Source – abc.net.au India’s Supreme Court has intervened in the nation’s ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, but there are questions about how long it will last. The Indian Government banned the sale of cattle for slaughter to appease the majority Hindu population, which believes cows to be sacred. India is the world’s second-largest
Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind, former Bihar Governor, is set to be India’s next President as votes are being counted today in the presidential election held on Monday. Mr Kovind, nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to get almost 70 per cent of the votes for an easy win
Source – hindustantimes.com A rare 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court said the right to privacy is not absolute, making its first observations on Wednesday as it began hearing on an issue that could have a sweeping impact on issues such as the Aadhaar scheme and the law criminalising homosexuality. Led by the Chief Justice of
Source – financialexpress.com The Orissa High Court today asked the state government to restrict the quantum of reservation for SC, ST and OBC or Special Categories in employment and education to 50 per cent. Quashing the Socially and Economically Backwards Classes (SEBC) Act of 2008, which was notified by the Odisha government in February 2009 for
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
