Source – indiatimes.com In deciding the constitutional status of ‘right to privacy‘, nine judges of our Supreme Courtface a maze that has tested the best minds around the world since 1890, when Harvard Law Review published an article titled ‘The Right to Privacy‘ by Warren & Brandeis (later Justice Brandeis). Thirty-eight years after coauthoring the article, Justice Brandeis gave

Source – indialivetoday.com New Delhi, July 24: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea challenging the Centre’s notification prohibiting sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter on the grounds that it violates the right to free trade. Earlier on July 11, the apex court, while hearing a matter on a cow

Source – deccanchronicle.com New Delhi: President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday in a glittering ceremony. Chief Justice JS Khehar will be swearing in the new President at a ceremonial function in the Parliament House. Kovind, along with wife Savita Kovind visited Rajghat and

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com Last week’s arguments before a nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, which is at long last deciding whether Indian citizens have a fundamental right to privacy, have established two realities clearly. First, the judges see the profound importance of any decision to create such a fundamental right. Second, they would like to

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the Valley. Refusing to entertain a plea seeking reprobe and the trial of several persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for alleged offences against the Kashmiri Pandits during that period, an

Source – indiatoday.intoday.in In a fresh development in the drug racket case, actress Charmme Kaur approached the Hyderabad High Court on Monday. Earlier to this, Charmme Kaur was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana Excise and Prohibitions Department investigating the drug case. She is likely to appear before the SIT on July

Source – livemint.com New Delhi: With the Centre set to begin its defence against the constitutionality of the right to privacy on Wednesday, the Supreme Court awaits a fresh round of arguments surrounding privacy concerns. Opposition arguments are likely to be led by new attorney general K.K. Venugopal, who brings to the table more than five decades

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today asked embattled Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 1,500 crore in the SEBI-Sahara refund account by September 7, saying it may then deliberate upon his plea seeking 18 months more time for making complete re-payment. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra rejected the plea

Source – deccanchronicle.com Bengaluru: The future of over two lakh nursing students in the state has become a big question mark after the Karnataka High Court held that Indian Nursing Council (INC) had no authority to recognise nursing colleges in the state. According to Prof Girijamba Devi, secretary of Karnataka chapter of Trained Nurses Association of India

Source – indianexpress.com The Madras High Court on Tuesday ruled that Vande Mataram should be sung in all schools and colleges across the state “at least once a week”, and in government and private offices “at least once a month”. Issuing the order, Justice M V Muralidharan said: “Considering the larger public interest and to