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ISRAEL, INDIA BOTH HAVE A HYPER-ACTIVIST AND UNACCOUNTABLE SUPREME COURT: SOME PARALLELS AND LESSONS
Israel's Left is currently convulsing over the new government's proposals for serious judicial reforms. Israel's Supreme Court is widely perceived, both in Israel and abroad, as exceptionally powerful and activist. These powers allow it to play an outsized role in Israeli politics, without democratic accountability… Read More
SUPREME COURT DIRECTS ‘ABSCONDING’ MAULVI MAHMOOD, ACCUSED OF DECEPTIVELY CONVERTING 37 HINDU FAMILIES, TO APPEAR BEFORE INVESTIGATING OFFICER
On January 13 this year, the Supreme Court directed an ‘absconding’ Maulvi named Varyava Abdul Vahab Mahmood to appear before the Investigation Officer in a case pertaining to the deceptive conversion of 37 Hindu families to Islam. 0Mahmood, along with 5 others, had lured the… Read More
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SC TO HEAR PETITIONS CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF POLYGAMY AND NIKAH HALALA
On Friday, 20th January 2023, the Supreme Court said a five-judge bench will hear a batch of five-judge petitions challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and nikah halala practice among Muslims. BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and some Muslim women, including, Naisa Hasan, Shabnam,… Read More
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SC COMES TO AID OF ANOTHER HINDUPHOBE, PROTECTS LEENA MANIMEKALAI FROM ARREST OVER SACRILEGIOUS MAA KALI POSTER
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her for depicting Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a poster of her documentary. A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and P.S. Narasimha said:… Read More
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ISSUE OF DECLARING RAM SETHU AS NATIONAL HERITAGE MONUMENT UNDER PROCESS: CENTRE TO SC
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was looking into the issue pertaining to declaring the Ram Sethu as a national heritage monument. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala, which was… Read More
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‘WIKIPEDIA NOT DEPENDABLE; CAN PROMOTE MISLEADING INFORMATION’: SC CAUTIONS COURT AUTHORITIES
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court noted that online sources such as Wikipedia are built on a crowd-sourced and user-generated editing model that is not totally reliable and can encourage incorrect information. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath acknowledged the usefulness of platforms… Read More
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CONSTITUTIONALLY LEGITIMATE, LEGALLY CORRECT: SUPREME COURT ON DEMONETISATION
Supreme Court verdict on Demonetisation: “कोस-कोस पर बदले पानी, चार कोस पर वाणी और पेट काट के पैसे जोड़े घर घर की नारी” is a classical illustration of the ‘true picture’ of India. The lines depict the state of affairs of every household in the… Read More
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RELIGIOUS CONVERSION A SERIOUS ISSUE, SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN POLITICAL COLOUR: SUPREME COURT
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue which should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to… Read More
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RAJASTHAN HC REJECTS ROBERT VADRA’S PLEA TO QUASH BIKANER LAND DEAL CASE; VADRA THREATENS TO FILE A CASE AGAINST REPORTERS ASKING QUESTIONS OVER THE VERDICT
On Thursday, 22nd December 2022, the Rajasthan High Court rejected a plea by Robert Vadra seeking to quash the Bikaner land deal case. Angry Robert Vadra was later seen threatening a police case against reporters who were asking him for his reaction over the court’s… Read More
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TAMIL NADU GOVT’S HR&CE DEPT HAS TAKEN OVER 38,000 HINDU TEMPLES, SC SEEKS RESPONSE OVER INDIC COLLECTIVE’S PLEA
The Supreme Court on Thursday demanded the Government of Tamil Nadu’s statement to a petition alleging that the administration indirectly had taken over the operation of over 38000 temples in the state of Tamil Nadu by recruiting executive officials but without nominating temple trustees. According… Read More
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‘CONVERTED THROUGH FEAR OF HELLFIRE’. STORY OF AKSHAY GAUR WHO BECAME FAHEEM KHAN FOR FIVE MONTHS
Last week, the Supreme Court, while hearing a petition against forceful religious conversions, directed the Centre to get information from all states regarding steps taken by them. Petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay had moved the apex court seeking directions to the Centre and the states to take… Read More
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‘CANNOT CONVERT ON THE PRETEXT OF HELP’: SC SLAMS NGOS FOR CARRYING OUT RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ASKS CENTRE AND STATES TO FILE A DETAILED AFFIDAVIT
The Supreme Court Monday criticised missionaries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for carrying out forced religious conversion of individuals under the guise of helping them. “The purpose of charity should not be conversion; every charity or good work is welcome, but what is required to be… Read More
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SUPREME COURT QUASHES KERALA HC ORDER GRANTING ANTICIPATORY BAIL TO FOUR IN ISRO ESPIONAGE CASE
The Supreme Court Friday quashed the Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to four people, including a former Director General of Police (DGP), in a case of alleged frame-up of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO espionage matter. A bench of Justices M… Read More
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CENTRE FILES A REVIEW PETITION CHALLENGING THE SUPREME COURT ORDER TO RELEASE RAJIV GANDHI’S KILLERS
On 17th November 2022, in opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision to release all convicts in the killing of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Center filed a review petition with the top court. On November 11, the court released Nalini Sriharan and the… Read More
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SAFEGUARDING SECULARISM: SUPREME COURT ASKS MODI GOVT. TAKE DOWN FORCED CONVERSION
Hearing a petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, at the Supreme Court; the Bench comprising of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli iterated that “forced” religious conversions are “very dangerous”. It may significantly “affect the security of the nation and freedom of religion and… Read More
