Court was hearing a petition by Zakia Jafri, whose husband, Congress leader Ehsan Jafri, was killed in the riots, against SIT report that gave clean chit to then Gujarat CM & others.
Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia adjourned the matter on a request made by Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, seeking more time to reply to the UP government affidavit.
Bench observed that based on prime facie examination of evidence, accused are not guilty of 1992 murder of nun. Fr Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy were convicted by CBI court in 2020.
In affidavit, UP govt also says petitioner ‘cherry-picked’ demolitions ‘in an attempt to falsely link the same to rioting’ over remarks on the Prophet.
June Allahabad HC order in 'dowry harassment' case, which said woman had no 'shame' & had 'venom and poison' in her mind, is latest judgment to draw flak for 'gender insensitivity'.
Speaking at an event in King's College, London, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud discussed the Supreme Court's role in the protection of human rights for various sections of India.
Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi passed an order in favour of a Muslim couple aged 16 and 21 years, seeking protection from their families under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Apex court gives state three days to explain whether the demolitions carried out in Kanpur and Prayagraj over the weekend were in compliance with procedural and municipal laws.
'Should button collar and wear blazer,' said judge. But many in legal fraternity as well as civil servants argue that the officer's attire wasn't inappropriate, blame 'colonial-era mindset'.
While an open tender has been issued for procurement of the optical instruments, Bengaluru-based firm Tonbo Imaging, whose services the Army has previously used, is a frontrunner.
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.