Supreme Court Verdict

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to respond to a PIL seeking a declaration recognising same sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act.

Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to plea to recognise same sex marriages under law

The petition has contended that marriages between same sex couples are not possible despite SC decriminalising consensual homosexual acts

19 Nov 2020 12:22 PM

Uddhav Thackeray delays Ayodhya visit amid impasse

Welcoming the verdict, Mr Thackeray said that he would visit Ayodhya again to seek darshan.

19 Nov 2019 4:44 AM

Though it is government's responsibility to implement the current Supreme Court judgment, there is a general feeling in legal circles about certain confusion related to the verdict.

CPM says no decision yet on issue of Sabarimala issue

In a statement, the secretariat said the CPM's well stated position is that man- woman equality should be ensured in all spheres.

17 Nov 2019 7:11 AM

Supreme court verdict on Karnataka MLAs today

17 disqualified MLAs have challenged then Speaker’s decision to unseat them.

13 Nov 2019 4:03 AM

AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sedition case against Asaduddin Owaisi over remark

In his reaction to the SC verdict, Mr Owaisi had observed that the “Supreme Court is indeed supreme, but not infallible”.

12 Nov 2019 4:44 AM

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, too, announced that he would be visiting Ayodhya soon. These were the indications that even after the Supreme Court verdict, the Ram Mandir is going remain the major political plank for the Hindutva parties. (Photo: Rajesh waradkar)

Political parties, muslim groups accept Supreme Court verdict

Soon after the apex court verdict, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut sent out a cryptic message.

10 Nov 2019 8:14 AM

The Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, has welcomed the Supreme Court of India’s verdict on long-pending Babri Masjid-Ramjanambhoomi dispute.

Nuanced verdict brings closure: Prince of Arcot

India today is a diverse and pluralistic society: multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, multi-religious and multi-cultural.

10 Nov 2019 7:08 AM

Congress, BJP and AAP welcome ruling, appeal for peace and harmony

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the judgement has ended the decades old dispute and appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony.

10 Nov 2019 6:59 AM

BJP hopeful SC verdict will favour it in Delhi elections

The AAP had secured an absolute majority in 2015 by bagging 67 Assembly seats and a vote share of 54.3 percent.

10 Nov 2019 6:56 AM

Delhi’s Muslim community is not satisfied with the Supreme Court’s verdict paving way for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Delhi Muslims not satisfied with apex court’s ruling

Agreeing with Mr Ahmed, another resident of Okhla said the top court could have allotted more land to Hindus than Muslims.

10 Nov 2019 6:52 AM

Security personnel keep vigil outside Jama Masjid in Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Drones used to keep vigil over Delhi

Necessary arrangements were made to ensure the safety and security of religious places.

10 Nov 2019 6:45 AM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to file response by May 4 to the petitions seeking review of last December's verdict by which the apex court had dismissed the pleas challenging India's deal to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. (Photo: File)

Centre to file response by May 4 to SC on review of Rafale verdict

The bench, which also comprised Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, has now fixed on May 6 the petitions seeking review of the verdict.

30 Apr 2019 3:29 PM

The charges also include beating animals with nail studded sticks to force them run faster. (Photo: Pixabay)

Following PETA India complaints, bullock cart race stopped in Maharashtra

Police registered cases against 10 people for hitching bullock with horse on same cart, causing pain and suffering to both animals.

11 Sep 2018 2:08 PM

The victim also alleged that later, her husband escaped from the house after locking her up inside; the police had to break in to rescue her. (Photo: File | Representational)

Ahead of triple talaq bill introduction, Muslim man divorces wife

However, UP Police said they can't do anything as the woman has not filed a complaint against her husband as of now.

28 Dec 2017 10:16 AM

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) supported the plea before a bench headed by Justice A K Sikri and said the November 11, 2016, order should be restored and the use of firecrackers banned in Delhi-NCR. (Photo: Representational/File)

SC reserves verdict on plea to restore ban on firecracker sale in Delhi

The SC had in Nov 11, 2016 suspended all licences which permitted wholesale and retail sale of firecrackers within the territory of NCR.

06 Oct 2017 5:40 PM

The police said the talaq was 'invalid' according to the ruling of the apex court. (Photo: Representational/File)

Hours after SC verdict, pregnant woman given triple talaq; FIR filed

The woman in a complaint filed with the police alleged that her husband beat her up for dowry and drove her out of their house.

24 Aug 2017 6:43 PM

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Govt welcomes SC verdict, yet right to privacy not absolute: RS Prasad

'Govt has been of view, particularly with regard to Aadhaar, that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right,' he said.

24 Aug 2017 4:15 PM

In a decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously declared that the right to privacy was a Fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

SC's privacy verdict progressive, but experts unsure of impact on Aadhaar

Advocates said the verdict's impact on the Aadhaar scheme could be assessed once the full judgement is examined.

24 Aug 2017 2:35 PM

Protest organised at Jantar Mantar against rapes in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nirbhaya rape case: BJP, Congress confident of SC delivering justice

The convicts - Akshay, Pawan, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh - challenged the Delhi High Court order which had sentenced them to the gallows.

05 May 2017 1:36 PM

Sasikala loyalist Palanisamy stakes claim to form TN Govt

The AIADMK leader presented the list of MLAs who supported him to Ch. Vidyasagar Rao.

14 Feb 2017 6:25 PM

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