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Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation Orders On November 16
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday has agreed to hear the petitions challenging the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir pursuant to the notifications of 2020, 2021 and 2022, on November 16.Before a Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, the advocate appearing for the petitioner submitted that he's challenging the number of seats and division and readjustment...
Supreme Court Asked Centre To File Updated Affidavit In Plea Seeking Criminal Action Against Persons Employing Manual Scavengers Within 3 Weeks
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Union Government to file an updated affidavit in a plea seeking initiation of criminal proceedings against officials, agencies, contractors or any other person involved in engaging or employing manual scavengers resulting in their death at work, within a period of 3 weeks. "An updated affidavit shall be filed within a period of...
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case| State's Decision To Commute Sentences Binding On Governor : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court
The Tamil Nadu government has filed its reply in the special leave petitions filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini Srihar and R.P. Ravichandran seeking premature release.The reply affidavit filed by the State government submitted that it is the competent authority to take decision of the petitioner's pleas under Article 161 of the Constitution. It further stated that the decision...
Both Judges Of SC Bench Did Not Decide Whether Hijab Is An Essential Religious Practice
Though the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict in Hijab ban case, both the judges of the bench did not decide the question whether the wearing of hijab is considered as an essential religious practice. The Karnataka High Court had held that hijab was not an essential religious practice of Islam and hence the petitioners could not claim protection under Article 25 of the...
Departments Of Union Of India Should Not Take Contradictory Stands , Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the departments of the Union of India should not take contradictory stands.It does not augur well for the Union of India to speak in two contradictory voices, the bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar said.The court suggested the Union of India to evolve a mechanism to ensure that whenever such conflicting stands are taken by different departments,...
Permitting One Religious Community To Wear Their Symbols Would Be Antithesis To Secularism: Justice Hemant Gupta In Hijab Ban Case
"Secularism is applicable to all citizens, therefore, permitting one religious community to wear their religious symbols would be antithesis to secularism", the Supreme Court judge Justice Hemant Gupta observed in his judgment in Hijab case.The judge observed that the accommodation sought would result in different treatment of students in secular schools who may be following varied...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To File Reply To Subramanian Swamy's Plea Seeking National Heritage Status For Ram Setu
The Supreme Court bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli today directed the Centre to file a counter affidavit to the petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Dr.Subramanian Swamy seeking the status of National Heritage for Ram Setu.Dr. Swamy, appearing as party-in-person, submitted that, "For the last 8 years the matter has been coming up, the Union of India has failed to file the...
"Claims Look Legitimate" : AG Tells Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Aadhaar Cards For Those Included In Assam NRC Supplementary List
Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks to the Centre to look into the matter pertaining to the issuance of Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added in the supplementary list of Assam National Register of Citizens published in August 2019. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi.At the outset, the counsel appearing...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Ban On Movie "Thank God", Alleges Insult To God Chitragupta
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the upcoming Bollywood movie "Thank God".The petition filed by Shri Chitragupta Welfare Trust seeks directions that the trailers and posters of the said movie should be removed from Youtube and other electronic platforms. The petitioner further seeks a direction to stop the release of the said movie in theatres or on the OTT...
Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea Challenging Exclusion From Delhi HC Senior Designations
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the plea of an Advocate challenging the procedure adopted by Delhi High Court while designating 55 advocates as Senior Advocates out of total of 237 applicants. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi. The petitioner-in-person, Advocate Harvinder Chowdhury submitted that she was aggrieved by the...
Woman's 'Provocative Dress' No Licence For Man To Outrage Her Modesty: Kerala High Court Expunges Remarks In Civic Chandran Bail Order
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, while disposing of two pleas challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to the author and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, expunged the 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court.Justice Kauser Edappagath, while disposing of the two pleas moved by the State as well as the De facto complainant against...