New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) As a nine-judge Constitution Bench continued hearing the Sabarimala review reference involving the interplay between religious freedom and fundamental rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that one of the most difficult tasks for a constitutional court is to declare the beliefs of millions of people as erroneous. The Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed submissions by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi,…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government on Tuesday told a nine-judge Constitution Bench that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant that Indian society has historically accorded w…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant is slated to hear on Tuesday the long-pending Sabarimala review matter, involving a batch of petitions raising significant constitutional questions on religious freedom and gender equality. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Supreme Court, the Constitution Bench, also comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Kumar, A.G. M…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) As hearings begin on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to take up the long-pending Sabarimala review matter.As per the cause list published for Tuesday 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 Lord Ay…
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…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Ahead of the commencement of hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Sabarimala review matter, written submissions filed on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board have urged the Supreme Court to adopt a “community-centric and subjective” understanding of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution, cautioning against judicial reinterpretation of religious beliefs and practices.The submissions, settled by senior advocate Dr Abhishek Singhvi, conten…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday recused himself from hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Condition of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which excludes the CJI from the process of appointment of top officials of the Election Commission. At the outset, CJI Kant observed that since the issue concerns the role of the Chief Justice of India, it would be appropriat…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With Assembly elections on the horizon, the Left government-controlled Travancore Devaswom Board on Monday has dramatically reversed its position on the contentious issue of women’s entry at Sabarimala temple, signalling a fresh political turn in one of Kerala’s most polarising debates.Board President K. Jayakumar told reporters that the Devaswom Board would withdraw its earlier affidavit supporting the entry of women of menstruating age and instead argue t…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking imposition of a ceiling on election expenditure incurred by political parties.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi sought responses from the Union government and the poll panel and directed that the matter be listed after six weeks. According to the plea, while …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday raised concerns over modifications made by Governor Rajendra Arlekar to the policy address delivered to the Kerala Assembly.Speaking after seeing off the Governor following his 112-minute-long speech, the CM said certain clauses in the Cabinet-approved address had been omitted or altered, and stressed that the official policy address approved by the Council of Ministers should remain the authoritative version.According …