The interplay between Articles 25 and 26 is central to the Sabarimala reference, which a nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant is hearing.
PILs are increasingly dominated by 'busybody or meddlesome interloper' petitions filed for 'notoriety or cheap popularity', often at behest of political or business rivals, it argues.
In ‘From the Trenches’, lawyer Abhishek Singhvi writes about his dramatic legal battles — from Sabarimala to Cyrus Mistry v Tata, and late-night government formations.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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