The fractious question of interfaith relationships was first legislated in India in the second half of the 19th century as sweeping reformist movements such as Brahmo Samaj petitioned the British government to find a path forward for couples separated by religion, and the diktat of their strict customary laws. But this law, enacted in 1872, […]
Tag Archives: Supreme court
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Apr
Apr
The decision of the Supreme Court collegium late on Wednesday to recall the name of justice S Muralidhar after the government sat on the recommendation to appoint him as the chief justice of the Madras high court for nearly seven months underlines a disquieting trend of breakdown of communication between two pillars of India’s democracy. […]
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Apr
Apr
It is a big honour to become a judge in India, as here the judges are like God. To put it simply, judges are the modern-day equivalent of kings and emperors from ancient times. No one holds a higher status than a judge, not even the Prime Minister of the country. A judge has the […]
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Apr
Apr
In an atmosphere where criticism of individuals or political positions is often conflated with attacks on the State and legal procedures and gaps in statutes are weaponised to keep people not convicted of any crimes behind bars, the Supreme Court’s judgment on Wednesday quashing a ban on a Kerala television channel comes as a breath […]
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Mar
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In a crucial verdict last week, the Supreme Court revived the doctrine of guilt-by-association after over a decade, saying that even mere membership of a banned organisation will be a crime under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. PREMIUM The three-judge bench led by justice MR Shah now has reversed the top court’s position, […]
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Mar
Mar
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging to hold the board exams for Classes 5 and 8 in schools affiliated with the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board on Monday.The petition has been moved by the associations of unaided private schools against the decision passed by the Karnataka High Court on March […]
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Mar
Mar
There are two significant takeaways from a Surat district court’s conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi — and neither is about whether or not he will be disqualified as a Member of Parliament although a 2013 Supreme Court judgment is explicit on the outcome. The first is about whether the judgment will reopen the discussion […]
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Mar
There are layers upon layers in the judicial debate on capital punishment — the efficacy and ethics of administering the death penalty, the adequacy of procedural safeguards, the choice of the most humane way to execute a person, and even the moral argument — but at its heart rests the motivation to safeguard the dignity […]
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Feb
Feb
Tamil Nadu has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that regulations mandating all India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses are violative of the right to equality and the principle of federalism, which formed part of the Basic Structure of the Constitution. It claimed, “The NEET […]
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Jun
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of an MBBS student by asking the Uttar Pradesh government and its authorities not to take any “adverse” steps against her for allegedly taking advantage of the NCC quota in getting the admission. A vacation bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi, in an […]
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