New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concerns over excessive judicial intervention in matters of religion, orally observing that indiscriminate challenges to religious practices before Constitutional courts could disrupt the civilisational fabric of India. A nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was hearing arguments in the Sabarimala reference matter, which involves broader constitutional questions concerning the scope of reli…
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the locus and intent of the Indian Young Lawyers’ Association in filing the public interest litigation (PIL) that led to the much-debated Sabarimala judgment, with a nine-judge Constitution Bench repeatedly asking why a lawyers’ body had chosen to intervene in a matter concerning religious practices. Hearing the Sabarimala review reference, the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices B.V. …
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter. As per the cause list published for April 7 on the official website of the apex court, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will hear the reference arising out of review petitions filed against its September 2018 judgment permitting entry of women of all ages into the Lo…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Thursday took up a hearing on the petitions for the disqualification of two BRS MLAs who had allegedly switched loyalties to the ruling Congress in 2024.The Speaker completed the hearing on the petition for the disqualification of Kadiyam Srihari and postponed the hearing on the petition for the disqualification of Danam Nagender to Saturday.He directed both the petitioners and the MLA to appear for the hearing on Saturd…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a final opportunity to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly to decide the remaining disqualification petitions against MLAs who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the ruling Congress party. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and A.G. Masih directed the Speaker to “positively” decide on the pending petitions within three weeks. “We expect the Speaker to positively take a decision, failing which we shall proce…