Source:- nationalheraldindia.com An important challenge during the Supreme Court’s Aadhaar hearings was the question of whether citizens have absolute rights over their bodies. The government categorically stated that citizens do not have such rights and thus it can collect our biometrics even if we are unwilling to part with them. While the matter has been

Source:- deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Madras high court has ruled that only if a student pursued the entire course in Tamil and obtained a certificate to that effect from the head of the institution/Registrar or Principal of the college, will he or she be declared as the one who is eligible to claim preference in public employment

Source:- bloombergquint.com When, in October 2015, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and with it the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the judgment was celebrated by many as a victory for the cause of judicial independence. The prevailing system, which gives primacy to a collegium of Supreme Court judges

Source:- eastmojo.com Agartala: The Tripura High Court (HC), after hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) filed on Friday, directed the Tripura government to immediately stop the sacrifice of animals in all temples within the precincts of the state. The divisional bench of the HC comprising Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol and Justice Arindam Lodh was hearing the

Source:- indiatoday.in he Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today accused senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram of “destroying” evidence of meeting Indrani Mukerjea, who has turned approver in the INX Media case. P Chidambaram is facing investigations by the CBI in the INX Media case where he is accused of misusing his

Source:- telegraphindia.com he Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, totalling over Rs 100 crore, to nearly 400 owners whose apartments are part of buildings that are to be demolished as they had been constructed in a prohibited coastal regulation zone. The state government

Source:- newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: In a relief to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Orissa High Court on Wednesday lifted interim stay restraining it from inviting fresh bids for its integrated solid waste management project. The restriction was imposed on April 19 this year after New Delhi-based Metro Waste Handling Pvt Limited (MWHPL) challenged the State Government’s

Source:- dnaindia.com The Supreme Court, on Friday, told the Hindu and Muslim sides in the Ayodhya title suit case that archaeological evidence in the case cannot be discredited as it is largely based on inference and not direct evidence. The bench’s comment came after the Muslim side sought to dismiss the Archaeological Survey of India

Source:- news18.com Former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh was on Friday put on trial by a special CBI court here in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case after he appeared before it responding to its summons in the case. Special Judge S K Yadav, already holding trial of various BJP leaders, including L K Advani, Murli

Source: newindianexpress.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 29 families had secured a High Court order which ordered the authorities concerned to build houses in 20 cents of land owned by the city corporation in Vazhayila. However, further work was delayed citing that the land is a prime property and is adjacent to the main road. In the 2007-2008