India’s Constitutional Morality: From Freedom Struggle to Modern Democracy Challenges
3 months ago

India’s Constitutional Morality: From Freedom Struggle to Modern Democracy Challenges

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 25, 2024 12:00 IST - 11 MINS READ As I reflect on the Constitution, I am immediately reminded that I am older than the Constitution of India and hence consider it my privilege to reflect not just on the last 40 years but on the 75 years of the Constitution. The Indian Constitution distributes functions between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary, but it endows the Supreme Court and High Courts with the power of judicial review, a power that enables them to declare any action of the executive or the legislature unconstitutional. Another new and troubling issue is that judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts accept political office from ruling parties seamlessly and with no “cooling-off” period, raising critical questions about the independence of the judiciary. “Procedure established by law must be reasonable, just, and fair and not arbitrary.” An early Supreme Court, unsure of its own power to do justice, disagreed and held that so long as there was a law authorising detention, it was sufficient compliance with the Constitution and upheld the detention. A New Right is emerging in the Supreme Court, of which the recently retired Chief Justice of India was a poster boy, which combines economic liberalism with Hindutva ideology.

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Impossible to have ‘Hindu Rashtra’ under secular Constitution: Indira Jaising
1 month ago

Impossible to have ‘Hindu Rashtra’ under secular Constitution: Indira Jaising

The Hindu  

Senior advocate Indira Jaising on Friday said the Constitution is under threat from those responsible for upholding it. Delivering the 29th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture at the India International Centre, Ms. Jaising said, “The truth is, you can never have a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ under a secular Constitution.” She said, “What I am witnessing is something that I would call …

75 Yrs Of Constitution But Society Yet To Shed 'Unwanted Baggage' Of Caste: Madras HC Refuses To Appoint Temple Trustees From Particular Sub-Caste
1 month, 2 weeks ago

75 Yrs Of Constitution But Society Yet To Shed 'Unwanted Baggage' Of Caste: Madras HC Refuses To Appoint Temple Trustees From Particular Sub-Caste

Live Law  

While dismissing a plea seeking to frame a scheme of administration in Arulmighu Varatharaja Perumal and Senraya Perumal Temple by appointing non-hereditary trustees from a particular caste, the Madras High Court observed that the very prayer is opposed to public policy and constitutional goals. The court added that caste was not decided by what one learns or does in life …

Supreme Court in 2024: A year of landmark verdicts and key developments
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court in 2024: A year of landmark verdicts and key developments

Hindustan Times  

The year 2024 was an important one for the Supreme Court of India, marked by transformative judgments that reshaped constitutional and legal landscapes, reaffirmed the commitment to individual liberties, and underscored the principles of equality. The court also overturned an Allahabad high court decision invalidating the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, reiterating the importance of state oversight …

Justice Shekhar Yadav's Controversial Speech Undermines the Position of a Judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Shekhar Yadav's Controversial Speech Undermines the Position of a Judge

The Quint  

In a democracy, the judiciary is expected to remain steadfastly apolitical, ensuring that it is viewed as an independent arbiter of justice. Justice Yadav’s remarks blur the critical line of separation between the judicial and political spheres, jeopardising the delicate balance upon which the faith of citizens in the judiciary rests. Every judge who takes an oath before the Constitution …

DC Edit | Top court must pull up errant high court judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Top court must pull up errant high court judge

Deccan Chronicle  

That the Supreme Court of India has taken note of the reports of a hate speech given by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, that it has called for its details and particulars from the high court and that the matter is under consideration of the apex court must bring immense relief to those who believe in …

Preamble's Original Tenets Reflect Secular Ethos; Secularism Part Of Constitution's Basic Structure : Supreme Court
4 months ago

Preamble's Original Tenets Reflect Secular Ethos; Secularism Part Of Constitution's Basic Structure : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today, while dismissing the challenge to the insertion of the terms 'Secular' and 'Socialist' in the Preamble, observed that the Constitution's Preamble in its original form also reflected secular ethos even before the passing of the 42nd Amendment in 1976 which inserted these words. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar …

The top court as custodian of liberties
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The top court as custodian of liberties

The Hindu  

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s enlargement on bail by the Supreme Court of India, after an unconscionably long incarceration, is a welcome vindication of the apex court’s remit as custodian of individual liberties. In an eloquent exposition of its mandate, the Court reiterated that ‘a constitutional court has to lean in favour of constitutionalism and the rule of …

In a special hearing, Supreme Court Bench expunges Punjab and Haryana High Court judge’s remarks against top court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

In a special hearing, Supreme Court Bench expunges Punjab and Haryana High Court judge’s remarks against top court

The Hindu  

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. A video capturing the comments by Justice Rajbir Sehrawat of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in court, was widely circulated on social media, compelling the Chief Justice of India to urge judges to exercise restraint and responsibility while making observations in the course of court proceedings. Although Attorney General R. …

Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern

New Indian Express  

“Begin at the beginning, the king said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland For millenniums, caste has been cast in stone in the Indian psyche. Gavai, who could be the chief justice next year, wrote: “The State must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even …

Govt vs Court – the problem is structural
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt vs Court – the problem is structural

Hindustan Times  

A Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia has criticised the Centre’s “selective approach” in appointing and transferring judges of the higher judiciary. In the United Kingdom, it is a Judicial Appointment Commission that chooses judges for higher courts; neither the judiciary nor the executive has predominance. India does not have a “clearly …

Unlike Elected Government, Judges Don’t Go By Popular Morality, But By Constitutional Morality: CJI DY Chandrachud
1 year, 4 months ago

Unlike Elected Government, Judges Don’t Go By Popular Morality, But By Constitutional Morality: CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2023 on Saturday said that judges don’t go by popular morality, but by constitutional morality. The CJI also said that the Supreme Court has recently been hearing some of the most difficult questions of our times. The third is the work which we do in our administrative …

Legal framework has been weaponised to oppress certain communities: CJI
1 year, 5 months ago

Legal framework has been weaponised to oppress certain communities: CJI

Live Mint  

Citing some of the judgments of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that India's legal framework has been frequently weaponised to systematically oppress certain communities. Recently, during the 3rd Comparative Constitutional Law discussion co-hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center, Chandrachud defended his minority verdict on some aspects about same-sex marriages and said he stood by …

Book Review: In ‘Unsealed Covers’, Gautam Bhatia fearlessly interrogates judicial power
1 year, 5 months ago

Book Review: In ‘Unsealed Covers’, Gautam Bhatia fearlessly interrogates judicial power

The Hindu  

Gautam Bhatia’s interrogation of judicial power is imbued with a passion for constitutionalism. Bhatia’s writing is actuated by the belief that “the making of constitutional meaning is a continuing struggle between the entrenchment of power and its democratisation” Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the Constitution, the Courts and the State By Gautam Bhatia HarperCollins India Pages: 496 Price: Rs.699 The …

Dushyant Dave Writes: On Manipur, Supreme Court Must Be More Proactive
1 year, 8 months ago

Dushyant Dave Writes: On Manipur, Supreme Court Must Be More Proactive

Live Law  

The videos on social media and reports of the women being publicly assaulted by a group of people in Manipur are among the worst manifestations of communal frenzy. The Supreme Court of India has, belatedly, taken suo motu cognisance of the situation and observed: “We are expressing our deep concern. The SC must be conscious at all times about its …

Review: Chaff and Grain by Vivek Sood
1 year, 11 months ago

Review: Chaff and Grain by Vivek Sood

Hindustan Times  

Books on and about law, especially in the non-fiction genre, authored by lawyers have seldom found acceptance among the non-legal community, unless, of course, the genre is legal fiction, which permits the author to free himself from the shackles of dreary legal procedures and take flights of fantasy within and outside the courtroom. Vivek Sood is a practising lawyer in …

5 arguments made by J Sai Deepak in Sabarimala priest appointment case
2 years ago

5 arguments made by J Sai Deepak in Sabarimala priest appointment case

Op India  

On February 25 this year, advocate J Sai Deepak argued before the Kerala High Court about the need to protect the traditions of the Sabarimala temple and not entertain external intervention in its affairs including the appointment of priests. Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa- https://t.co/DZzzQLgfyh pic.twitter.com/dRDpv3wdzO — Sai Deepak J March 12, 2023 While emphasising that the petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom …

Waste of Supreme Court’s precious time: Rijiju on petitions challenging ban on BBC documentary
2 years, 1 month ago

Waste of Supreme Court’s precious time: Rijiju on petitions challenging ban on BBC documentary

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The petitions challenging the government ban on screening of BBC documentary are a drain on Supreme Court’s “precious” time, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday. The minister’s comments came minutes after the top court agreed to list one of the petitions challenging the government ban on BBC documentary India: The Modi Question on February 6 while …

Supreme Court Collegium’s Landmark Reiterations Show It Is No Longer Pusillanimous
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium’s Landmark Reiterations Show It Is No Longer Pusillanimous

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Supreme Court’s three-member Collegium - comprising the Chief Justice of India, D.Y.Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M.Joseph - responsible for recommending suitable names for elevation as the High Court Judges, reiterated certain names recommended by it earlier, for elevation to various High Courts. The reiteration of recommendation to elevate senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a …

The attack on the last bastion — the judiciary
2 years, 3 months ago

The attack on the last bastion — the judiciary

The Hindu  

Recent comments by the Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankar, and the Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, can be read as a concerted attack on the collegium system, the Supreme Court of India, and even the basic structure doctrine. And a resurgent judiciary Since the Supreme Court’s decision in 2015 on the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, arguably, from the Court under the Chief …

Judicial Service Exams: Question (MCQs) Based On Latest Judgements With Explanatory Answers
2 years, 4 months ago

Judicial Service Exams: Question (MCQs) Based On Latest Judgements With Explanatory Answers

Live Law  

Which of the following is true with respect to a daughter's right of inheritance? A sole daughter will not inherit her intestate father's self-acquired property who dies prior to the enforcement of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 c. Collaterals would be preferred over the sole daughter of such intestate father d. Both b and c Answer: b Explanation: The Supreme Court …

India’s top court backs Modi government move to expand affirmative action
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s top court backs Modi government move to expand affirmative action

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Passed by parliament in January 2019, the law reserves …

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world
2 years, 5 months ago

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world

Al Jazeera  

On September 29, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a crucial decision which holds the promise of actually leading to the reproductive autonomy of Indian women, in particular through access to abortion. While the core issue before the court was whether unmarried women could seek an abortion under the law – the judges confirmed that they can – the decision also …

Government stands against Constitutional values, says Yogendra Yadav
2 years, 7 months ago

Government stands against Constitutional values, says Yogendra Yadav

The Hindu  

A campaign like Bharat Jodo Yatra is essential to counter the conscious attempt made by the ruling BJP government to divide and rule India like the British, activist Yogendra Yadav on Sunday said, adding that the initiative brings together political parties and members of various peoples’ movements to counter the hegemony of the regime. Dravidian Model Speaking to The Hindu, …

India@75: Six judgements that safeguarded individual liberty and strengthened India's democracy
2 years, 7 months ago

India@75: Six judgements that safeguarded individual liberty and strengthened India's democracy

Firstpost  

On 4 August 1958, Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India while inaugurating the new building of the Supreme Court, vividly explained what the new building of the Supreme Court symbolises. However, in these seven decades, the Supreme Court of India successfully held the balance of the scales of justice intact without “tilting” to any side. Barring a few …

Courts must take a holistic view of the economy
2 years, 7 months ago

Courts must take a holistic view of the economy

Hindustan Times  

The conviction of the former coal secretary is the111th conviction for the prosecution in the coal cases. Now is a time for India and the Indian courts to engage with the question of whether wrongdoings preclude a law and economic analysis of matters that have a far-reaching impact on critical industrial sectors and the Indian economy. More importantly, with heavy …

A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’
2 years, 8 months ago

A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’

The Hindu  

Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of Alt News, continues to be in prison despite the Supreme Court of India, last Friday, granting him interim bail, because of remand in another case by the Delhi police. The Court Challenges before judiciary The Supreme Court of India is regarded as the world’s most powerful top court, on account of its wide power of …

Aakar Patel | Courts, even SC, shouldn’t be the only place to go to secure rights
2 years, 9 months ago

Aakar Patel | Courts, even SC, shouldn’t be the only place to go to secure rights

Deccan Chronicle  

One of our Supreme Court judges made an important, if startling, point when delivering a lecture abroad. A legal website reporting his speech gave this headline to the story: “Will result in slippery slope if courts are regarded as only organ to defend citizens’ rights”. This is actually how many democracies function and the justice system, and in particular the …

DC Edit | SC faces tough challenge over rule of law in Delhi
2 years, 11 months ago

DC Edit | SC faces tough challenge over rule of law in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s Supreme Court was making a point before the republic’s rulers about the importance of the rule of law when it ordered the status quo in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Wednesday, as the North Delhi Municipal Corporation was busy with its demolition drive. It took repeated interventions by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and Ms Karat’s physical presence in …

Supreme Court’s views on ‘Indianisation’ of the legal system have varied
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court’s views on ‘Indianisation’ of the legal system have varied

The Hindu  

At least two Supreme Court judges have in the past few months openly expressed the need to “Indianise” the legal system. On December 26, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer went a step further to underscore the need to chuck the colonial legal system detrimental to national interest and embrace the “great legal traditions as per Manu, Kautilya, Katyayana, Brihaspati, Narada, Parashara, …

Anti-terror laws should not be misused to quell dissent, says Justice DY Chandrachud
3 years, 8 months ago

Anti-terror laws should not be misused to quell dissent, says Justice DY Chandrachud

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court rule prompts it to ‘address the challenges of the 21st century, ranging from the pandemic to the rise of intolerance’, he added New Delhi: The criminal law, including the anti-terror legislation, should not be misused for quelling dissent or harassment of citizens, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has said while underlining the role of the apex …

The Pernicious Persistent Paternalism Of Indian Courts
3 years, 10 months ago

The Pernicious Persistent Paternalism Of Indian Courts

Live Law  

In the words of Granville Austin, the Constituent Assembly envisaged the Indian Judiciary as a bastion of rights and justice. As regrettable as it may appear, this May 18 order is not a one-off incident as the Punjab and Haryana High Court itself on May 12, 2021, passed another order wherein the court similarly declined to grant protection to a …

'Constitutional': Centre backs Maratha reservation in Supreme Court
4 years ago

'Constitutional': Centre backs Maratha reservation in Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that the Maharashtra government's decision is constitutional as the 102nd Amendment of the Constitution …

Magistrates & Trial Judges Also Have Responsibility In Safeguarding Citizens' Fundamental Right: Supreme Court
4 years ago

Magistrates & Trial Judges Also Have Responsibility In Safeguarding Citizens' Fundamental Right: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Magistrates and trial Judges have as much, if not more, responsibility in safeguarding the fundamental rights of the citizens of India as the highest court of this land, remarked the Supreme Court in a judgment in which it emphasized the role of the lower Judiciary in preventing abuse of criminal court process.This is a case that should not have …

Judges Should Be Free To Decide By Law Not By Popular Opinion, The Terms Like "Judicial Barbarism" Must Be Condemned: Law Minister
4 years, 4 months ago

Judges Should Be Free To Decide By Law Not By Popular Opinion, The Terms Like "Judicial Barbarism" Must Be Condemned: Law Minister

Live Law  

Delivering his address at the Constitution Day function organised by Supreme Court, the Union Minister for Law and Justice, and Electronics, Information Technology and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad, spoke of "fair criticism" of the judiciary and the "disturbing trend" which has emerged of late and which he "wished to flag". "The use of such terms as 'judicial barbarism' should be …

A people’s court must be open to public accountability
4 years, 7 months ago

A people’s court must be open to public accountability

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court’s recent contempt judgement against Prashant Bhushan has again raised the question of what is considered legitimate criticism of India’s higher judiciary. The Supreme Court has evolved the judicial appointment system and enlarged its public interest litigation jurisprudence well beyond its original constitutional mandate, effectively converting itself into a people’s court. But after Indira Gandhi’s authoritarian rule during …

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July
4 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July

Firstpost  

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today | Petitioners argue that HC decision is incorrect as the State law has breached the 50% cap on reservation fixed by a Constitution Bench in the Indira Sawhney judgment. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear and pass interim orders on petitioners challenging Maratha reservation next Wednesday, on 15 July, reports have said …

Coordinating Judgements: Ensuring Certainty In The Law
4 years, 8 months ago

Coordinating Judgements: Ensuring Certainty In The Law

Live Law  

Introduction On 19th June, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan pronounced judgement in S. Kasi v. State through the Inspector of Police. The dissenting opinion of Justice Shantanagoudar expressed disagreement with the judgement in PMC but, did not go as far as to hold it to be per incuriam and stated that the only …

Supreme Court reverses High Court order in defence of 100 per cent reservation for Scheduled Tribes
4 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court reverses High Court order in defence of 100 per cent reservation for Scheduled Tribes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench, on April 22, held that providing 100 per cent reservation for Scheduled Tribes in scheduled areas of a State is not permissible. Following this, the Andhra Pradesh government issued a fresh notification in 2000, effectively providing for 100 per cent reservation for S.Ts in respect of appointment to the posts of teachers in the …

CJI SA Bobde, speaking at International Judicial Conference in New Delhi, says rule of law 'most fundamental feature' of modern constitutions
5 years, 1 month ago

CJI SA Bobde, speaking at International Judicial Conference in New Delhi, says rule of law 'most fundamental feature' of modern constitutions

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The rule of law is probably the “most fundamental feature” of modern constitutions and its success depends on how judiciaries across the world respond to emerging challenges, Chief Justice SA Bobde said on Saturday. “Probably the most fundamental feature of most modern constitutions is the idea of the rule of law,” he said, adding, “Undoubtedly, the success of …

'In DNA of BJP-RSS to try and erase reservations': Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP on SC ruling on quotas in govt jobs
5 years, 1 month ago

'In DNA of BJP-RSS to try and erase reservations': Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP on SC ruling on quotas in govt jobs

Firstpost  

It is in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS to try to erase reservations and a “big conspiracy” is underway to take away the rights of deprived sections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday and asserted that his party will not allow doing away with quota. New Delhi: It is in the DNA of the BJP and …

Opinion | Role Of Supreme Court In Today’s Turbulent Time
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Role Of Supreme Court In Today’s Turbulent Time

ABP News  

India’s Supreme Court suo moto wants to hear the matter of an infant dying after being brought to the Shaheen Bagh protests. The SC has not given justice to 1000 people in Assam’s concentration camps, who are jailed without crime, families separated with no way and no mechanism of getting out. The SC has not heard the issue of when …

[Sabarimala] Remember That The "Holy Book" Is The Constitution Of India; Justices RF Nariman & DY Chandrachud Dissent
5 years, 4 months ago

[Sabarimala] Remember That The "Holy Book" Is The Constitution Of India; Justices RF Nariman & DY Chandrachud Dissent

Live Law  

Let every person remember that the "holy book" is the Constitution of India, remarked Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, also speaking for Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, in his dissent against the majority decision to refer the issues to larger bench. The ratio of the majority judgments in this case is only that the exclusionary practice of keeping women from the ages …

A missed opportunity in Ayodhya
5 years, 4 months ago

A missed opportunity in Ayodhya

The Hindu  

It was never a legal dispute. The essence of the judgment The Supreme Court then had the opportunity to deliver a landmark judgment which, even if mindful of the social forces swirling around it, would uphold constitutional principles and affirm that India is a country where all citizens, irrespective of their faith, are equal citizens. True, the ruling does in …

A victory of faith over facts, says Asaduddin Owaisi - The Hindu
5 years, 4 months ago

A victory of faith over facts, says Asaduddin Owaisi - The Hindu

The Hindu  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that ‘Supreme Court is supreme, but not infallible’ and the Babri Masjid – Ramjanmabhoomi judgment is a victory of ‘faith over facts’. So the Supreme Court is supreme but not infallible,” Mr. Owaisi said and pointed out that it was Justice J. S. Verma who described the Supreme Court as …

One Year Of Sabarimala Verdict : The Emancipatory Force Of SC Judgment
5 years, 6 months ago

One Year Of Sabarimala Verdict : The Emancipatory Force Of SC Judgment

Live Law  

It has been a year since the momentous Sabarimala judgement was pronounced on 28.09.2018 by a Constitution Bench comprising of former Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices Rohinton Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, D.Y. By a majority of 4:1, Rule 3 of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship was pronounced on 28.09.2018 by a Constitution Bench comprising of former Chief Justice …

Few Lessons For Supreme Court Of India From UK Supreme Court
5 years, 6 months ago

Few Lessons For Supreme Court Of India From UK Supreme Court

Live Law  

Major constitutional challenges in Courts are often loaded with political overtones. In a highly commendable manner, the Supreme Court of United Kingdom completed on September 19 the hearing of the what some commentators term the 'greatest constitutional challenge ever' in the country. pic.twitter.com/v9SXYX46LF — UK Supreme Court September 19, 2019 The case has highly politically stakes, and its verdict will …

A Harsh Reminder Of ADM Jabalpur Case
5 years, 7 months ago

A Harsh Reminder Of ADM Jabalpur Case

Live Law  

The biggest blow to the people of India was delivered by the Supreme Court of India on April 28, 1976. five-member Constitution Bench delivered its judgment in the Additional District Magistrate,. A While adjourning for two weeks, a writ petition challenging the imposition of restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, following the abrogation of Article 370, a bench of the top …

SC to hear on 12 July plea challenging Bombay HC order upholding law granting reservation to Marathas
5 years, 8 months ago

SC to hear on 12 July plea challenging Bombay HC order upholding law granting reservation to Marathas

Firstpost  

It challenges the Bombay High Court order which upheld the constitutional validity of the quota for the Maratha community in education and government jobs in the state. **New Delhi:**The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to uphold the law by which the Maratha community would get reservation in admissions and …

Bombay HC upholds Maratha quota: Court's verdict is based on flawed report which discourages constitutionalism
5 years, 9 months ago

Bombay HC upholds Maratha quota: Court's verdict is based on flawed report which discourages constitutionalism

Firstpost  

The prolonged debate and discord regarding the Maratha reservation in Maharashtra got a new issue of contention. The order follows the decision taken on 30 November last year when the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill proposing 16 percent reservation for Marathas under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class category. The landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney vs …

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