EWS Quota - 103rd Amendment Negates Concept Of Reservation As Tool Of Representation, Violates Equality : Dr.Mohan Gopal To Supreme Court [Day 1]

Acclaimed academician Professor Dr.Mohan Gopal made arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutional validity of the Constitution(103rd) Amendment which introduced reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.Addressing a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra...

Literality Degenerates Legality

Constitutional morality is often juxtaposed with social and popular morality, to emphasize that in case of conflict between the two, the latter must yield in favour of the former. This also reflects the heightened place accorded to constitutional or legal morality. The constitutional imperative of legislations which are inconsistent with fundamental rights and constitutional amendments which are inconsistent with the basic features of the Indian Constitution, being unconstitutional and...

Stipend For MBBS Students During Compulsory Internship : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Army College Of Medical Science

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea seeking directions against Army College of Medical Science for non-payment of stipend to MBBS students undergoing compulsory one year internship in the Army base hospital. While issuing the notice, a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli asked ASG, Col Bala Subramanium to look into the issue."Mr. Bala, these are...

Plaint Avers Hindu Deities Were Worshipped Inside Gyanvapi Mosque Complex Even After Aug 15, 1947; Places Of Worship Act No Bar To Suit: Varanasi Court

The Varanasi Court today dismissed the Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee's plea (filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC) challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women (plaintiffs) seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound.District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha observed that the suit of the plaintiffs is not barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions)...

Karnataka Hijab Ban: Supreme Court Hearing DAY-4 -LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special...

Challenge Against CAA: Recap Of Issues Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing [Video]

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A New Hope For Personal Liberty: Bail Not Jail

Although, Chief Justice, UU Lalit has a short tenure and will be retiring in the month of November, but his tenure is bringing a ray of hope in terms of personal liberty and back-log of judicial cases which are pending before the court.

Can Minor Donate Organ? Supreme Court Issues Notice On Son's Plea To Allow Liver Donation For Father

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition filed by a minor boy seeking permission to donate liver to his critically ill father.The petition, which was filed yesterday, was urgently mentioned before the bench led by the Chief Justice of India today morning. Considering the urgency of the matter, the bench issued notice to the State of UP, even though the petition was yet to...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Bail To Journalist Siddique Kappan In Hathras Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been under the custody of UP Police since October 6, 2020 in connection with the Hathras Conspiracy case.The Court asked him to be in Delhi for next 6 weeks and allows him to go back to Kerala after that on conditions like he shall mark his presence with local police station every week and other...

BREAKING| Madras High Court Directs NMC To Reconsider Direction For Govt Fee Rate In 50% Private Medical College Seats

In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court on Friday directed the National Medical Commission to revisit the office memorandum which directed that fees in 50% seats in Private Medical Colleges and Universities should be at the rate of Government seats. The Court said that the structure should be amended in such a way that merit is not affected.The NMC has been asked to reconsider the...

Offering Funeral Prayers Of A Killed Militant Cannot Be Construed To Be An Anti-National Activity: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court recently ruled that offering of funeral prayers of a killed militant by the public at large cannot be construed to be anti-national activity of that magnitude to deprive them of their personal liberty as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.A bench of Justices Ali Mohammd Magrey and MD Akram Chowdhary was hearing two appeals filed by...

Sikh Practices Well Ingrained In Indian Culture, Can't Compare With Hijab : Justice Hemant Gupta

While hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State, Justice Hemant Gupta orally remarked that hijab could not be compared with Sikhism as practices of Sikhism were "well engrained in the culture of the country." In today's hearings, Advocate Nizam Pasha...