmir, the Centre on Tuesday told Supreme Court that normalcy was returning to the Valley, and there had been no lives lost due to police firing since the August 5 Presidential Order scrapping Jammu and Kashmir's special status. "It is to the credit of the Government that... not a single bullet has been fired till date and there has been no loss of life due...

Discrimination Against SC-STs Still Prevalent; Cannot Presume They May Misuse Provisions Of Law As A Class: SC [Read Judgment]

"It would be against the basic human dignity to treat all of them as a liar or as a crook person and cannot look at every complaint by such complainant with a doubt."

'There Is No Point In Filing One Lakh Petitions' : SC Not Inclined To Entertain More Petitions On Art 370

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not entertain any further petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the amendment to Article 370 revoking the special status for Jammu and Kashmir. "There is no point in filing one lakh petitions," said the Constitutional bench headed by Justice N V Ramana which allowed the Centre four weeks to file its counter-affidavits. Post that, one...

Justices Ramana, Subhash Reddy And Gavai Recuse From Hearing Navlakha's Petition For Quashing Bhima Koregaon FIR [UPDATED][Read Order]

Justices N.V. Ramana, R.Subhash Reddy and B.R. Gavai on Tuesday recused from hearing the petition filed by Gautam Navlakha challenging the September 13 judgment of Bombay High Court that refused to quash the FIR registered against him by Pune police alleging his involvement in inciting the violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018.Yesterday, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi...

Article 370 : SC Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing Till November 14 For Centre's Reply

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till November 14 the hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of repeal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and the bifurcation and downgrading of the state into two Union Territories.This was based on the request made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Central Government, for time to...

Breaking : SC Allows Centre's Review Against Dilution Of SC/ST Act [Read Judgment]

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai on Tuesday allowed Centre's petition seeking review of its March 20, 2018 judgement which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act.The Court observed that powers under Article 142 of the Constitution could not have been exercised to pass directions against the statute.The...

Breaking : SC Sets Aside Clean Chit Given To Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis In False Election Affidavit Case

In a set back to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the clean chit given to him by the Bombay High Court in a case alleging furnishing false information in the election affidavit submitted during 2014 assembly polls.The bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose observed that prima facie case under Section 125 of...

Govt Notifies Electoral Bonds Again As SC Continues To Sit Over Pleas Challenging Validity Of Scheme

The Government is perhaps feeling emboldened by the inordinate delay on the part of the Supreme Court in deciding the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the electoral bond schemes.

[Ayodhya Hearing] [Day 34] : Legality Of Mosque Construction Should Not Be Tested On Theology Of The Quran, Argues Muslim Parties

Day 34 of the Ayodhya hearing saw Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade resuming his submissions on behalf of Muslim parties on the question of Res Judicata. He stated that in the 1885 suit, filed by Mahant Raghubar Das, only a part of the land was claimed but now the entire place is being claimed. The question the court must look into is whether it was acceptable that the Mahant was representing...

Land Used For Quarrying Not Exempted From Applicability Of Kerala Land Reforms Act: SC [Read Judgment]

"Wider construction of the words 'commercial site' would defeat the laudable object of the Act."