6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Four women move Kerala HC seeking two days exclusively for women devotees at hill shrine

Seeking a solution for massive protests that have prevented women devotees from entering the Sabarimala shrine so far, four women have moved Kerala High Court petitioning that two days in the puja season should set aside for women devotees. Seeking a solution to the massive protests that have prevented women devotees from entering the Sabarimala shrine so far, four women have moved Kerala High Court petitioning that two days in the puja season should set aside for women devotees. The peaceful situation at the shrine should be restored and all should co-operate for it,” the Kerala High Court observed while considering a petition for performing sayanaprathakshinam in Sabarimala The court had, on Thurday said that the imposition of Section 144 was meant for smooth movement of pilgrims, and since going to the temple in groups and chanting keerthanam are part of the pilgrimage, the police cannot prevent devotees from doing that. The Left front government stated that the decision to move the base camp had no connection with the Supreme Court verdict allowing women aged between 10 and 50 years, entry into the shrine.

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7 months ago

Kerala High Court Declines Minor Girl's Plea Seeking Pilgrimage To Sabarimala Temple Due To Issues Pending Before SC's Larger Bench In Review Petition

Live Law

The Kerala High Court today dismissed the writ petition of a 10-year-old minor girl who invoked its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that she was entitled to have a pilgrimage to Sabarimala Temple during the Mandala Pooja/Makaravilakku season of 1199 ME without insisting on upper age qualification. The writ petition was filed …

1 year ago

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times

Pathanamthitta, December 17 : A large number of devotees visited and offered prayers before Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. The Union Minister …

1 year, 1 month ago

Sabarimala: Kerala Government scrambles to defend Opposition criticism that it has abandoned pilgrims

The Hindu

The Kerala Government appeared to scramble on December 12 to fend off Opposition criticism that the Travancore Devaswom Board administration had dismally failed to ensure the smooth conduct of the Sabarimala pilgrimage. ‘Vested political interests’ The administration dismissed demands for the TDB president’s resignation and said some vested political interests were promoting misinformation to deter devotees from coming to Sabarimala. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sabarimala case: \"The Shrine is not out of bounds of constitutional values\":

Deccan Chronicle

Kochi : Kerala High Court on Saturday heard a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board inviting applications for the post-Chief Priests in Sabarimala and Malikappuram Temples by holding special sitting. While hearing, Advocate Professor Mohan Gopal, the counsel who appeared for the petitioners, opposed the argument that the Constitution cannot …

2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala HC proposes extending time of worship at Sabarimala for crowd control

Op India

Kerala High Court on Sunday proposed an extension of the time of worship for devotees at the Sabarimala temple by an hour on busy days. The court had asked the Board to consider extending the time of worship after taking suo motu cognisance of a recent rush of devotees at the Sabarimala temple, which left quite a few of them …

2 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row

Deccan Chronicle

PATTANAMTHITTA: The Left government in Kerala on Thursday withdrew a handbook for police personnel on duty at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala after the BJP raised a hue and cry over a reference in the book that all pilgrims can enter the temple. Senior CPI leader G Sudhakaran, who had supported the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government on the entry …

2 years, 3 months ago

Dawoodi Bohra Excommunication: SC Reserves Verdict on Referring to Larger Bench

The Quint

The bench comprising Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S Oka, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari heard out the petitioning parties who requested that the Court wait for a nine-judge bench decision in the Sabarimala matter or refer the present case also to a nine-judge bench, according to Bar and Bench. The 9-judge bench referred to by the parties is slated …

2 years, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala In Sabarimala Violence Case

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently dropped all charges against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K. P. Sasikala for purportedly triggering a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the State to protest the entry of women in Sabarimala temple in 2018.The said hartal had resulted in large-scale vandalism against which a PIL was moved before this Court to fix liability for the damages caused. The …

3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Directs State To Widely Broadcast Its Facilities To Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabarimala pilgrims to facilitate entry to more devotees to the temple and to attend darshan therein, in view of the two month pilgrimage season.In a suo moto matter taken up based on the Sabarimala Special Commissioner's report, the …

3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala High Court Permits Minor Girl To Accompany Her Father To Sabarimala Temple

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday passed an interim order permitting a 9-yr-old girl to accompany her father to the Sabarimala temple for darshan.A Division Bench comprising Justice Shaji P Chaly and Justice A Badharudeen clarified that children can accompany vaccinated people in all activities they undertake. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday passed an interim order permitting a 9-yr-old …

3 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt increases daily limit of pilgrims for monthly pooja. Details here

Live Mint

The Kerala government on Saturday enhanced the daily limit of pilgrims permitted for this year's Sabarimala monthly pooja from 5,000 to 10,000. Earlier, the state government had granted pooja from 16th July to 21st July with maximum participation of 5000 pilgrims due to restrictions imposed as part of Covid. Earlier today, the state government announced some concessions on certain activities …

3 years, 10 months ago

Sabarimala back in Kerala polls, now CPM speaks for bhakts over Supreme Court ruling

India Today

In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down a law that prevented women aged 10-50 from entering Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. This prompted the Kerala minister to say, “This should never have happened.” WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018 The LDF government had irked the devotees of Lord Ayyappa by forming a 620-km “renaissance” wall on January 1, …

3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini when she approached the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in 2019 seeking police protection for her pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple. statement that the appellants along with the first accused came near to the victim …

3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala govt to withdraw cases registered during Sabarimala, anti-CAA protests

India Today

Ahead of the upcoming state Assembly polls, the Kerala government on Wednesday decided to withdraw "cases that were not of a serious nature" registered during Sabarimala and the anti-CAA protests. Around 2,000 cases related to Sabarimala agitation were registered across various districts in the state during 2018-19, reported news agency PTI. "Being the Opposition leader, I first raised this demand …

3 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of assembly polls, Sabarimala issue back on radar in Kerala

Hindustan Times

With assembly elections just two months away political parties in Kerala are in a race to rake up the emotional Sabarimala Temple issue yet again but a majority of youngsters who participated in the agitation feel let down. Kerala had witnessed large-scale violence and five shutdowns in 2018 after the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to …

4 years ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Live Law

Franklin Templeton: SEBI Appoints Observer On The Basis Of Supreme Court's December 9 Order Securities & Exchange Board of India has appointed an Observer regarding e-voting of unit holders of six schemes of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Sabarimala : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Raise Number Of Daily Permissible Pilgrims As 5000 The Kerala Government has …

4 years ago

Sabarimala : Kerala Govt Moves Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Raise Number Of Daily Permissible Pilgrims As 5000

Live Law

The Kerala Government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the High Court of Kerala to raise the number of daily permissible pilgrims as 5000.Taking note of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of the Kerala Chief Minister had decided on October 5 to permit pilgrimage at Sabarimala …

4 years, 3 months ago

Fewer pilgrims to be allowed this Sabarimala season

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Monday decided to allow only a limited number of devotees to the Sabarimala hill shrine during the annual pilgrimage season including Makaravilakku. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that though notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on the number of devotees, all rituals and ceremonies at the temple will be held as usual. A high-level committee headed by …

4 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala related cases in Supreme Court from February 17

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will commence from February 17 the hearing on issues relating to gender justice vis-a-vis essential religious practices. It held on Monday that a five-judge bench, in a limited review jurisdiction, could refer to a larger bench the question of law germane to the issue before the court. Upholding the November 14, 2019 reference order by …

4 years, 11 months ago

SC says not discussing women's entry into Sabarimala; top court to frame larger questions on religious discrimination against women by 6 Feb

Firstpost

The Supreme Court said it will frame legal questions to be adjudicated by a nine-judge bench on religious discrimination against women at various religious places, which have arisen out of the Sabarimala case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will frame legal questions to be adjudicated by a nine-judge bench on religious discrimination against women at various …

4 years, 11 months ago

Nine-judge SC bench to hear petition regarding women's entry into Sabarimala temple and frame questions in matter

Firstpost

CJI SA Bobde had said that court will examine matter, hear scope of judicial review on point of religious faith and women’s rights New Delhi: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear on Monday the petition regarding women’s entry into Sabarimala temple and frame questions in the matter. Chief Justice SA Bobde had said on Thursday that the …

5 years ago

Nine-judge SC bench to hear issue of allowing entry of women of all age groups into Sabarimala from today

Firstpost

The top court on Monday issued a notice informing listing of petition filed by Indian Young Lawyers Association seeking review of its historic 2018 judgment allowing women and girls of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple New Delhi: A nine-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court will hear from 13 January, the issue of allowing women and girls of all ages …

5 years, 1 month ago

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week the plea of a Kerala woman who was allegedly prevented from visiting the Sabarimala temple despite the apex court's verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submission of senior advocate Indira Jaising that her client, …

5 years, 1 month ago

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Activist Bindu Ammini on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking safe passage and protection for women of all age groups going to the Sabarimala temple. The top court while referring the issue of the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple to a larger bench had clubbed it with the issue of Muslim women’s entry to mosques, cases …

5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Activist Bindu Ammini asks SC to direct Kerala govt to provide security for women visiting shrine

Firstpost

The application filed by Bindu A, a lawyer and law teacher, said she is the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple after the 28 September, 2018 verdict of the top court in the matter New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking direction to the Kerala government to ensure safe passage of women, regardless …

5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue

Firstpost

It’s still early days — the Sabarimala season continues till mid-January. But the message has already been delivered: No person in authority, no government official, no police personnel is going to protect a woman who is of “menstruating age” if she tries to enter the shrine. Unlike the situation in September 2018, when the state government had ensured police protection …

5 years, 1 month ago

Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine

India TV News

Women's rights activist Trupti Desai reached Kochi on Tuesday to proceed to Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Desai and a few other activists who landed at the Kochi International Airport early Tuesday have been taken to Kochi city police commissionerate. She said she has come up with the 2018 order of the Supreme Court permitting entry …

5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala verdict: Justice delayed

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has possibly ushered in yet another turbulent and uncertain pilgrimage season at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and in the State in general with its November 14 decision to keep pending over 55 review petitions and a handful of writ petitions filed against its previous judgment declaring the temple’s practice of barring the entry of women between …

5 years, 1 month ago

Top news of the day: 10 women turned back from Sabarimala, Anil Ambani quits as RCom director, and more

The Hindu

According to officials at the police headquarters here, women officers at Pampa had, as part of established security protocol, verified the identity proof furnished by a broad set of pilgrims from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and found several women were under the age of 50. | Sabarimala temple opens for two-month long pilgrimage season Company’s loss ballooned to ₹30,142 crore …

5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season

India TV News

Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 pm, and performed the poojas, as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states thronged the shrine located in a reserve forest of …

5 years, 2 months ago

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan

India TV News

The Kerala police on Saturday did not allow three women, who were part of a group, to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray after checking the identity cards of the women. The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precinct. Sources said the three women were separated from the …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists

India Today

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. No police protection for women According to sources, Kerala government has decided that the police will not be providing protection to women activists visiting the Sabarimala temple. Several ministers in the Pinarayi …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth

Deccan Chronicle

Alappuzha: The Sabarimala pilgrimage season beginning on Sunday may not pass smoothly with many young women determined to have darshan of Lord Ayyappa and the Hindu fringe groups vowing to block them. The Supreme Court order on Thursday referring the review petitions to a larger bench has not made things easy for the government as there is no stay on …

5 years, 2 months ago

Kerala minister says they may not escort women into Sabarimala this year

Op India

On Thursday, following the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala, the Communist-led Kerala government LDF government described the verdict of the top court as “very complex” and refused to provide any assistance to women wishing to enter the Sabarimala shrine. Read: Today’s judgement by Supreme Court has effectively dislodged the 2018 verdict in Sabarimala case: Advocate J Sai Deepak Even Kerala …

5 years, 2 months ago

Review and reference: On Sabarimala review pleas

The Hindu

Ordinarily, a reference to a seven-judge Bench for an authoritative pronouncement on the entire gamut of issues arising from Article 25 and 26 of the Constitution, which protect the religious freedoms of individuals and denominations, would have been welcome. However, the order of a Constitution Bench in making such a reference, while delivering the verdict on petitions seeking review of …

5 years, 2 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala govt to consult legal experts to get more clarity on decision, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Firstpost

Vijayan said the Supreme Court has not changed its stand with regard to the 28 September order of 2018 that allowed women of all age groups to offer prayers at the shrine. Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'

India TV News

The left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry of women of all age groups still stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Thursday said a larger bench will re-examine various religious …

5 years, 2 months ago

Today’s judgement by Supreme Court has effectively dislodged the 2018 verdict in Sabarimala case: Advocate J Sai Deepak

Op India

The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its verdict on the much anticipated Sabarimala issue. The Supreme Court has decided that Sabarimala review petitions to remain pending until the issue is decided by larger Bench. OpIndia.com spoke to J Sai Deepak, the advocate representing the Pandalam Royal Family and the group People for Dharma who had initiated the ‘Ready to Wait’ …

5 years, 2 months ago

Why Sabarimala issue shouldn't be clubbed with women entry to mosques

Op India

Today, a five judge bench of the Supreme Court decided to refer a bundle of cases to a larger seven judge bench: the Sabarimala Temple case, petitions relating to entry of women into mosques as well as the matter of female genital mutilation within the Dawoodi Bohra community. Read: SC refers the Sabarimala matter to a larger bench by 3:2 …

5 years, 2 months ago

'Pro-faith judgment': Religious leaders, Opposition politicians in Kerala welcome SC decision to refer Sabarimala case to larger bench

Firstpost

The Sabarimala temple will be open from 16 November and the annual two-month-long pilgrim season will begin from 17 November. While the Supreme Court didn’t order a stay on its September 2018 judgment regarding the entry of women into Kerala’s iconic Sabarimala temple, the judgment on review petitions for the original order will now be delivered by a larger seven-judge …

5 years, 2 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline

Firstpost

SC refers to larger seven-judge bench for re-examining various religious issues, including entry of women into Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. 1990: S Mahendran files plea in Kerala High Court seeking ban on women’s entry to Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. 28 September: SC, in 4:1 verdict, allows entry …

5 years, 2 months ago

Full text of Sabarimala review verdict: Supreme Court refers matter to 7-judge bench after a split 3:2 verdict

Firstpost

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that restrictions on women in religious places were not limited to Sabarimala alone and prevailed in other places of worship as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench following a split 3:2 verdict The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that restrictions on women in religious places were not limited …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: SC refers matter to 7-judge bench in 3:2 split verdict, says ruling may impact other communities, religious practices

Firstpost

Supreme Court on Thursday said restrictions on women in religious places were not limited to Sabarimala alone and was prevalent in other places of worship as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench in a split 3:2 verdict. “Compliance with the Supreme Court judgments is not optional, hold Justices Chandrachud and Rohinton Nariman.” The apex …

5 years, 2 months ago

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case

India TV News

Political parties in Kerala on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to refer its September 28, 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala to a larger bench. Hailing the verdict, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked the Left-led state government "not to create issues" by providing security and taking women in the …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent

India TV News

The Supreme Court of India has sent the review petition pertaining to essential religious practices in the Sabarimala and other places to a 7-Judge Bench. A five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court by 3-2 majority referred to 7-judge bench to consider the Supreme Court's earlier decision of quashing the custom barring entry of women of 10-50 age group into Sabarimala …

5 years, 2 months ago

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats

Firstpost

The issue of entry of menstruating women into the Sabarimala temple should never have been the cause for a debate on the touchstone of one-size-fits-all feminism. Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi’s opinion that the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala has made Hinduism more “inclusive” is more than a little ironic. However, as Justice Malhotra had pointed out …

5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala case: SC refuses to stay entry of women into temple, govt waits legal clarity

India Today

Days before the gates of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala are scheduled to open for the annual Mandala pilgrimage, the Supreme Court has decided to leave the issue of access of women to the Temple open. "The debate about the constitutional validity of practices entailing into restriction of entry of women generally in the place of worship is not limited …

5 years, 2 months ago

Review of Sabarimala verdict: Five-judge constitution bench of SC set to pronounce judgment on women's entry today; Kerala on edge

Firstpost

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved its decision on 6 February after hearing various parties including those seeking reconsideration of the 28 September, 2018 judgement. The apex court, by a majority verdict of 4:1, on 28 September, 2018, had lifted the ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 …

5 years, 2 months ago

Kerala CM reviews preparations for Sabarimala pilgrimage

India TV News

As the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to be opened for the annual pilgrimage season, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday took stock of the preparations being carried out by various departments and the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure a hassle-free pilgrimage. A high-level meeting, attended by ministers, MLAs, devaswom board representatives and IAS and IPS officials …

5 years, 2 months ago

PIL on entry of women into mosques adjourned in Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for ten days hearing on a public interest suit seeking declaration that the prohibition on the entry of women in mosques was illegal and unconstitutional. A Bench comprising Chief Justice designate Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari adjourned the hearing for ten days, saying, “We are adjourning …

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Transgender community welcomes HC order on reservation

The Hindu

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Bar association seeks establishment of district-level courts at Mayiladuthurai

The Hindu

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Mathura Shahi Idgah row: SC defers hearing on mosque panel's plea to March

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Makaravilakku celebrated at Sabarimala

The Hindu

Amid an unprecedented rush of devotees who had been camping in and around the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple for the past few days, the Makaravilakku festival was celebrated at the hill shrine on Tuesday. Braving the heavy crowd, thousands of devotees waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the Makarajyoti, the celestial star that appears on the eastern horizon of …

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Kerala HC Directs State To Provide Reservations To Transgender Persons In Educational Institutions And Public Employment Within 6 Months

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Kerala HC Directs State To Provide Reservations To Transgender Persons In Educational Institutions And Public Employment Within 6 Months

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to provide reservations to transgender persons within six months in educational institutions and for public employment. In such circumstances, we are of the view that the Government shall implement measures to provide reservations to transgenders within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.” The court …

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‘Support your 85-year-old mom’: Kerala Women’s Commission adalat issues three-day ultimatum to four sons

New Indian Express

PALAKKAD: Elderly parents look forward to spending their remaining days in the comfort of family, surrounded by loving and caring children and dear ones. But, for an 85-year-old woman from Palakkad, life has been a heartbreaking struggle to secure the most basic need: protection and support from her four sons. The frail woman arrived at an adalat organised by the …

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Over 1.5 lakh devotees expected for Makaravilakku darshan at Sabarimala

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2 days, 10 hours ago

Over 1.5 lakh devotees expected for Makaravilakku darshan at Sabarimala

New Indian Express

PATHANAMTHITTA: The Sabarimala temple is all set for the Makaravilakku festival with an expected pilgrim inflow of over 1.5 lakh people waiting to glimpse the celestial light, Makarajyothi. Travancore Devaswom Board president P S Prashanth said all preparations for this year’s Makaravilakku festival have been completed. On Monday morning, the TDB president, Sabarimala chief police coordinator S Sreejith, special commissioner …

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Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku on January 14

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2 days, 10 hours ago

Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku on January 14

New Indian Express

SABARIMALA: The Sabarimala temple and surrounding areas are flooded with thousands of devotees for the auspicious Makaravilakku ceremony and Makarajyothi darshan on Tuesday. As part of the preparation for the ceremony, the Thiruvabharanam procession will be accorded a traditional reception on arrival at Saramkuthy by devaswom authorities at 5.30 pm on Tuesday and led to Sannidhanam where Travancore Devaswom Board …

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Ensure police protection for abused girl and her family: Kodikkunnil

The Hindu

Police protection should be ensured for the girl who was sexually exploited by many in Pathanamthitta as well as her family, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee working president and Congress working committee member Kodikkunnil Suresh, MP, has said. Mr. Suresh said that it was shocking to learn that the girl underwent serious sexual abuse even while she was in the general …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

Elaborate Security Arrangements for Makaravilakku Festival at Sabarimala

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for the Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala Hill Shrine on Tuesday. Apart from police, the personnel of the fire and rescue department, NDRF have also been deployed at vantage points for the "Makara Jyothi" darshan which is expected to be viewed by over 2.5 lakh devotees. The police have requested devotees coming …

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Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku on Tuesday

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakku on Tuesday

The Hindu

The Travancore Devaswom Board anticipates around 1.5 lakh devotees at the Sannidhanam for the Makaravilakku ritual on Tuesday. He said only 40,000 devotees would be allowed access to the hillock via the virtual queue system while spot bookings had been capped at 1,000. The movement of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses from Nilackal to Pampa would be regulated starting …

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2 days, 22 hours ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 1 To January 12, 2025

Live Law

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Allahabad HC Grants Further 6-Weeks To UP Govt For Decision On Relocation/Rehabilitation Of Hathras Rape Victim's Family

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has granted a further 6-week time to the state government to take a decision and apprise the court with regard to the relocation and rehabilitation of the family members of the Hathras gang rape and murder victim. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh granted more time to the State Government as the …

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Rajasthan HC expresses concern over delays in abortion process for rape victims

New Indian Express

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has expressed grave concern over delays in the abortion process for rape victims, particularly minors, highlighting the lack of awareness and timely information. The court noted that such delays often put teenage victims at significant risk during childbirth. To address this issue, the court has indicated its intention to establish guidelines for handling abortion cases …

Rajasthan State

3 days, 22 hours ago

Thiruvabharanam procession sets off to Sabarimala

Deccan Chronicle

Pathanamthitta: The annual ceremonial procession carrying "thiruvabharanam", the sacred jewellery of the Lord Ayyappa, set off to Sabarimala from a shrine in Pandalam here on Sunday. Besides the representatives of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body, a large number of devotees also accompanied the "Thiruvabharana ghoshayathra', the procession, to the hill temple. The TDB officials received the jewels …

Sabarimala Temple Tdb Lord Ayyappa Thiruvabharanam Thiruvabharana Sacred Jewels

3 days, 23 hours ago

Rahul Easwar Moves Kerala HC Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Complaint Filed By Actress

Live Law

Rahul Easwar moves Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the complaint registered by Malayalam movie actress. Reportedly, Rahul Easwar made adverse comments against the dressing style of the actress while discussing the Boby Chemmanur case in news channel debates. The actress through an Instagram post said that she had filed a case against Rahul Easwar for allegedly creating a …

Actress Rahul Boby Chemmanur Easwar Rahul Easwar

4 days, 21 hours ago

All arrangements in place for Makaravilakku

The Hindu

To ensure the safety of devotees flocking to Sabarimala to witness the celestial light, Makarajyothi, authorities have implemented extensive arrangements. The Pathanamthitta District Medical Office has established a control room operating from Monday for the next 72 hours to coordinate health services. Along the pilgrim routes, 17 emergency medical centres have been set up between Pampa and the Sannidhanam, with …

Devotees Sannidhanam Pampa Makaravilakku

4 days, 23 hours ago

8,000 km walk to Sabarimala by two Kerala devotees for world peace

Deccan Chronicle

Pathanamthitta: Two Kasaragod natives undertook a gruelling 8,000 kilometre and 223-days long journey by foot from north India to the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala here with prayers for world peace, a Travancore Devaswom Board said on Saturday. During their journey, they visited various pilgrimage centres and temples, including four monasteries established by Shankaracharya, and reached Sannidhanam via Ayodhya, Ujjain, …

Sabarimala World Peace

6 days, 2 hours ago

As Villagers Object, Chhattisgarh High Court Declines Christian Man's Plea To Perform Father's Last Rites In Common Graveyard

Live Law

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday turned down the plea of a Christian man seeking permission and police protection for performing last rites of his deceased father at the village common graveyard, as villagers aggressively protested against the same and threatened him of dire consequences. The Bench of Justice Bibhu Datta Guru rejected the prayer apprehending any untoward situation in …

Burial Court Graveyard Rules Gram Panchayat Christian Village

Opening well for Hindus will disturb peace: Sambhal mosque panel moves top court

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Opening well for Hindus will disturb peace: Sambhal mosque panel moves top court

India Today

The Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal approached the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking a directive to the District Magistrate to refrain from initiating an investigation into a private well located within the mosque's premises. The mosque authorities argued that opening the well for Hindu prayers would disturb the peace in Sambhal, which witnessed deadly clashes in November …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

SC refuses to hear pleas against 2023 Women Reservation Act

New Indian Express

Against the backdrop of these pleas, it is significant to note that, on September 21, 2023, the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Bill, which reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies for women, received parliamentary approval. The NFIW had moved the apex court, challenging the constitutional validity of Article 334A and certain other sections of …

6 days, 19 hours ago

Spiritual fervour envelops Erumely as town gets set for 48 hour long celebrations

The Hindu

A spiritual frenzy has engulfed Erumely, the main base camp of Sabarimala pilgrims, with the town slated to host the ceremonial Petta Thullal by the Ambalappuzha and Alangad teams, preceded by the Chandanakkudam celebrations at the Nainar Mosque on Friday. Pathanamthitta MP Anto Antony will inaugurate the reception for the Petta Thullal teams from Ambalappuzha and Alangad at a function …

Sabarimala Thullal Petta Thullal Chandanakkudam

1 week ago

Kerala High Court Suggests Creation Of Website To Allow Citizens To Report Construction Of Unauthorised Banners/Boards

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suggested the creation of a website where citizens can upload complaints about unauthorized boards erected in the State. The amicus curiae Advocate Harish Vasudevan informed the Court that at present, there is no system by which citizens can upload their complaint regarding unauthorised boards erected in public places. The Amicus also informed the Court …

Court Boards

Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

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1 week ago

Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

The Hindu

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday dismissed petitions seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in various posts of the governing council and the executive committee of the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru. The High Court said that it has no power in law to issue such a direction in the absence of a bylaw in AAB providing reservation for women advocates, …

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1 week ago

Makaravilakku preparations in full swing at Sabarimala

The Hindu

With only a few days remaining for the Makaravilakku festival, preparations are in full swing at Sabarimala to ensure its smooth conduct. Pathanamthitta District Collector S. Premkrishnan on Wednesday inspected key Makaravilakku viewing points, including Laha Sathram, Panjipara, Ilavungal, Ayyanmala, Nellimala, Attamoth West, Attamoth East, and Pampa Hilltop. Review meeting At Sabarimala, Additional District Magistrate Arun S. Nair convened a …

Sabarimala Makaravilakku

Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order

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1 week, 1 day ago

Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court today orally expressed support towards reservation of seats for women in the Governing Council of Advocates' Association Bengaluru. Justice R Devdas however declined a plea moved by the women members of the Bar Association and Federation of Women Lawyers in this regard, stating that only the Supreme Court can pass such orders. At this juncture, Senior …

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Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A. Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same …

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Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Sambhal trial court proceedings till February 25 in a suit claiming that the Chandausi's Shahi Jama mosque was built after destroying a Hindu temple. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed this order on a civil revision plea moved by the Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi challenging the trial court's order …

Court Mosque Sambhal

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

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1 week, 1 day ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Court Survey Sambhal Mosque

1 week, 1 day ago

Commenting on woman's body structure amounts to sexual harassment: High Court

India Today

The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same …

Kerala High Court Sexual Harassment Ipc Woman Sexual 354A

1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court puts Karnataka on notice over Chikkamagaluru shrine worship rights

India Today

The Supreme Court has issued a stern directive to the Karnataka government to clarify its position on the contentious worship rights at a shrine in the state that holds religious significance for both Hindus and Muslims. The top court has granted the state eight more weeks to make a decision on the shrine in Chikkamagaluru, Datta Peeta, calling this the …

Karnataka Supreme Court Court Hindu Muslim Shrine Worship

1 week, 1 day ago

Sambhal mandir-masjid row: Allahabad High Court stays trial court proceedings till February 25

India TV News

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings going on in trial court in the Harihar temple-Shahi Jama masjid dispute case in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The Allahabad High Court ordered the halt of trial proceedings while hearing the petition of the Intezamia Committee of Sambhal's disputed Shahi Jama Masjid. The court also directed all the parties in the case, …

Court Shahi Jama Masjid Case Sambhal

1 week, 1 day ago

Makaravilakku festival: Kerala HC directs TDB to augment security measures at Sabarimala

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to augment security measures at Sabarimala in connection with Makaravilakku and also to put curbs on permitting entry of pilgrims and vehicles to the hill shrine, as part of crowd management. The directive came on suo motu proceedings initiated by the court based on a report filed by the Sabarimala …

Board Crowd Management Sabarimala Sannidhanam Court Directed Makaravilakku

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils

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1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils

Live Law

Advocate Advocates-on-Record can mark the appearances of only those advocates who are authorized to appear and argue the case on a particular day of hearing. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 519 : AIR 2024 SC 5338 Expunging of adverse judicial remarks against an advocate - The Supreme Court set aside interim orders passed by the High Court …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Datta Peetha Shrine Dispute : Supreme Court Grants 2 Months Time To Karnataka Govt For Decision On Worship Rights Of Hindus & Muslims

Live Law

The Supreme Court today granted a last opportunity for the State of Karnataka to take a decision on the worship rights at the holy shrine Datta Peetha of Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru district, which is worshipped by both Hindu and Muslim communities.The Court has now granted the last opportunity to the government to come up with its decision within 8 weeks, …

Karnataka Court Hindu State Muslim Decision Its Decision

1 week, 3 days ago

Hindu outfit seeks to intervene in 1991 places of worship row in SC

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, a Hindu outfit, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to intervene in cases filed against the validity of provisions of the 1991 law that asks to maintain the religious character of places as it existed on August 15, 1947. The outfit's plea, filed through lawyer Atulesh Kumar, challenges Sections 3 and 4 …

Law Places Constitution Court Worship Hindu Hindus

1 week, 4 days ago

Two Sabarimala pilgrims dead, 3 including kids injured in car-tourist bus collision in Kerala’s Kollam

Live Mint

A tragic accident in Chadayamangalam, Kollam, claimed the lives of two Sabarimala pilgrims and left three others, including two children, seriously injured after their car collided with a tourist bus. According to a The Hindu report, the accident took place at around 11:30 pm on Saturday, January 4 near Nettathara on MC Road in Kerala's Kollam when they were returning …

Car Sabarimala Bus Kollam

1 week, 4 days ago

Plea Filed Seeking Vacation Of Supreme Court's Stay On Registration Of New Suits & Passing Survey Orders Over Mandir-Masjid Disputes

Live Law

Applications have been filed before the Supreme Court seeking vacation of the stay on registration of fresh suits against places of worship as well as surveys of the religious sites in pending mandir-masjid suits. It may be recalled that on December 12, the Supreme Court ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship …

Court Act Masjid

1 week, 4 days ago

Elocution at 63rd state school arts festival highlights Kerala's social and bureaucratic issues

New Indian Express

The local government representative accused of abetting the suicide of Naveen Babu, the IAS officer who allegedly created a communal WhatsApp group and his colleague who criticised a senior through a Facebook post were misusing the freedom of expression envisaged in the Constitution, according to a participant. By referring to the abuse physical, mental and sexual that women face, she …

Festival High

1 week, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu HR&CE Dept issues summons to Hindu priests of prominent temples for 'review meeting'

Op India

The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department stirred the hornet’s nest after it issued summons to Pujaris and archakas for a ‘review meeting’ on Saturday. What does HR&CE to do with the Pujaris/archakas?” It must be mentioned that the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department cannot legally force Hindu priests of prominent temples to be present …

Tamil Nadu Tamil Temples Hindu Review State Department

1 week, 5 days ago

Rise in pilgrims flying in to Sabarimala

New Indian Express

KOCHI: More Ayyappa devotees are opting to fly in this Sabarimala season, in a visible change in trend, with a good number of devotees travelling from Malaysia to Kochi. While the Sabarimala Pilgrim Facilitation Centre at Kochi airport recorded a footfall of around 6,000 pilgrims during the entire last season, as many as 4,238 pilgrims have availed of the facilities …

Devotees Sabarimala Season Centre Pilgrims Cial

1 week, 5 days ago

BJP Women’s Wing Protests Anna Univ Assault in Madurai

Deccan Chronicle

CHENNAI: The ‘justice rally’ taken out in Madurai by the women’s wing leaders of the State BJP on Friday, demanding the arrest of the culprits involved in the rape incident in Anna University with the plan to reach Chennai and handover a memorandum to Governor R N Ravi, had its echo in the State capital as BJP State president K …

Media Chennai State Madurai Bjp Univ Assault

1 week, 5 days ago

From Village Boy To Supreme Court Judge : CJI Sanjiv Khanna Lauds Justice CT Ravikumar's Inspirational Journey

Live Law

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Friday lauded retiring judge Justice CT Ravikumar's inspirational journey to become a Judge of the Supreme Court rising from his humble origins. Speaking at the farewell organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, CJI Sanjiv Khanna praised Justice Ravikumar for his determination, discipline and integrity as an individual and as a judge. It …

Justice Kerala Supreme Court Court Judge Supreme Cji

1 week, 5 days ago

'Only Said What Was Stated In Manusmriti': Madras High Court Quashes Case Against MP Thol Thirumavalan For Alleged Comments On Hindu Women

Live Law

The Madras High Court has quashed a case registered against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi party head and Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalan for alleged comments against Hindu women. The case was registered based on a complaint in 2020 alleging that Thirumavalan, in one of his interviews had made comments lowering the Hindu women. “What has been stated in the book "Manu …

Women Court Speech Stated Alleged His Speech No Intention

1 week, 6 days ago

Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Conviction Of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar For Comments Against Women Journalists

Live Law

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with the conviction of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar for his derogatory comments against women journalists. When once the contents are released and it is In February 2024, the Additional Sessions Court for Trial of Cases Related to MPs and MLAs of Tamil Nadu convicted Shekar for making offensive posts against women journalists. …

Court Madras High Court Madras High Women Journalists Shekar

1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala debates temple customs as shirtless entry rule divides Hindu groups

India Today

The row over the custom of male devotees removing their shirts before entering temples has sparked a heated debate among various Hindu organisations in Kerala. G Sukumaran Nair, the general secretary of NSS, criticised the government’s interference, asserting that the customs and practices of temples should not be altered due to political influence. “All Hindus have the freedom to enter …

Kerala Temples Hindu Hindus Temple Nss Practices

1 week, 6 days ago

Tamil Nadu BJP women leaders held over rally for Anna University assault victim

India Today

Several Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha leaders were detained or placed under “house arrest” by police on Friday as they attempted a rally from Madurai to Chennai seeking justice for a student sexually assaulted on the Anna University campus. Prominent leaders, including Khushbu Sundar, Tamil Nadu Mahila Morcha president Umarathi Rajan, and BJP MLA Dr C Saraswathi, were detained in …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Tamil Madurai Bjp Nadu Dmk

1 week, 6 days ago

Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Row : Supreme Court Bench Questions Excavation At Site Despite Interim Order

Live Law

The Supreme Court today directed the Registry to place before CJI Sanjiv Khanna a petition challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's order whereby the Archaeological Survey of India was directed to conduct a survey at the Bhojshala Temple-cum-Kamal Maula Mosque complex.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, noting that a CJI-led bench is in seisin of …

Court Order Survey Muslims Hindus Khanna Bench

2 weeks ago

SC to hear Owaisi's plea seeking stringent implementation of Places of Worship Act 1991, Union govt has sought 8 extensions so far

Op India

The debate on the Places of Worship Act 1991 has resurfaced, as the Supreme Court is set to hear a petition filed by Asaduddin Owaisi, the supremo of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, seeking directions for the central government to strictly enforce the provisions of the act. Advocate @MNizamPasha appeared for us — Asaduddin Owaisi January 2, 2025 The law …

India Supreme Court Worship Hindu Muslim Act Bench

2 weeks ago

Places Of Worship Act| MP Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Restrain Courts From Passing Hasty Orders In Mandir-Masjid Suits

Live Law

Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court, seeking to enforce the Places of Worship Act 1991. The petition Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court, seeking to enforce the Places …

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