By Advocate S Shamim Ahsan | Thane The role of Judiciary as watchdog of democracy and guardian of Constitution has been a constitutional imperative and the Judiciary had maintained it’s dignity and temper by questioning the Governments for making the ...
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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday asked what action has been taken against the owner of the illegal coal mine located in East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya in which 15 miners are trapped since December 13. “What ...
Read More »Babri Masjid Action Committee to approach SC if Ram temple ordinance passed
Lucknow : The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court in case the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre brings in an ordinance paving way for the construction of a grand ...
Read More »Anil Ambani hails Rafale verdict, says establishes falsity of allegations
New Delhi : Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment in the Rafale deal, saying it has conclusively established “complete falsity of the wild, baseless and politically motivated” allegations levelled against Reliance Group and him ...
Read More »Senior citizens should get meaningful pension: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said that senior citizens should get a meaningful pension to live with dignity, and not just the equivalent of Rs 92 at current value. The apex court said the State was “obligated ...
Read More »SC issues notices challenging state amendments to 2013 land acquisition law
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand on a plea challenging the amendments made to the Land Acquisition Act 2013. The amendments include exemption of the mandatory ...
Read More »SC to hear Ayodhya title suit in January 2019
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday directed the listing of the Ayodhya title suit matter in January 2019 before an appropriate bench. However, it declined to specify any dates. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed ...
Read More »Supreme Court judgment death-knell for family
By Dr. Javed Jamil, The debate on the decriminalisation of homosexuality had not yet died down that the verdict resulting in decriminalisation of adultery has hit the headlines. So with the two “historical” verdicts in September 2018 on Homosexuality and ...
Read More »SC rejects plea for Constitution Bench on Ayodhya dispute
New Delhi : By a majority 2-1 judgement that could hasten the process of hearing in the vexed Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea for referring the issue to a larger Constitution Bench and referred ...
Read More »Women can’t be treated as cattle: SC strikes down adultery law
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, an adultery law dating to the British era, terming it unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary, with one judge saying women can’t be treated ...
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