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[VIDEO]: Discussion On Karnataka High Court's Hijab Ban Judgment- Farrah Ahmed, Shahrukh Alam & Gautam Bhatia
LiveLaw is organizing a Discussion On Karnataka High Court's Hijab Ban JudgmentDate And Time: 1.30 PM TODAYPanelistsFarrah Ahmed (Associate Professor in Melbourne Law School)Shahrukh Alam (Advocate, Supreme Court)Gautam Bhatia (Constitutional Scholar)WATCH LIVE HERE...
How ICJ's Order In Ukraine's Plea Creates Binding Obligations On Russia?
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday by 13 votes to 2 issued its order on provisional measures in the case instituted by Ukraine against Russia under the Genocide Convention. It was further averred that its order on provisional measures creates binding international legal obligations under Article 41 of the Statute of the International Court of...
Hijab Verdict : How Preconceived Notions May Have Trumped Judicial Reasoning
The judgment of the Karnataka High Court upholding the hijab ban in classrooms, after declaring the wearing of the headscarf by Muslim women as not an essential practice of Islam, is being hotly debated. The judgment in the case Resham v State of Karnataka delivered by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi shows the absurdities of...
"No Legal Mandate That Same Rank Pensioners Must Be Given Same Pension": Supreme Court Upholds Centre's OROP Policy In Defence Forces [Updated With Judgment]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the manner in which the Central Government introduced the "One Rank One Pension"/ ("OROP") scheme in defence forces as per its notification dated November 7, 2015.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath refused to accept the challenge made by the association "Indian Ex-Service Movement" against the 2015 notification issued by...
BREAKING| NEET-SS : Supreme Court Allows 50% Reservation For In-Service Doctors In Super-Speciality Courses In Tamil Nadu For 2021-2022 Academic Year
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the State of Tamil Nadu to implement 50% reservation for in-service doctors in super speciality courses in NEET-SS admissions for the academic year 2021-2022.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai vacated the interim order which was passed in 2020 to stop the implementation of reservation in SS seats. In the order pronounced today, the...
Rubbing Male Organ On Vagina Or Urethra Over Victim's Underpants Amounts To Rape: Meghalaya High Court
A Division Bench of the Meghalaya High Court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh held that rubbing male organ on the vagina or urethra of prosecutrix despite she wearing her underpants, would still amount to penetration for the purpose of Section 375(b), IPC. "Penetration for the purpose of Section 375 of the Penal Code does not have to be...
Supreme Court Stays Centre's Telecast Ban On MediaOne Channel; Passes Interim Order Allowing Channel To Operate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the telecast ban imposed by the Union Government on Malayalam news channel MediaOne.The Court passed the interim order in a special leave petition filed by the company running the channel assailing the Kerala High Court's judgment of upholding the decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to not renew the broadcast license of the channel.A...
'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Classrooms
Wearing of hijab is not a part of Essential Religious Practice in Islamic faith and thus, is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, the Karnataka High Court has held today.A Full Bench of the High Court further held that prescription of school uniform by the State is a reasonable restriction the students' rights under Article 25 and thus, the Government Order issued by the...
District Judge Selection - 35 Years Minimum Age Limit Prescribed By High Courts Not Against Article 233 Of Constitution : Supreme Court
Upholding the minimum age requirement of 35 years for applying for the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Examination, the Supreme Court on Monday held that the prescription of a minimum age limit for the selection of District Judges is not contrary to the Constitution.The Court held that Article 233(2) of Constitution only prescribes a minimum eligibility that an advocate should have at least...
Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Orders SIT To Complete Investigation Within 1 Month
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan within 1 month. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022 under mysterious circumstances.The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming...
BREAKING| DJSE & DHJSE 2022 : Supreme Court Relaxes Upper-Age Limit For Age-Barred Candidates Who Were Eligible In 2020 & 2021; Upholds Minimum Age Criteria Of 35 Years For DHJS
The Supreme Court on Monday relaxed the upper-age limit of 32 years for the Delhi Judicial Service Examinations (DJSE) and 45 years for the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examinations (DHJSE) of 2022 for those candidates, who were eligible in 2020 and 2021 but have become age-barred this year.The Court granted the relaxation for the 2022 recruitments taking into account the fact that exams...