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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey
5 days, 16 hours ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today adjourned two pleas seeking similar reliefs to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake further surveys at Gyanvapi Mosque premises in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. While the first petition filed by Rakhi Singh requests …

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SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December

Op India  

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on December 12, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The pleas challenged the Places of Worship Act saying that the Act takes away the rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs to restore their ‘places of worship and pilgrimages’, destroyed …

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10 key takeaways from SC’s verdict on AMU's minority status
1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 key takeaways from SC’s verdict on AMU's minority status

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has reshaped the legal framework for minority institutions leaving the status of Aligarh Muslim University to be re-evaluated by a regular bench In a landmark decision, a 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India revisited the contentious issue of Aligarh Muslim University’s minority status. By a 4:3 majority, the Court overruled its 1967 decision in S …

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Rajasthan: Bhil community welcomes SC's ruling on sub-classification and creamy layer inclusion in SC-ST quota, takes out rally in support
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Bhil community welcomes SC's ruling on sub-classification and creamy layer inclusion in SC-ST quota, takes out rally in support

Op India  

On Monday, the Bhil community took out a rally in support of the creamy layer exclusion and the sub-classification of Scheduled Tribe reservation in Rajasthan. The Bhil community members started the rally from Radha Raman Mangalik Bhawan carrying saffron flags in their hands and reached the Mini Secretariat to hand a memorandum to the Collector. Bhil community took out a …

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‘Stark disparity’ in share of two categories of scheduled castes in govt jobs, shows data
4 months ago

‘Stark disparity’ in share of two categories of scheduled castes in govt jobs, shows data

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-six scheduled castes from Haryana, including Balmikis, Dhanaks, Khatiks, Mazhabi Sikhs who have been provided reservation in government employment, occupy a mere 35% share of class 1, 2 and 3 jobs reserved for SCs despite comprising a majority 52% of the total scheduled caste population in the state. “This shows the stark difference of 30 percentage points in posts occupied …

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Why has Supreme Court re-examined subclassification in SC-ST quotas? Explained
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why has Supreme Court re-examined subclassification in SC-ST quotas? Explained

India TV News  

With a decisive majority of 6:1, the seven-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday ruled in favour of sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The latest decision overruled the 2004 judgment in the EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh case, which held that there can be no sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled …

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Top court allows SC/ST subcategories in quota
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Top court allows SC/ST subcategories in quota

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that state governments have the authority to create subclassifications within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the purpose of preferential reservations, in a verdict that will have far-reaching implications for reservation policies for marginalised communities. Marking a significant shift in the landscape of reservation policies in India, the court held that the SC/ST …

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Parties term Supreme Court verdict on allowing states to sub-classify SCs as 'historic'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Parties term Supreme Court verdict on allowing states to sub-classify SCs as 'historic'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Political parties on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict allowing the states to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes for granting quota to uplift socially and economically more backward castes inside the group, and termed it "historic". Parties term Supreme Court verdict on allowing states to sub-classify SCs as 'historic' A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice …

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SC Allows Sub-Divisions in SC, ST for Quota
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Allows Sub-Divisions in SC, ST for Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday okayed sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe communities to provide reservations in jobs and education for the more marginalised sub-sets. Thus, the state in exercise of the power under Articles 15 and 16 can further classify the SCs if there is a …

Justice Judgment States Verdict State Punjab Bench
Sub-classification within SCs, STs permissible, says Supreme Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sub-classification within SCs, STs permissible, says Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled by a majority that sub-classification within the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is permissible. It declared that SCs cannot be considered homogenous classes and that it would be permissible for the Centre and states to earmark most backward classes within the reserved category of SC/STs to enable them frame appropriate policies on sub-classification and …

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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
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Court Constitution Bench Age Writ Pilgrimage Review Petition Sabarimala
SC's 9-Judges bench is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under 'Material Resources Of Community'
7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC's 9-Judges bench is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under 'Material Resources Of Community'

Op India  

On 23rd April, a 9-Judges Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India commenced the hearing to examine if material resources of the community may include privately owned resources under Article 39 of the constitution. With the law, the question came to the fore if privately owned properties could be seen as “material resources of the community” as mentioned in …

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Education and Secularism: Why SC's Stay on UP Madrasa Act Judgment Is Valid
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Education and Secularism: Why SC's Stay on UP Madrasa Act Judgment Is Valid

The Quint  

The SC bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud expressed concerns over the High Court judgment authored by Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Subhash Vidyarthi. While issuing notice on the appeal, the SC remarked that the HC "misconstrued the provisions of the Madarsa Act.” "We are of the view that the issues raised in the petitions merit closer reflection. The impugned …

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Fear Versus Favour: Unpacking SC's Judgment on Corruption by Legislators
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fear Versus Favour: Unpacking SC's Judgment on Corruption by Legislators

The Quint  

Free speech privileges allow a representative to criticise policies, raise questions, draw attention to facts, and engage in debate without fear of being harassed in court for things that could otherwise have landed them in trouble with the law. Unprincipled governments will always be keen to silence outspoken critics and cast doubt on criticism voiced in the legislature. What is …

Agree with SC's Majority View, Adoption Can't Merely be Decided by Law: Sai Deepak on Same-sex Marriage
1 year, 2 months ago

Agree with SC's Majority View, Adoption Can't Merely be Decided by Law: Sai Deepak on Same-sex Marriage

News 18  

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered its verdict on the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The five-judge bench, in a split verdict of 3-2, refused to legalise same-sex marriage in four concurrent verdicts, differed on issues like applicability of adoption rules for queer couples and unusually made critical analyses of rival opinions and findings. The …

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'What CJI said was very good': Petitioner on SC's same-sex marriage ruling
1 year, 2 months ago

'What CJI said was very good': Petitioner on SC's same-sex marriage ruling

Hindustan Times  

Mixed reactions poured in after the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to legally recognise same-sex marriages in a 3-2 verdict. Top quotes from SC verdict Supreme Court Bar Association president Adish Aggarwala said that he welcomes the judgment of the court. "I welcome the decision of the Supreme Court where they have not allowed same-sex marriage," Aggarwala told ANI. “Regarding …

Court Central Marriage Ruling
Seven-judge bench to review SC’s April arbitration verdict
1 year, 2 months ago

Seven-judge bench to review SC’s April arbitration verdict

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Citing the “limitless uncertainty in the area of arbitration” at present, the Supreme Court on Tuesday preferred a seven-judge bench to review its ruling in April that held an arbitration clause is not enforceable in law if the agreement is unstamped or insufficiently stamped. Thus, by agreeing to hear the curative petition, the Supreme Court has During the …

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Top Court To Examine SC/ST Reservation
1 year, 3 months ago

Top Court To Examine SC/ST Reservation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for November 21 to address pleas challenging the constitutionality of extending reservation benefits to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies beyond the originally envisioned 10-year period in the Constitution. Chandrachud, will assess the validity of the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, which extended SC and ST quotas …

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Calcutta HC judge Gangopadhyay says he will abide by SC's order
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC judge Gangopadhyay says he will abide by SC's order

India Today  

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Friday night said he will abide by the order of the Supreme Court, which asked the acting Chief Justice of the high court to reassign the West Bengal school jobs "scam" case to another judge. The apex court also stayed in the evening Justice Gangopadhyay's order asking the Supreme Court secretary general to …

Court West Bengal Order Case Judge Calcutta High
Thackeray Vs Shinde: SC's order fumes Uddhav-led faction, Sharad Pawar questions Court's faithfulness
1 year, 10 months ago

Thackeray Vs Shinde: SC's order fumes Uddhav-led faction, Sharad Pawar questions Court's faithfulness

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Supreme Court order on Wednesday jolted the Uddhav Thackeray faction as it spurned to stay the order of the Election Commission. Earlier, the Election Commission ordered to recognise the Eknath Shinde led-faction as the real Shiv Sena and allocated the 'Bow and Arrow' as a party symbol to his faction. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, assisted by lawyer Amit Anand …

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Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To 8 Accused In View Of SC's Order Granting 8 Weeks Bail To Ashish Mishra
1 year, 10 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To 8 Accused In View Of SC's Order Granting 8 Weeks Bail To Ashish Mishra

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to 8 accused in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case till March 20 on the ground of parity with the co-accused Ashish Mishra. The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed this order on the application moved by 8 accused namely, Nandan Singh Bisht, Ankit Das, Latif alias Kale, Satyam …

Court Accused Mishra Interim Granted Interim Bail Lakhimpur Kheri
Parliament Can Experiment with Avowed Objective of Socio-Economic Justice: SC’s Majority Ruling on EWS Reservation
2 years, 1 month ago

Parliament Can Experiment with Avowed Objective of Socio-Economic Justice: SC’s Majority Ruling on EWS Reservation

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Economically Weaker Section reservation, which was introduced through the Constitution Act, 2019. Justice Bela M Trivedi’s concurring view stipulated that the “legislature understand and appreciates the needs of its own people” while justifying the amendment. “…the deprivations arising from economic disadvantages, including those of discrimination and exclusion, need to be addressed to by …

India Justice Constitution Court Constitutional Economic Reservation
Protest Against SC's Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Decision Promotes Religious Enmity: Karnataka High Court In Alleged PFI Activist's Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Protest Against SC's Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Decision Promotes Religious Enmity: Karnataka High Court In Alleged PFI Activist's Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has observed that protesting against Supreme Court's decision in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case delivered in the year 2019, is nothing but promoting enmity between two groups on the ground of religion. On the question of applicability of Section 153-A the bench said, "Accused persons being the part of the CFI organisations and the petitioner being the local …

Court State Kar Petitioner Mangaluru Pfi Cfi
Hijab matter will continue to attract SC's attention: Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab matter will continue to attract SC's attention: Congress

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court's split verdict in the hijab case means the matter will continue to attract the apex court's attention, the Congress said on Thursday. The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the ban on hijabs in Karnataka's educational institutions and referred the matter to the Chief Justice of India for constituting a larger bench. "The Supreme Court's split …

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