New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider setting up a three-judge bench to adjudicate the case related to wearing of the Islamic head covering in Karnataka schools following its split verdict. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandarchud, and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, took note of the submissions of … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. READ | Religious conversion serious issue, should not be given political angle: Supreme Court … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, December 12, dismissed Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s plea seeking the quashing of defamation proceedings initiated against him by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sisodia urged the top court to overrule the Gauhati high court’s November 4 order which had dismissed Sisodia’s plea to quash defamation … Read more
The Supreme Court today slammed the use of the “two-finger test” in cases of rape and sexual assault and asked the centre to ensure the practice is stopped. The practice has no scientific basis to ascertain the sexual history of women, and it instead re-traumatizes them, the Supreme Court said as it ruled that any … Read more
New Delhi: Renowned producer Ekta Kapoor on Friday faced the Supreme Court’s wrath over “objectionable content” in her web series ‘XXX’. The apex court, hearing a petition filed by Ekta challenging arrest warrants issued against her and her mother Shobha for allegedly insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their families in the web series, said … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court passed its verdict on the validity of the central law for 10% reservation benefits to economically weaker sections (EWS), on Monday. The matter was heard by a 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi, and JB. The Supreme Court is pronouncing … Read more