Tag: supreme court

Effective April 1st, 2017 the Supreme Court has banned liquor and beer shop from operating on national and state highways. Per its order, no new licenses will be issued and existing licenses will not be renewed. Further, it has asked that all signage be removed. The SC passed this order… Read More

While this case is to be heard by the Supreme Court, the Allahabad high court, one of the premier high court for legal opinion came down heavily on the practice of triple talaq - calling it that this form of instant divorce is cruel and most demeaning which impedes and… Read More

The fight between the Government of India and the Supreme Court is building up. India's judiciary, especially the Supreme Court seems to be hyperactive, and in the view of several people stepping into executive decisions. Further, the Supreme Court also struck down the parliament passed National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)… Read More

Sadly, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are fighting with each other due to the centuries old Cauvery river water problem. The conflict took an ugly turn after the Supreme Court ordered the release of water by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu. With so much conflict dating back to history, now the Supreme… Read More

It would be shocking to learn that the government of India for decades has been providing extensive security and also providing funding to the very same Kashmiri separatists who seem to encourage pro-Pakistani slogans, chanting azadi slogans, hoisting and carrying Pakistani flags, possibly even shelting cross-border terrorists, and lately inciting… Read More

You must hear what the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) largely an unelected body, recently told the Supreme Court: 1) As Men are better at controlling emotions than women, hence only Husbands have been granted the triple talaq mode of oral divorce; and 2) they also defended polygamy, where a… Read More

According to Markandey Katju, an outspoken former Supreme Court judge, the original inhabitants of India are the pre-Dravidian tribals known as the Scheduled Tribes such as Bhils, Gonds, Santhals and Todas. 95% of people living in India came from abroad who bring with them so many religions, castes, languages, ethnic… Read More

In what could be a first time ever, 25-yr old Afreen Rehman received the "triple talaq" by speed post. This letter after her in-laws started harrasing and beating her for dowry and she went to her mothers. In light of these types of social injustice to women, Shaista Ambar, president… Read More

India's Health Ministry had ordered cigarette manufacturers to increase pictorial warnings from 20% to 85%. Now the Supreme Court has agreed with that decision. The Indian cigarette industry, as a show of protest, had stopped cigarette manufacture - causing harm to tobacco farmers. The larger question is whether this warning… Read More

1) We need to change the fact that the Indian Judiciary lacks transparency and accountability. The appointment process of judges is really opaque as is the punishment given to judges who may break the law. 2) Why must the Supreme Court of India comment on almost everything because of a… Read More

Now Hijras or Transgenders will get some respect as they can vote as the third gender bringing some excitement to this community who initially had to vote as male or female, and later as "Other" gender. The development driven by a 2014 Supreme Court judgement, represents a truly coming out… Read More

Tamil Nadu citizens and those who believe in Jallikattu are both really upset and seething with anger. Several citizens filed a petition with the Supreme Court 18 months ago but they did not take up the case, but when PETA and other groups filed petitions, the Supreme Court heard it… Read More

A recent Supreme Court judgement brought this issue to the surface. In 2005, the Indian parliament amended the 1956 Hindu Succession act to allow Daughters and Girls to inherit ancestral property if their father passed away. This is a progressive development which brings the much needed equality in property rights. Read More

Supreme Court is now concerned about criminals enjoying political patronage and to stopping criminals dictating terms to politicians. This is a welcome move, but in the past the SC has granted bail to Sunil Dutt, Lalu Yadav and others who were convicted? Source: Times of India Read More

Shashikala Bhagwan Gangurde has filed the petition on behalf of her incarcerated husband and many other convicts who eagerly wait in jails for many years to get bail and struggle hard to ensure that their appeals are listed for final hearing before the High Court. Her argument is that it… Read More