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Hijab Ban | Prescription Of Uniform Dress Code For All Students Serves 'Constitutional Secularism': Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, while upholding the ban on wearing hijab in government colleges, observed that prescription of a uniform for all students will promote a sense of "constitutional secularism" within the institution."The school regulations prescribing dress code for all the students as one homogenous class, serve constitutional secularism", the Court observed.A Full Bench...
Supreme Court Suspends HC's Contempt Sentence On Persons Who Filed Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended for three years the sentence imposed by the Karnataka High Court for contempt of court on Advocate R Subramanian and P Sadanand for filing multiple petitions on the same cause of action through the private company "India Awake For Transparency" against the against former Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and his associates.Advocate R Subramanian through...
Lakhimpur Kheri: 'Prime Witness Attacked, Told Now BJP Has Won Election He'll Be Taken Care Of' : Prashant Bhushan Tells Supreme Court In Case Challenging Ashish Mishra's Bail
In relation to the plea challenging bail granted to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that one of the prime witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri case was brutally attacked and was told that, he will be taken care of now that BJP has won the State elections.'After bail was granted to him (Mishra), one of the prime protected...
'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Classrooms
Wearing of hijab is not a part of Essential Religious Practice in Islamic faith and thus, is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, the Karnataka High Court has held today.A Full Bench of the High Court further held that prescription of school uniform by the State is a reasonable restriction the students' rights under Article 25 and thus, the Government Order issued by the...
NEET-SS : Supreme Court Reserves Interim Order On Plea Challenging 50% Reservation In Super Speciality Courses In Tamil Nadu
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the submissions in the plea challenging constitutional validity of G.O. dated 07.11.2020 issued by the State of Tamil Nadu for reserving 50% of the seat at the Super Speciality level in Government Medical Colleges to in-service-doctors. The matter was heard for the limited aspect of interim relief. After hearing submissions made by the Counsels for...
BREAKING: KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS UPHOLDS HIJAB BAN
Karnataka High Court Full Bench will pronounce a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban imposed by the Karnataka Government in educational institutions.The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi.An important question before the Court, in this case, is whether the wearing of hijab is part of the essential...
CLAT 2022 Postponed To June 19, Last Date For Submission Of Application Extended to May 9
The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test to June 19.The meeting has taken the following decisions at its meeting held on 14th March1. CLAT-2022 is rescheduled to Sunday, 19th June 2022 between 2 & 4 PM for both UG and PG programmes. 2. The last date for submission of CLAT-2022 online applications has...
Ishrat Jahan Not Involved In Chakka-Jam Or Conspiracy Meetings As Per Chargesheet In Riots Case : Delhi Court In Bail Order
While granting bail to former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case after over two years of custody, a Delhi Court observed that even as per the chargesheet, there was no allegation that she was physically present at the North East Delhi regions during the February 2020 riots, nor that she was a member of any organisation or any WhatsApp group which was part...
"Don't Try These Tricks To Get Matter Off My Bench, My Conscience Is Clear": Justice Chandrachud Warns Counsel
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday took strong objection to a lawyer "trying tricks" to get a matter off his Bench and warned him against it.While seeking an adjournment before a Bench comprising Justice Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant in the present case, the counsel appearing for the petitioner mentioned a senior counsel's name who used to appear for one of...
Failure To Pay Rent Is Not A Penal Offence: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against A Tenant
Failure to pay rent may have civil consequences, but is not a penal offence under the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court observed while quashing an FIR registered against a tenant by a landlord.The court was considering an appeal against the Allahabad High Court order that refused to quash an FIR registered for the offence of cheating under Section 415 and that of misappropriation under...
Congress MP Moves Supreme Court Seeking OBC Reservation In Madhya Pradesh Local Polls
Rajya Sabha MP and president of OBC Sangathan of Congress Party, Rajmani Patel, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking "maximum reservation" in Panchayat Elections to OBC candidates, stating that the category constitutes 52% population (voting share) in the State.The petition was listed on Monday before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar.The bench...
1993 Train Blasts Case: Supreme Court Directs TADA Court To Complete Trial Against An Accused By 30th November
In connection with the bail plea of Hameer Ui Uddin, accused in the serial blasts in multiple Rajdhani Express and other trains in 1993, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Special Judge of the Designated Court under TADA, Ajmer to endeavour to complete the trial by 30th November 2022.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant observed that in pursuance of...