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Permitting One Religious Community To Wear Their Symbols Would Be Antithesis To Secularism: Justice Hemant Gupta In Hijab Ban Case
"Secularism is applicable to all citizens, therefore, permitting one religious community to wear their religious symbols would be antithesis to secularism", the Supreme Court judge Justice Hemant Gupta observed in his judgment in Hijab case.The judge observed that the accommodation sought would result in different treatment of students in secular schools who may be following varied...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To File Reply To Subramanian Swamy's Plea Seeking National Heritage Status For Ram Setu
The Supreme Court bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli today directed the Centre to file a counter affidavit to the petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Dr.Subramanian Swamy seeking the status of National Heritage for Ram Setu.Dr. Swamy, appearing as party-in-person, submitted that, "For the last 8 years the matter has been coming up, the Union of India has failed to file the...
"Claims Look Legitimate" : AG Tells Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Aadhaar Cards For Those Included In Assam NRC Supplementary List
Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks to the Centre to look into the matter pertaining to the issuance of Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added in the supplementary list of Assam National Register of Citizens published in August 2019. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi.At the outset, the counsel appearing...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Ban On Movie "Thank God", Alleges Insult To God Chitragupta
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the upcoming Bollywood movie "Thank God".The petition filed by Shri Chitragupta Welfare Trust seeks directions that the trailers and posters of the said movie should be removed from Youtube and other electronic platforms. The petitioner further seeks a direction to stop the release of the said movie in theatres or on the OTT...
Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea Challenging Exclusion From Delhi HC Senior Designations
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the plea of an Advocate challenging the procedure adopted by Delhi High Court while designating 55 advocates as Senior Advocates out of total of 237 applicants. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi. The petitioner-in-person, Advocate Harvinder Chowdhury submitted that she was aggrieved by the...
Woman's 'Provocative Dress' No Licence For Man To Outrage Her Modesty: Kerala High Court Expunges Remarks In Civic Chandran Bail Order
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, while disposing of two pleas challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to the author and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, expunged the 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court.Justice Kauser Edappagath, while disposing of the two pleas moved by the State as well as the De facto complainant against...
"Let HC Decide, We Won't Get Into This" : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Against Firecrackers Ban In Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant urgent listing for a matter pertaining to the bursting of green crackers on Diwali. The bench stated that the matter shall be dealt with by the Delhi High Court.The petitioner in question had earlier approached the Delhi High Court challenging the direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14 for a complete ban...
Supreme Court Passes Split Verdict In Hijab Case; Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment
The Supreme Court today passed a split verdict on a batch of appeals challenging restriction on Muslim girl students wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the 26 appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in...
Order VIII Rule 6A CPC - No Bar In Taking On Record A Counter Claim Filed Long After Filing Of Written Statement But Before Framing Of Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that there is no bar in taking on record a counter claim filed long after filing of written statement but before framing of issues.In this case, the counter-claim in question was filed nearly 13 years after filing of the written statement. Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dealing with the trial of suit in question, had accepted the notice of motion moved by...
BREAKING: SPLIT VERDICT IN HIJAB CASE- Supreme Court-Live Updates
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment in the hijab case TODAYA bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will pronounce verdict on a batch of appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions in the...
