Tag: supreme court

Delhi is off and on covered with a toxic smog, some say pollution level are among the worst in over 30 years, with levels many times higher than what is safe. So what are the causes: a) road and building construction (this will get completed), b) vehicle and factory emission (will only get… Read More

After Supreme Court ban of selling firecrackers in Diwali, a big shock and a redo from last year, no secular opposition politician - Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamta Bannerjee, other leaders, chief ministers - BSP, Samajwadi Party, etc. etc. - no one has said anything. Why this loud… Read More

We all can agree that Rape is "sort" of well known. Now our Supreme Court defines it more clearly. Any sex between a man over the age of 18 and a woman (really a girl) below 18 is Rape. Why? Because "a girl under the age of 18 years is a child and… Read More

For pollution control reasons, sale on firecrackers for Diwali was banned. Then in September this ban was relaxed, but now the ban went into effect again. Doing so deeply hurts religious sentiments of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain community who look forward to it and celebrate in a big way.… Read More

Due to the public interest litigation (or PIL), the Supreme Court hears and gets involved with so many issues even though it has an overflowing case load. In this case, these Rohingya Muslim, who claim to be stateless are originally from the Bangladesh-Burma border. So with Burma and Bangladesh as… Read More

Many brave women and men among the Muslim community and the public at large have fought to ban Triple Talaq. After decades of fighting, and with strong and unequivocal support of the current NDA government, the Supreme Court has banned the Triple Talaq practice and termed it as unconstitutional - and brought great… Read More

In a major development, the Supreme Court has appointed a retired Supreme Court judge and asked the NIA - National Investigation Agency to probe a handful of Love-Jihad cases. Love-jihad is where Muslim men pursue Hindu, Sikh or Christian women and then convert them into Muslims and then marry them. This… Read More

The UP Shia board, who own the Shia waqf or property in a major development said that they were willing to relocate the masjid  to a shia-muslim dominated area. The exact words that were spoken to the Supreme Court were, "WE WOULD SETTLE FOR A MASJID LOCATED IN A MUSLIM-DOMINATED AREA AT… Read More

Right to privacy is real sensitive issue with so much stuff and interaction on the internet, and most organizations asking for individuals personal information. The key question is, "If give personal information like names, parents' name, passport number, Aadhar card, drivers license, etc. are given for a particular purpose, then is there a reasonable… Read More

The great Lord Pamanaswamy Temple, is one of India greatest treasures for both the temple, the sacredness and how its property and assets has been preserved and protected for centuries by members of the former royal family of Travancore. The members and the temple priests consider themselves only as servants of… Read More

Shri Ram Nath Kovil's nomination to be the next president has been well received from many quarters. While a Dalit, he is highly educated, a Supreme Court lawyer who has a lifetime of social service. Our Indian Opposition parties were hoping to put up a fight with a common candidate but Shri Kovil selection… Read More

The nation await the Supreme Court judgement on oral talaq, which is opposed by millions of women. The Government of India joined the petition by Muslim women to see the ban of this practice and even offered stated that they would bring a law to ban this. However, the All India… Read More

Supreme Court passed an order, based on a PIL that all liquor shops, hotel and restaurants which are within 500 meters (lowered to 220 meters in thinly populated areas) of national and state highways are henceforth banned from serving any liquor - legally of course. The hotel and restaurant industry… Read More

Ram Mandir - Masjid settlement is with the Supreme Court. The Allahabad high court had already awarded its judgment. In an unusual move, the sitting Chief Justice of India has offered to broker a voluntary resolution. As correctly noted by the justice, this is a sensitive case and a negotiated… Read More

Most people of Tamil Nadu feel the ban on traditional sport of Jallikattu by the Supreme Court from 2012 spearheaded by the former UPA - Congress government, foreign NGOs such as PETA and others with vested interests is unfair and totally against the sentiments of most people of the state.… Read More