Supreme Court: A Law Enforcer Not An Archaeological Department!
Asserting that “everything cannot be reopened after 400 years,” the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a PIL that sought to rewrite the history of the Taj Mahal. It also made an effort to stop the filing of pointless PILs by charging a petitioner seeking a statement that Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra should …
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Apex Refusal For The Ashwini Upadhyay PIL
‘Getting more judges cannot prove to be the panacea of all evils’ says the CJI junkiing the plea of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay to double number of judges. In the Supreme Court, Justice Chandrachud opined that such kind of PIL petitions deserve to be dismissed since they are fake and take up public time. Today on …
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What’s The Rush: Arun Goel’s Appoint As EC A Big Debate
Arun Goel’s paperwork was approved in “alacrity” and a “shredding hurry,” according to the Supreme Court, which on Thursday questioned the procedure used to choose him as an Election Commissioner (EC). The Centre, via Attorney General R Venkataramani, asked the court to fully investigate the case after the top court noted that the paperwork related …
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Culpable Criminal, Before Decision? Gautam Navlakha
Gautam Navlakha gets Supreme Court relief, to be placed under house arrest. Asserting that Gautam Navlakha is “in touch with Kashmiri radicals” and the Pakistani intelligence agency “ISI,” the NIA has rejected his request to be placed under home detention. On Thursday, the Supreme Court approved Gautam Navlakha’s one-month house imprisonment in connection with the …
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Supreme Court’s Minority View On EWS Quota Arbitrary & Discrimination
The 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which included a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment, has been maintained by a 3:2 majority of the Supreme Court Constitution Bench. Justice S Ravindra Bhat issued a dissenting verdict to overturn the 103rd Constitution Amendment, which was backed by Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi, …
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An Injustice Delivered By the Justice of Supreme Court
After the erroneous ruling that the Supreme Court just issued about such a horrible crime, can Law truly be described as “just”? The mother of the Chhawla gang rape victim sobbed after learning that all three defendants had been found not guilty by the Supreme Court on Monday. “We have not just lost the struggle, …
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Supreme Courts Big Relief To Rape Survivors
Supreme Court Declares the Two-Finger Test Unscientific and Patriarchal, Banning It for Rape Survivors, according to the court, a woman’s privacy and dignity are violated by the “two-finger test.” The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the 2-finger test for rape survivors calling it unscientific and a symbol of patriarchy. The top court said that it …
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Supreme Court Adjourns: CAA Hearings
SC directs parties to complete CAA pleadings within three weeks, adjourns hearing to 6th December, 2022. The Centre urged the court to reject petitions contesting the legality of the CAA, describing it as “a benign piece of legislation” that aims to give a break to particular communities from particular countries with a clear cut-off date. …
UU To DY: A Token Of Responsibility To Be Passed On
The outgoing (CJI) Chief Justice of India names the senior-most judge as his/her successor before resigning from office after the Union Minister of Law and Justice seeks the recommendation. CJI Lalit is set to retire on November 8, 2022. Chief Justice of India U U Lalit Tuesday recommended the second most senior judge of the …
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Marvelous Step by The Apex Court On Hate Speech
Apex Court granted time to petitioner to give affidavit on certain hate speech incidents The Apex Court on Monday observed that a plea on hate speeches against minorities in the country perhaps may be right in saying the entire atmosphere is getting sullied due to this type of public discourse and needs to be curbed. …
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