Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: Controversial preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a tribunal’s order upholding the Centre’s decision to ban the organisation under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The matter came up for hearing before a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal, who recused herself

Source – hindustantimes.com The Allahabad High Court on Thursday passed an order to club all the writ petitions and PILs related to the issue of slaughter houses and slaughtering of animals in the state and fixed August 16 for final hearing of all the cases. The court also directed concerned parties to file compilation of judgement

Source – oneindia.com The Kerala High Court on Monday rejected actor Dileep’s bail plea. The court that heard arguments last week had reserved its verdict for Monday. No respite was given to the actor who has spent about 10 days in Aluva jail in connection with the actress molestation case. During arguments on the bail petition,

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