Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was arguing Karnataka govt’s stand that hijab ban in pre-university colleges in state wasn't unconstitutional & didn't violate right to speech or privacy.
The judgement came on a 2014 plea filed by Harbhajan Singh who contended against the committee on the basis of Section 72 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act.
The centrally sponsored scheme is yet to see full compliance from states, however, states like UP & MP report high pendency despite having fully functional fast track, POCSO courts.
What started as pushback against elevation of former SC judge's son, has extended to UP lawyers practicing in SC, with bar associations demanding judges to be from within Allahabad HC lawyers.
Kottayam additional district judge said that expelling members for not practising endogamy violates the rights guaranteed under Article 25. Asks church to readmit the expelled.
Abhay Narayan Patel, former SP MLA for Azamgarh, joined BJP earlier this year. BJP 'has no information' on his conviction yet, but says convicts can't remain associated with party.
The letter also points out under-utilisation of funds to establish fast-track courts & fast-track special courts, & urges chief justices to personally look into the matter.
Senior advocate tells SC that ban has led to Muslim girls dropping out of school. Bench says matter of dropout rate among Muslim girl students should've been placed before Karnataka HC.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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