"Which Other Mosques In The World Allow Women? Can Art.14 Be Enforced Against Non-State Actors?:SC [Courtroom Exchange]

"Who denied you entry? You tried to enter and were denied by virtue of an order or a law?", asked Justice S. A. Bobde at the outset. The Supreme Court bench, also comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer, was hearing a Muslim couple's plea challenging the practice of prohibiting entry of women in mosques in India as being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21, 25 and 29 of the Constitution. Then...

Breaking: SC Issues Notice On Petition Seeking Women's Right To Pray In Mosques Along With Men

Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Writ Petition seeking to declare the practices of prohibition of entry of Muslim Women in Mosque in India as illegal, unconstitutional for being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21, 25 and 29 of the Constitution.The notices have been issued to the Central Government, Waqf Board and All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The petition filed by a...

'ECI Seems To Have Woken Up To Its Powers', SC Expresses Satisfaction Of Action Against Poll Code Violations

Expressing satisfaction of the action taken by Election Commission of India against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, BSP Chief Mayawati, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi and SP leader Azam Khan yesterday, the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of a PIL seeking action against hate speeches during election campaign."It seems you have got your powers now...now the Election Commission has woken up to its...

Muslim Couple Approach SC For Women's Rights To Prayer In All Mosques In Mixed-Gender Congregational Lines [Read Petition]

The petitioners also prayed for a direction permitting women to pray in the main hall of of mosques without being separated by a barrier, including in the front and in mixed-gender congregational lines.

Magistrate Cannot Direct Police To File Chargesheet On Receipt Of Closure Report: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a magistrate, upon receipt of a closure/refer report, cannot direct the police to file charge sheet. In a criminal case filed against the accused for the offences punishable under Section 326, 294 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, a final Report...

PIL In SC Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Suppression Of Assets By PM Modi In Election Affidavits

Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suppressed details regarding assets owned by him in his election affidavits, a Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Supreme Court today.The PIL by Saket Gokhale - a former journalist who now works as an independent consultant- alleges that Narendra Modi was the beneficiary of a questionable land allotment policy followed by Gujarat...

Breaking: Post Conviction Mental Illness Is A Mitigating Factor To Commute Death Sentence :SC [Read Judgment]

"This Court cautions against utilization of this dicta as a ruse to escape the gallows by pleading such defense even if such aliment is not of grave severity."

TikTok Ban : SC Asks Madras HC To Hear Objections Against Ex Parte Order Tomorrow

The Supreme Court today directed the Madras High Court to consider tomorrow the objections against the ex-parte ban imposed on popular video app 'Tik Tok'The Court was considering an SLP filed by of Bytedance Technology Pvt Ltd, the Indian operators of the app, against the ex-parte ban imposed by the High Court in an interim order passed in a PIL.The SC has kept the SLP for further...

'EC Says It is Powerless To Stop Hate Speech And Communal Remarks In Election Campaigns': SC To Examine Tomorrow

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider on Tuesday the ambit of power of the Election Commission to take action against the political parties who drag religion and caste in political campaigns. In the light of instances where BSP Chief Mayavati and UP CM Yogi Adityanath have appealed for votes on the basis of religion, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi inquired from the Commission about the course...

SC Directs ECI To Watch PM Modi Biopic And Report Whether It Can Be Screened During Poll Time [Read Order]

The CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India to watch the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and report back to Court in sealed cover by this Friday as to whether its screening can be allowed during election time.The matter will be heard next on April 22.The producers of the movie have approached the SC against the order passed by ECI last...

"We Never Said So": SC Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Response In BJP MP's Contempt Petition Over "Chowkidar Chor Hai' Remarks [Read Order]

"No views, observations or findings should be attributed to the Court in political address to the media and in public speeches, unless such views, observations or findings are recorded by the Court"

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

SC Dismisses Centre's Preliminary Objections Against Relying On "Privileged" Documents; Review To Be Heard On Merits [Yashwant Sinha V. Central Bureau Investigation] The Supreme Court dismissed Centre's preliminary objection against using privileged documents for considering the review petitions in the Rafale case. While dismissing the Centre's preliminary objections, the CJI...