Rule of Law

The divisive bench directed the Assam government to carry out a departmental review in cases where foreigner tribunals have declared applicants or proceedees to be citizens of India or foreigners without properly analysis

SC bench keeps the petition of the state against the Governor pending as senior advocate Venugopal decries adversarial conduct by the Governor; granted liberty to amend its plea to seek guidelines to be laid down by the Court for Governor to send bills passed by the State to the President

The PIL filed in the High Court had urged for banning the use of loudspeakers for Azaan prayers citing noise pollution and public disturbance; Chief Justice Sunita Aggarwal termed it to be a "wholly misconceived PIL”, questions lack of disturbance due to bells and drums in temples

The Court revealed that as per the report of the committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, some civil society organizations were obstructing families of the deceased from taking the identified bodies for funeral reported LiveLaw and Bar & Bench.

Notably, the Court had refused to grant permission to hold a similar public meeting at the Ramlila Ground on October 29

Supreme Court intervention in constitutionally mandated procedures should spark concerns about India's democratic framework

Courtesy: Kashmir Times

As the ‘pick and choose’ game of the Union government continues, advocate Sundaresan loses out on seniority over seven judges

Justice Farjand Ali, in his judgement, stated that the petitioner’s right to contest in an election encompasses the right to canvass as well and no adverse impact would be caused to the Enforcement Directorate proceedings if the summons is deferred by seven days.

Two Muslim youth were travelling, when they were chased by the police. One of them lost his life after being shot, another is recovering from gunshot wounds in hospital. The police have filed a case, under various charges, against the accused.