Category: Supreme Court

Source: kashmirlife.net Parliament member from south Kashmir’s Anantnag Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi has said that he is confident that the Supreme Court will provide a sigh of relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir by scraping the presidential order passed on August 5 that took away state’s special position and status. “Our case is

source: asianage.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cautioned the commercial courts (CC) from entertaining all the pleas, involving high value, coming before it as it is fraught with the consequences of clogging them and defeating the very purpose for which they were created — a speedy and early disposal of cases involving commercial disputes. “We

Source: telegraphindia.com Displaced workers have no absolute fundamental right to employment and a government can in “overriding public interest” renege on a job promise to a group without having to provide “individual opportunities” to everyone in the group, the Supreme Court has ruled. It set aside the concurrent findings of a single judge and a

Source: thehindu.com The Supreme Court said family courts should grant visitation rights in such a manner that a child is not deprived of the love and care of either parent. A Bench led by Justice Deepak Gupta said the interest of the child should be kept foremost in custody battles between separated parents. “A child

Source: zdnet.com Nearly 30 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) dictated that businesses must make their physical locations accessible to people with disabilities. On Tuesday, thanks to a decision from the Supreme Court, businesses may have to make their digital storefronts equally accessible.  Specifically, the Supreme Court gave the green light for a

Source: indiatoday.in ayanad came to the national reckoning early this year when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi chose it as his second constituency to contest parliamentary election. Prior to that Wayanad was a local tourist destination for people in neighbouring areas of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Within months, Wayanad is again in news over opposition to

Source: thehindu.com An appeal filed by activist Gautam P. Navlakha has taken an unusual trajectory in the Supreme Court – so far five judges have opted to recuse themselves in the three instances the case came up for hearing since September 30. The appeal concerns Mr. Navlakha’s plea to protect his fundamental right to personal

Source: thehindu.com A legal fiction to create rights of the deity, responds counsel The Supreme Court asked the Ayodhya deity’s lawyer why the Hindus insist the disputed land is divine. The court questioned why the Hindu parties want the disputed land to be recognised not only as a separate juristic person but also as a divinity. “Why

Source: deccanherald.com Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday pitched for bifurcating the Supreme Court to handle constitutional matters and appeals and also called for creating four regional benches of the top court for speedy disposal of cases. Endorsing the recommendation of the Law Commission on splitting the Supreme Court into constitutional division and courts

Source:- orissapost.com New Delhi: Muslim parties retracted their statement Wednesday in the Supreme Court that ‘Ram Chabutara’, in the outer courtyard of the disputed site in Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram and attacked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report which had suggested that the structure pre-existed the Babri Masjid. The Muslim parties told