NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking expansion of Pipavav port in Gujarat and bluntly asked “show us a project which these environmentalists say we welcome” while also stressing that the country cannot develop without infrastructure.Anitha Shenoy, senior advocate for environmental activist Chetan Kumar Navintray Vyas, strenuously argued that … Read more
NEW DELHI: The nine-judge Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday said the Supreme Court should completely “throw into the dustbin” the original PIL in 2006 that led to the scrapping of the custom of restricting entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years at the Sabarimala Ayyappa … Read more
NEW DELHI: Noting that cases of unwanted pregnancies, especially involving minors, are on the rise, the Supreme Court on Monday said the law regulating termination of pregnancy needs to be amended to deal with these cases and quashed contempt proceedings against the AIIMS director and the health minister after learning that its order to terminate … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, telling the court that there was “no need to humiliate him by arrest” in the passport dispute case related to the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.During the hearing, Hera told the court that charges … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that if a person’s fundamental right to freedom of religion is considered higher than the same rights of a group or sect, it could lead to dangerous consequences and the court will not be part of the process of eradicating religion.Bindu Ammini, a lawyer and social activist, … Read more
Sabarimala Temple in Kerala (file photo) New Delhi: In the middle of the ‘faith and fundamental rights’ debate over the customary ban on women aged 10 to 50 from entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, a Hindu political party on Tuesday asked the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court to review its 30-year-old judgment declaring Hinduism … Read more
Sabarimala Temple (Kerala Travel Photos) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it respects the views of eminent writers and thinkers but cannot rely on information from ‘WhatsApp University’, while hearing a case of gender discrimination in temples such as Sabarimala.‘The remarks were made by a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya … Read more
Rahul Gandhi blame center use Women’s Reservation Act and demarcation activities as tools political engineeringclaiming it could weaken OBC and Dalit representation. exist TCS Nashik casethe defendant is applying to the court for bail, including anticipatory relief for an absconding pregnant woman who denies charges of harassment and religious coercion. The Supreme Court refused to … Read more
Discreet complaints about changes in behavior of a young employee at TCS Nashik BPO triggered a secret police investigation. New Delhi: Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay on Thursday filed a plea seeking to declare forced religious conversion an “act of terror”.The plea comes in the backdrop of allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment at … Read more
New Delhi: Where political leverage can be provided TMCthe SC on Monday observed that people born in India have the right to be in the electoral roll and to vote for the government. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, headed by CJI Surya Kant, said: “In some places, we are blinded by the dust and fury of the … Read more