NEW DELHI: Acknowledging the rampant misuse of public interest litigation for ulterior motives or pursuing one’s own interests, India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would dismiss the petition if it was filed by a group of lawyers currently challenging the Sabarimala custom of banning entry of menstruating women.This remark was made by a bench … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Center on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the landmark verdict decriminalizing adultery and same-sex consensual relations was based on a “subjective” interpretation of constitutional morality and should be considered “not a good law”.“The submissions were made during the hearing of a nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticized 12 “eminent” persons who together filed a PIL “against” the chief minister of a BJP-ruled state, accusing him of hate speech, while calling for guidelines to be put in place to restrain constitutional officers and bureaucrats from violating loyalty to constitutional ethics. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing … Read more