Tag: Supreme Court

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala‘ and polygamy practices among Muslims, saying the issue is already pending consideration.The court, however, said the verdict rendered in pending petition will govern the outcome of the present plea as well. “We are

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the death of at least 30 children at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, alleging that the Yogi Adityanath government, through “operation cover-up”, was attempting to bury the truth. The party said according to reports that have emerged till now, the unusually high

Source – news18.com New Delhi: The National Investigation agency on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that ‘love jihad’ is for real. Top sources within the agency told CNN-News18 that their investigations into the Popular Front of India in the last few years was the basis of this claim.NIA submitted a 22-page report to the Supreme Court in

Source – thewire.in Over the course of the epoch-making case pending before the Supreme Court on the right to privacy in India, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal argued before the apex court that the right to privacy was an elitist concept and that in a country like India, ‘it is not fair and right to talk about right to

Source – indiatimes.com PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad said on Sunday he would move the Supreme Court to seek its monitoring of the multi-crore government funds scam probe in Bhagalpur and other districts. Reiterating his allegations that CM Nitish Kumar was aware of the Srijan funds scam, Lalu accused him of suppressing the facts to protect those involved in the embezzlement of

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Holding Bihargovernment responsible for not coming to the rescue of 35-year-old destitute HIV positive woman who wanted to abort her pregnancy arising out of rape, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed it to pay compensation of Rs 10 lakh to her. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com Now that Supreme Court has made instant triple talaq illegal, the debate on personal laws is gaining centre-stage yet again. Should India allow each community its personal laws or should all Indians follow a uniform civil code? Personal laws deal in the main with family issues such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and are

Source – thebetterindia.com On 22nd Aug 2017, the Supreme Court in a judgment being heralded as historic by many, held ‘instant triple talaq’ to be unconstitutional. While the judgment is being hailed, it is important to reiterate that only the ‘instant’ version of it – the utterance of talaq thrice in one sitting – has been

Source – indianexpress.com On August 22, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in a case challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of “instant triple talaq” by Muslim husbands. The case held significant opportunities for the Court. It was asked to decide if the practice violated the constitutional right to equality and protections against gender

Source – thehansindia.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any relief to Bihar liquor manufacturers, who had knocked its doors seeking permission to take the remaining stock of liquor outside the state. The Bihar Government had told the Apex Court that approximately Rs 200 crore of old liquor stock was destroyed. Earlier on